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IT IS 6:00 P.M.WE'LL CALL TO ORDER OUR PLANNING
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COMMISSION MEETING FOR SEPTEMBER 28, 2022.CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE,
PLEASE. >> CHAIRPERSON YSIANO.
>> HERE. >> VICE CHAIRPERSON RODRIGUEZ
CEJA. >> HERE. COMMISSIONER JACKIE LOPEZ.
>> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER GABRIEL FAJARDO.
>> AND COMMISSIONER GLORIA FRANZ ABSENT. OKAY.
WE'LL GO AHEAD TO MOVE ON TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
VICE CHAIR CEJA WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE.
>> ABSOLUTELY 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. >> THERE ARE NO COMMENTS.
FROM THE MAP WE CAN SEE THAT THE PROJECT IS SURROUNDED BY HOTEL,
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COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES.THE PALM SHADOW -- THE PALM SHADOW INN IS LOCATED WEST OF THE SITE. ROGER -- I'M SORRY.
ROGER DUNN GOLF ON THE WEST AND SHIELD
[5.1. Resolution No. 2036 conditionally approving Design Review (DR 22-05-49...]
STORAGE FOLLOWED BY RESIDENTIAL ARE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE SITE.THE PROJECT SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT, BUT AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, WELL GET FURTHER INSIGHT ON WHAT IS PROPOSED FOR THE SITE.
MAY I HAVE THE SITE PLAN BROUGHT UP, PLEASE. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL TO CONSTRUCT A FOUR-STORY ON APPROXIMATELY 3.89 ACRES OF LAND. THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN BEFORE YOU REFLECTS THE LAYOUT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
THE HOTEL WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF THE PARCEL WHILE THE PROPOSED RESTAURANT AND/OR GENERAL RETAIL PADS WILL FRONT HIGHWAY 111.
THE RESTAURANT FOR GENERAL RETAIL PADS WILL BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE A 3500 SQUARE FOOT RESTAURANT AND/OR A 6,000 SQUARE FOOT GENERAL RETAIL USE.
ALSO SHOWN HERE ON THE SITE PLAN IS AN OPTION -- IS AN OPTIONAL DRIVE-THROUGH DETAIL FOR THE PROPOSED BUILDING NUMBER 3.
HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT PART OF THE DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL TONIGHT.
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TONIGHT IS THE HOTEL AND THE TWO RETAIL PADS ONLY. THE ADDED DETAIL DEFECTS POTENTIAL FUTURE USES AND THESE PROPOSED USES ARE SPECULATIVE AND WOULD REQUIRE SEPARATE FUTURE ENTITLEMENTS.
WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE ARCHITECTURAL PLAN.
THE ARCHITECTURAL ELEVATIONS REFLECT A MODERN BUILDING FACADE, A OVERALL BUILDING HEIGHT OF JUST OVER 161 FEET AT TOP OF PARAPET AND APPROXIMATELY 143 FEET AT ROOF LEVEL.
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THE TOTAL BUILDING AREA FOR THE HOTEL IS PROPOSED AT 69,720 SQUARE FEET.AS SHOWN HERE, THE EXTERIOR FINISHES INCLUDE STUCCO, LIMESTONE AND METAL WITH A NEUTRAL COLOR PALETTE.
HERE WE HAVE THE NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST ELEVATION.
MOVING TO THE LANDSCAPE PLAN, THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE AREAS ARE ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PROJECT SITE.
THE ENTRYWAY ON HIGHWAY 111 AND WITHIN THE HOTEL'S OPEN SPACES WITH ADDITIONAL LANDSCAPING DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE PARKING LOT. THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE CONSISTS TREES SUCH A MOCHA, LIVE OAK AND VARYING DWARF CITRUS STREES.
THERE ARE SEVERAL SHRUBBERIES PROPOSED INCLUDING MULTIPLE SPECIES OF BOUGAINVILLEA, A TECOMA STANCE AND TUSCAN BLUE.
THE PROPOSED LANDSCAPE PLAN ALSO INCLUDES DETER INCLUDING CACTI SPECIES, GRANITITE, STONE AND GRAVEL MATERIALS. A PRIMARY EGRESS AND INGRESS -- INGRESS AND EGRESS POINT IS PROPOSED HERE ON HIGHWAY 111.
THE ASSOCIATED PARKING LOT GENERALLY OCCUPIES THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
196 PARKING STALLS ARE PROPOSED TO BE PROVIDED FOR THE PROJECT.
AND AMENITIES FOR THE HOTEL INCLUDE AN OUTDOOR POOL, AN OUTDOOR LOUNGE AND PATIO AREA.
THERE'S A GARDEN, WHICH ARE ALL SEEN HERE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOTEL.
HERE ARE MORE DETAILS ON LANDSCAPING PLAN.
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A CLOSE-UP ON THE AMENITIES PROVIDED BY THE HOTEL.
AND HERE ARE SOME OF THE PROPOSED TREES FOR THE LANDSCAPING PLAN. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE POWERPOINT.
TO CONCLUDE, STAFF RECOMMENDS ADOPTING RESOLUTION NUMBER 2036.
2036 APPROVING THE DESIGN REVIEW FOR THE ARCHITECTURE SITE PLAN, PARKING, LANDSCAPING FOR THE HOME 2 SUITES BY HILTON HOTEL AND THE TWO RESTAURANT.
FOR GENERAL RETAIL PADS, AND TO DETERMINE THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15332, CLASS 32, INFILL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION. I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AS WELL AS THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT FOR
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR WOULD WE
LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT? >> I HAVE A QUESTION.
THE PROPOSED COMMERCIAL SITE, DO WE HAVE AN IDEA WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE? IS IT GOING TO BE LIKE RESTAURANT OR --
>> THE PROPOSED USERS SPECULATIVE. THEY CAN BE A RESTAURANT OR A RETAIL
ESTABLISHMENT. >> THERE WAS AN EXAMPLE, SO I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS WHAT WAS PROPOSED TO BRING IN.
>> THAT'S JUST -- JUST FOR WHAT
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COULD POSSIBLY POTENTIALLY FILL IN THAT GENERAL RETAIL PAD.>> QUICK QUESTION, IF I MAY, TOO, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
SO JUST CURIOUS ON THE TURN LANE INTO INGRESS INTO THE HOTEL.
IS THERE A PROPOSED PLAN TO HAVE SOMEBODY TRAVELING THAT WOULD BE WOUND ON 111 TO BE ABLE TO TURN LEFT INTO THE FACILITY?
>> BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYWAY TO TURN NOW, IF I'M NOT
MISTAKEN. >> IT, CAN YOU HELP ME NAVIGATE TO THE AERIAL VIEW.
>> IT IS RESTRICTED TO RIGHT TURN SOUTH ONLY. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE A FULL TURN MOVEMENT BECAUSE OF THE EXISTING MEDIAN.
>> ARE THEY ABLE TO U-TURN OVER THERE LIKE WHERE JACKELOPE IS? THEY'LL HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO JEFFERSON?
>> AND IS THAT INTERSECTION A TURN -- [INAUDIBLE] I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR FOR RESIDENTS THAT MIGHT HAVE A CONCERN BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC ADJUSTMENTS, BOTH OF THAT NON-EXISTENT TURN AND THE IMPACT THAT WILL HAVE ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OH, I'M SORRY.
FORGIVE ME. THE QUESTION WAS, AND I JUST WANTED TO VERIFY WHETHER OR NOT WE STILL HAVE A U-TURN SIGNAL AT JEFFERSON AND 111, RIGHT? SO THAT'S THE FIRST QUESTION. I THINK THERE IS. I CAN BE WRONG. AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHAT WOULD BE THE PROPOSED IMPACT FOR TRAFFIC KNOWING THERE'S NO LEFT
TURN LANE? >> THAT'S NEARLY ABOUT A HALF A MILE. IT WOULD BE PROBLEMATIC.
>> THAT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT THIS PROJECT.
THE SIGNAL IS NOT GOING ON CHANGE, THE ONE A JEFFERSON AND 111.
>> JUST LOOKING OUT FOR POTENTIAL CLIENTELE WHO MAY GET FRUSTRATED GETTING ACCESS TO THE HOTEL.
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I APPRECIATE YOUR REPORT, AND I DON'T WANT TO MAKE THINK ANY LONGER THAN WE NEED TO.
MY NAME IS MIC ROE WITH MSA CONSULTING IN RANCHO MIRAGE, I'M A RESIDENT LA QUINTA. THE PROJECT IS INTERESTING.
THIS CLIENT ACTUALLY CAME TO US ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO AND WHAT IS TRYING TO DO THIS PROJECT AND OBVIOUSLY COVID HIT AND IT KIND OF HURT THE HOSPITALITY.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE THEM COME IN HERE. THEY'RE A LARGE HOTELIER IN THE MIDWEST AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THIS IS THEIR FIRST VENTURE INTO CALIFORNIA, AND THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT COMING IN HERE. THEY ACTUALLY OWN THESE HOTELS, AND THEY KIND OF ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WAS HEARING AT THE DAIS HERE. THERE IS NO USER RIGHT NOW FOR THEIR COMMERCIAL SPACES OUT PRONT FRONT. WE TRIED TO SHOW SOME OPTIONS.
WHAT WE WANT TODAY IS MAKE THEM COMPLEMENTARY TO THE HOTEL, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO WANT TO SEE UP THERE, TOO, SO THAT WAY THEY'RE ANCILLARY USES AND COMPLEMENTARY TO EACH OTHER TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY ON ITS THE FRONT GATE, THE FRONT DOOR TO THEIR HOTEL AND THEY WANT TO KEEP THAT AS OPEN AS POSSIBLE.
WE HAVE LOOKED AT THIS AS A RIGHT IN, RIGHT OUT DOING THE U-TURNS AS YOU NEED TO COMING DOWN JEFFERSON TO MAKE THE ENTRANCE FOR THE ACCESS TO IT.
WE'D LOVE TO HAVE A LEFT INPUT.
I KNOW THERE ARE RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION TO THE EXISTING TRAFFIC BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY IF YOU COULD MAKE A LEFT IN ON THAT ONE, THAT WOULD BE FANTASTIC. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF KINSETH HOSPITALITY HERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, LES KINSETH COULDN'T MAKE IT. HE WENT TO HIS NEW VACATION HOME IN FLORIDA, AND UNFORTUNATELY HE IS STUCK THERE, AND SO HOPEFULLY HE'S OKAY. WE DO HAVE THE ARCHITECT WHO I THINK IS TRYING TO LOG IN ONLINE SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OF HIM HE'S AVAILABLE.
WE'RE HERE. WE HAVE THE LANDSCAPING PLANS.
WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THIS PROJECT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. WE'RE PROUD OF THIS PROJECT. WE THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET TO THE CITY, AND HOPEFULLY IT'S IN THE RIGHT LOCATION. YOU GUYS CAN SEE THAT.
MAYBE ENCOURAGE THESE GUYS TO DO SOME MORE STUFF HERE IN OUR
VALLEY. >> QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE POTENTIAL RESTAURANT OR RETAIL SPACES. I MEAN, DEFINITELY A RESTAURANT TIED TO A HOTEL MAKES
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A LOT OF SENSE. SHOULD ONE OF THEM OR EVEN BOTH OF THEM END UP BEING RETAIL SPACES, WHAT TYPE OF RETAIL WOULD YOU ENVISION? LIKE CLOTHING, SHOPPING? CONVENIENCE STORE?>> PROBABLY LIKE A CONVENIENCE OR MAYBE LIKE A PHONE, VERIZON, SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING THAT -- BECAUSE THE HOME 2 SUITES IS GEARED TOWARD THE BUSINESS SECTOR, AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES AT THE HOTEL, SO YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT, MAYBE A STARBUCKS WOULD BE A NICE OPPORTUNITY, SOMETHING THAT GOES ALONG WITH THE BUSINESS. THE LONGER TERM, NOT NECESSARILY THE SHORTER TERM TYPE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THIS HOTEL CHAIN IS SET UP UP.
THEY WERE LOOKING VERY HARD AT THEM A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT BECAUSE OF COVID AND NOW IT'S A TIMING THING. WHEN CAN WE DELIVER HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IT.
IF YOU SEE THEM MOVING FORWARD YOU WILL SEE THEM BEING VERY AGGRESSIVE AND GET THAT RIGHT PERSON IN HERE AND TALKING WITH THE CITY STAFF TO TRY TO HELP GET THOSE TYPES USES IN THERE.
THEY'LL ALL HAVE THEIR OWN SEPARATE CUP FOR THE BUILDING.
WE'LL JUST DO THE PADS AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS PAST IT.
>> A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION, ANYWAY.
SO WILL THE DEVELOPER IN THIS CASE OR THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY HAVE FULL RIGHTS TO SECURE THOSE TENANTS OR WILL THAT BE A CONDITION FOR THE CITY TO SECURE THE TENANTS OF THOSE TWO RETAIL POTENTIAL PLACES?
THANKS, KEVIN. >> SO KEVIN SNYDER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. SO THIS PROJECT AREA IS SUBJECT BY SPECIFIC THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PREVIOUSLY REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED TO THE COUNCIL.
COUNCIL CONDUCTED THEIR PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTED THE SPECIFIC PLAN LAST WEEK.
HOWEVER, THEY DID RESERVE THE RIGHT TO THEMSELVES TO MAKE FINAL DECISIONS ON USES OF DESIGN, AND SO IN THE INSTANCES OF LAND USES THAT ARE COMFORTED LIMITED LAND USES, DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANTS, CAR WASHES, AND CONVENIENCE MARKETS AND GAS STATIONS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION WILL ACT AS A RECOMMENDING BODY SOMEWHAT LIKE YOU DO FOR TENTATIVE MAPS.
AND THEN YOUR RECOMMENDATION WILL GO TO COUNCIL. THEY WILL CONDUCT THEIR OWN PUBLIC HEARING. SO THE -- A FUTURE APPLICANT WILL HAVE A CHOICE.
THEY CAN GET THE USE CLEARED FIRST IF THEY'RE NOT SURE ABOUT THE DESIGN AND THEY CAN COME BACK SEPARATELY BUT THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS I JUST DESCRIBED TWICE OR IF THEY'RE CLEAR WITH THE USE AND THE DESIGN THEY CAN GO THROUGH ONCE. SO THAT IS -- THAT'S THE PROCESS FOR THIS CORRIDOR, SO AS MR. ROE WAS DESCRIBING, FUTURE DECISIONS WILL BE MADE. THEN THEY'LL COME BACK TO US, ALTHOUGH IT IS AND YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS AS A COMMISSION BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE SPECIFIC PLAN HAS WHAT'S CALL LIMITED LAND USES WHICH I JUST DESCRIBED AND IS BROKEN UP INTO 27 SUB-AREAS. EACH SUBAREA AREA HAS A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF THOSE LIMITED LAND USES. SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS SUBAREA THAT THIS PROJECT IS IN, ANOTHER PARTY COMES IN AND/OR OTHER PARTIES COME IN AND THEY OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR A ONE OR MORE, LET'S SAY TWO LIMITED LAND USES, IT MAY BE THAT A LIMITED LAND USE SUCH AS A DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT MAY NOT BE ALLOWED ON THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED IN THAT SUBAREA. SO IT'S KIND OF A WHO GETS IN FIRST SCENARIO.
QUESTIONS? >> I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, IF I MAY, AND I THINK IT'S PART THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
IT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WANTED TO ASK THAT MAYBE YOU CAN SPEAK TO LATER. IN TERMS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WILL BE EMPLOYED TO CONSTRUCT THIS PARTICULAR HOTEL AND FUTURE EMPLOYEES OF THE HOTEL, WHAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS TO BE PART OF THAT
LABOR POOL? >> I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THE -- JUST TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, WITH YOUR QUESTION, TO ENSURE THAT IT'S GOING TO OCCUR, I CAN USHER YOU THAT THEY WILL BE LOOKING -- I CAN ASSURE THAT YOU THEY WILL BE LOOKING FOR THE LOCAL LABOR POOL FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS. THESE GUYS DO THESE HOTELS ALL OVER THE NATION AND THEY DON'T JUST BRING THEIR OWN CREWS WITH THEM.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN LOCAL BUT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PROJECT MANAGERS BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO BUILD THESE THINGS, SO YOU'LL HAVE THE LOCAL SERVICES FROM LOCAL VENDORS AND THE LOCAL CONTRACTORS OUT HERE TO BUILD IT. AND THEN FROM AN EMPLOYEE STANDPOINT, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE GOING TO FIND LOCAL PEOPLE TRYING TO STAFF THIS THING.
AND I HATE TO USE THE WORD ASSURE, BUT I CAN ASSURE THAT YOU THAT IS GOING TO BE THE CASE TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THIS THING BE COMPLEMENTARY TO THE COMMUNITY
TACKING ONTO THAT, WHAT TYPE OF STAFFING LEVELS DO YOU ANTICIPATE HIRING?
THIS ONE. >> IN SEASON, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS APPROXIMATELY?
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>> APPROXIMATELY -- AARON BAILEY WITH KINSETH HOSPITALITY. WE'LL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30 EMPLOYEES
JESSICA, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? I KNOW THERE WERE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS EARLIER TODAY ENTERED
INTO THE RECORD. >> WRITTEN COMMENT WERE RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND POSTED ON THE CITY OF INDIO WEBSITE AND MEETING AGENDA PORTAL.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT THERE ARE NO
IF THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENTS, IF YOU DO NOT HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO -- >> DID YOU HAVE U.
IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY --
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY IT ON THE RETAIL SITES WE WANT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY SELECTIVE. WE DEFINITELY WANT SOMETHING THAT COMPLEMENTS THE HOTEL AND IS NOT GOING TO BE A NUISANCE TO GUESTS.
JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT OUT.
>> I CAN MAKE A SUGGESTION AFTERWARDS. I WAS GOING TO SAY WE NEED MORE LIKE PLACES TO GO EAT, RESTAURANTS, MAYBE A LITTLE DIVE BAR, SOMEPLACE YOU CAN GO BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT DOWN THAT 111 CORRIDOR, SO --
IF THE RIGHT FIT IS THERE, I KNOW THEY'LL BE LOOKING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
IT'S ALL -- IT HAS TO BE THE RIGHT USER OBVIOUSLY FOR THIS AREA, AND I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THEM LOOKING FOR QUALITY OF THE USER TO GO IN THERE AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY AVAILABLE, I KNOW WE'RE WORKING WITH THE STAFF, TOO, TO SEE IF THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOMEBODY THAT WANTS TO COME INTO THIS CORRIDOR LOOKING FOR A SITE THAT'S AVAILABLE. WE CAN TURN THEM ON TO THEM AS WELL SO THEY CAN MAY HAVE BEEN EVEN HELP THEM TO A DESIGN/BUILD TO HELP GET
THEM UP AND GOING. >> AND WE'RE WORKING WITH A COMPANY CALLED THE RETAIL COACH WHICH I THINK WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY OF INDIO TO BRING MORE RETAIL AND FAST CASUAL RESTAURANTS INTO THE CITY.
>> ACTUALLY JUST REALLY QUICKLY, HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED? WHAT'S THE TURNAROUND?
>> START OF CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION IS ABOUT 14 MONTHS.
>> I WOULD JUST SAY PLEASE MAKE SURE WE'RE INVITED TO THE
>> PLEASE. >> SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT
ALL. >> THANK YOU. >> APPRECIATE YOU GENTLEMEN.
SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS?
I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR 111 CORRIDOR.
I'M GOING TO BE GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE. YOU KNOW, I THINK WE ONLY -- FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE MAYBE ONE HOTEL DOWN 111 IN BETWEEN SHIELDS ROAD AND MADISON. IS THAT CORRECT, KEVIN? IT'S -- AGAIN, I THINK IT SHOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION FOR THAT. I KNOW SOME OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR ACROSS THE WAY, AND THAT KIND OF FELL THROUGH DURING THE GREAT RECESSION, SO HATS OFF TO YOU. LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT BEING APPROVED, AND AGAIN, WE NEED MORE RETAIL AND RESTAURANT SPACES TO SIT AND EAT
IN INDIO. THANK YOU. >> CHAIR, IF I COULD JUST TO RESPOND TO THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION.
I JUST DID A QUICK MEMORY CHECK ON EACH OTHER, AND I THINK WE HAVE IN THAT SECTION OF THE CORRIDOR, WE HAVE TWO MOTELS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE HAVE IN YOU CURRENT HOTELS, SO
JUST WANTED TO -- >> I THINK -- IS THAT TRAVELODGE STILL ACTIVE? AND THEN THERE'S TWO SMALLER LIKE --
THERE IS THE TRAVELODGE WHICH IS TECHNICALLY CONSIDERED A HOTEL. I FORGOT ABOUT THEM. MY APOLOGIES. AND THEN WE HAVE PALM SHADOW INN AND WESTERN SANDS.
BELIEVE. >> WESTERN SANDS AND PALM SHADOW INN MOTELS AND THEN THE TRAVELODGE.
THANK YOU WITH CHAIR, FOR DIRECT CORRECTING ME, IS CONSIDERED A HOTEL PROPERTY.
SO I THINK IN THIS SECTION OF THE CORRIDOR THAT IS IT UNLESS MY MEMORY IS
FAILING ME. >> I THINK THIS WOULD PROBABLY BE THE FIRST ONE IN THE LAST 25
YEARS. >> DEFINITELY I THINK -- I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE WHEN TRAVELODGE WAS BUILT BUT I CAN DEFINITELY SAY THAT IT'S PROBABLY, YOUR TIME FRAME IS NOT TOO FAR OFF, AND SO CERTAINLY -- AND THIS WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY A MORE MODERN DESIGN AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PICTURES CONSISTENT WITH KIND OF THE MODERN DESIGN THEMATIC THAT THE DESIGN FOR COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDED YOUR ARCHITECTURE FOR THAT DOOR ARE DOOR.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER COMMENTS?
>> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU TO THE HOME 2 SUITES BRAND. IT'S A GREAT BRAND. I'M A FAN OF THE ARCHITECTURE AND CERTAINLY MORE OF A FAN OF YOUR LANDSCAPE DESIGN, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANT TO WELCOME
YOU TO THE COMMUNITY. >> JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING AN ENDURANCE ISSUE IN THE CITY OF INDIO.
YEAH, THE SENTIMENTS ABOUT THE LANDSCAPE PLAN. I FEEL LIKE THAT TO ME IS THE ONE I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT VERY CLOSELY, AND I THINK YOU ALL DID A GOOD JOB, SO THANK YOU
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FOR TAKING THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND -- YEAH.>> ALSO I THINK IT'S A GREAT LOCATION FOR THE PROJECT BEING THAT IT'S ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THAT 111 CORRIDOR THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US. WE'LL BRING IN A LOT OF DOLLARS COMING FROM NEARBY CITIES FROM LA QUINTA, PALM DESERT, PEOPLE WHO MAY BE DOING THINGS IN THAT AREA WILL COME TO INDIO TO STAY, BEING THAT IT'S A NICE PROPERTY AND AFFORDABLE, I'M SURE. I DO RECOMMEND -- I DO LIKE LANDSCAPE PLAN. JUST GO MAYBE AS TALL AS YOU CAN, ESPECIALLY ON THAT ENTRANCE ON THOSE DATE PALMS BECAUSE THOSE REALLY STAND OUT AND WILL REALLY KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT ENTRANCE POINT.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED THAT YOU'RE TAKING AN INTEREST IN OUR CITY AND WANT TO BRING THIS TO OUR
CITY. >> I DID HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT, IF I MAY, CHAIRMAN.
THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU -- I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHETHER OR NOT THE BRAND HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM. MOST NOTABLY, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT MAY HAVE A HOSPITALITY, RECREATION, TOURISM PATHWAY WHERE MAYBE THERE COULD BE A PARTNERSHIP ESTABLISHED FOR POTENTIAL INTERNSHIPS.
ANYTHING LIKE THAT, TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE?
>> CHAIR, I HATE TO INTERRUPT.
PROCEDURALLY EVER YOU DID CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
YOU NEED TO REOPEN IT FOR A RESPONSE.
>> WE WILL REOPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING TO RESPOND TO THAT
QUESTION. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, KEVIN.
>> WE WORK A LOT WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. WE BRING IN INTERNS A LOT IN OUR MANAGEMENT SIDE TO WORK WITH THE STUDENTS TO SHOW THEM HOW THE HOLE BUSINESS WORK, SO WE DO THAT QUITE A BIT, AND SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT HERE.
SO WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NUMBER 2036, A RESOLUTION OF PLANNING I GUESS WHICH OF THE CITY OF INDIO, CALIFORNIA APPROVING DESIGN REVIEW DR 222-05-499 FOR THE ARCHITECTURE SITE PLAN PARKING, CIRCULATION AND LANDSCAPING FOR THE HOME 2 SUITES BY HILTON HOTEL AND TWO RESTAURANT OR GENERAL RETAIL PADS LOCATED ON 8653 HIGHWAY 111 AND DETERMINE THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PURSUANT TO SECTION 15332/72 INFILL DEVELOPMENT CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, CEQA GUIDELINES, AND THAT WE GET KNIFED TO YOUR GROUNDBREAKING.
>> YES. >> VICE CHAIRPERSON RODRIGUEZ
CEJA. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.
>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER FAJARDO.
>> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
MARIBEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
OKAY. NEXT, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING REGARDING STAFF COMMENTS. ANY COMMISSIONER COMMENTS? KEVIN?
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IT DOESN'T SAY STAFF COMMENTS BUT YOU USUALLY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, I'M SURE. [LAUGHTER] PLEASE.>> SINCE IT'S NOT AGENDIZED, WE TECHNICALLY CANNOT SPEAK TO THINGS, BUT IF COMMISSIONERS HAVE COMMENTS FOR US, I APOLOGIZE, IT WAS A MISHAP ON OUR END, BUT IF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR US, WE CAN RESPOND TO THOSE, BUT TECHNICALLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT AGENDIZED I CAN'T --
>> KEVIN, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT?
>> THERE WE GO. THANK YOU, CHAIR. THAT WAS GREAT.
SO AS I NOTED EARLIER, THE CITY COUNCIL DID APPROVE THE HIGHWAY 111 CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN. TONIGHT WAS KIND OF KIND A GUINEA PIG, FOR YOU, IF YOU WILL BECAUSE THAT PROJECT HAD STARTED AND THEN IT KIND OF CAME AT THE LATTER END OF THAT APPROVAL PROCESS. BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHER PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THAT PLAN AND ARE GEARING UP SEVERAL LARGE PROJECTS ALONG THE CORRIDOR. YOU'VE HEARD FROM BOTH OF THEM IN THE PAST.
PALMERA IS THE HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PROJECT THAT'S OFF OF REQUA AND ALSO RUBIDOUX AREA, AND SO THAT PROJECT WE'RE GEARING UP TO BRING THAT TO YOU BEFORE THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. MADISON POINTE IS ALSO THAT PROJECT, IF YOU MAY REMEMBER, IS A COMBINATION OF SENIOR LIVING, HOTEL, AND SOME RETAIL AND POTENTIAL RESTAURANT PAD SPACE. AND THAT PROJECT IS GEARING UP ALSO TO COME BEFORE YOU FOR THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. AT YOUR NEXT MEETING YOU WILL BE CONSIDERING THE DESIGN REVIEW FOR TECH ROADHOUSE, WHICH I KNOW SOME FOLKS HAVE BEEN VERY
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DESIROUS OF COMING INTO OUR CITY. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PROCESS OF GOING OVER THEIR BUILDING PLANS WITH US, SO IF THE COMMISSION DOES GIVE APPROVAL, THEN IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE BUILDING PLANS TO BE ISSUED. SO I'M GOING TO CEDE MY TIME TO KENDRA WHO IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A COUPLE OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON. JUST FOR FULL DISCLOSURE, YOU SEE ME SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE, AND SO I'VE CEDED MY CLARE TO KENDRA AS WELL SO SHE WILL BE TAKING THE LEAD POSITION FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION FROM NOW ON.I'LL BE HERE OBVIOUSLY TO SUPPORT HER AND TO SUPPORT YOU BUT I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT AT THE END OF THE FOURTH WEEK YOU'RE READY TO SIT IN THE CHAIR SO I EXITED STAGE LEFT. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE THE MIKE OVER TO KENDRA TO UPDATE YOU A COUPLE OF OTHER PROMOTION THAT ARE BEING WORKED ON.
I WILL SAY THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS THAT ARE NOT FULLY COOKED YET, BUT WE EXPECT TO BE COOKED PRETTY SOON THAT WE CAN BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, BUT OUT OF RESPECT THEIR STILL FOMENTING THEIR PLANS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO FULLY PUBLICIZE THOSE YET.
>> KEVIN TOUCHED ON A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT I WAS GOING TO BE SPEAKING WITH YOU GUYS ABOUT BUT HE SAVED A COUPLE FOR ME.
SO WE HAVE SOME APARTMENTS GOING IN OFF OF OASIS.
THE BUILDING PERMIT IS RECEIVING COMMENTS ON THOSE. SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THOSE FINALIZED AND COMMENTS ADDRESSED SOON. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ON OASIS AND BLISS, AND THOSE ARE GOING TO BE NEW MIXED USE FOUR-STORY -- FOUR-STORY APARTMENTS WITH RETAIL COMMERCIAL PORTION ON GROUND FLOOR. SO THAT'S ONE THING THAT IS COMING UP.
WE ALSO HAVE TWO OTHER APARTMENTS THAT ARE PROPOSED TO BE COMING TO DOWNTOWN AS WELL AND THOSE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE OFF OF OASIS.
WE'RE STILL WAITING TO FINALIZE SOME WORK ON THAT BUT WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THOSE COME TO YOU GUYS TOO.
>> SO THOSE ALL FALL UNDER THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN IN.
>> THEY DO, YEAH. SO THEY'RE COVERED BY -- THEY'RE COVERED BY THE IR FOR THAT AREA AS WELL.
>> GREAT. >> AND THEN WE JUST FINISH WORKING ON AN EXPANSION TO THE TESLA SUPER CHARGERS NEAR WIN CO, SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE EXPANDING OVER THERE.
THEY'RE KIND OF MAINTAINING THE SAME AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL USAGE.
THEY'RE TYING INTO THE EXISTING, SO THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING NEW THAT'S COMING UP. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN SAY.
KEVIN TOLD ME THAT I CAN AND TALK ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS SO I'M STILL TRYING TO FIND THAT FINE LINE THERE.
>> SO -- AND THE REASON WHY I SAID THAT EARLIER IS BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL FOMENTING PLANS AND IT WOULD BE TOO EARLY TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION BUT I CAN SAY GENERICALLY THAT IT IS MORE RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE BEING LOOKED AT AS WELL AS WE HAVE SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE GEARING UP THAT COULD BE SOME EMPLOYMENT GENERATING PROJECTS. WE'RE WORKING -- THOSE ARE IN VERY PRELIMINARY STAGES, BUT POTENTIALLY OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIO CITIZENS TO BE ABLE TO WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY VERSUS TRAVELING OUT.
IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING TIME FOR US RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE HAD THIS LITTLE BIT OF LULL YOU. FELT IT AS A COMMISSION.
THINGS HAVE KIND OF SLOWED DOWN.
THE MARKET'S KIND OF CHANGING AROUND US. BUT RIGHT NOW AT LEAST, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS, RIGHT NOW THERE STILL APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF INTEREST IN INDIO.
AND WE STILL HAVE FOLKS COMING IN AND TALKING TO US ABOUT PROJECTS. THAT'S A GOOD SIGN.
I'M NOT SAYING WE WERE WOULDN'T BE IMPACTED BY THE ECONOMIC HEADWINDS BUT I THINK OUR FUNDAMENTALS ARE SOLID AND WE'RE ATTRACTING, YOU KNOW, THE TYPE OF FOLKS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GOOD PROJECTS, SO, YOU KNOW, MORE TO COME IN TERMS OF DETAILS AND -- BUT THE PROJECTS THAT WE JUST EXPLAINED, BECAUSE KENDRA MENTION TESLA, THE CANOPY PROJECT SOME OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH DOWN BY RALPH'S, THEY'RE ALSO INSTALLING TESLA CHARGING STATIONS THERE, TOO, AND THAT PROJECT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE RECENTLY, BUT THEY ARE GOING CRAZY, AND I WAS JUST TOLD THAT THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO BE DONE BY END OF OCTOBER. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE ACCOMPLISHED BECAUSE THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO BE DONE, BUT NEVERTHELESS, AND I KNOW HE DOES HAVE A GOAL OF HAVING THE TENANT SPACE FILLED AND OPERATIONAL BY THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, SO THAT'S ALL THE RESTAURANTS. IF YOU'VE BEEN DOWN THERE, YOU'VE SEEN THE BOARDS ANNOUNCING THE NEW RESTAURANTS AND THE NEW TENANTS, MERCHANTS BANK, LUNA'S PIZZA, PORK AND FORK, RYAN AND RYAN JEWEL JEWELERS AND THERE'S A --
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STARTS WITH A K. I CANNOT REMEMBER THE NAME RIGHT NOW. STARTS WITH A K.ANYWAY. >> A PALM DESERT CLASSIC.
IT WILL BE GREAT TO HAVE THEM OVER
YES. SO THAT'S EXCITING. AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO KIND OF ROUND THAT OUT, THE RALPH'S GAS STATION IS SET TO OPEN VERY SOON.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S A REALLY EXCITING PROJECT TO SEE TO FRUITION, AND WE'RE EXCITED THAT THAT IS COMING TO KIND OF THE END PLACE WHERE IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE BASICALLY FULLY LEASED OUT, WHICH IS EXCITING. THEY HAVE ONE PAD LEFT NEXT TO THE MERCHANT BANK AND THEY'RE IN CONVERSATIONS WITH VARIOUS END USERS. MECHANIC'S BANK.
THANK YOU. AND SO WE'LL FIND WHO THAT IS. THAT'S KIND OF THE HOLD-OUT SPACE THAT HASN'T BEEN ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE YET BUT THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF CONVERSATIONS, COORDINATION TO THE OWNER, THAT ARE GOING ON FOR THAT SPACE.
EXHAUST MAY REMEMBER, THE GOAL OF THAT PROJECT WAS TOBY A VILLAGE EXCEPT CONCEPT SO YOU'RE STARTING TO SEE THE VILLAGE PART TAKE HOLD. THEY'RE INSTALLING THE WATER FEATURE WHICH SEVERAL YOU GOT TO REVIEW, AND ACTUALLY THEY'RE DOING SOME INTERESTING THINGS TO IT, SO WITH A TALKING TO OUR BUILDING STAFF TODAY, ANDITES GOING TO BE KIND OF COOL, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY EXPANDED THE OUTDOOR SEATING WHICH WAS THE INITIAL RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THAT TIME SO THEY'RE MAKING AN OUTDOOR SEATING OPPORTUNITY.
SO THAT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING PROJECT AND IT'S GOING TO BE PRETTY SOON THAT EVERYONE CAN VISIT THAT.
YEAH, THERE'S A FAIR AMOUNT GOING ON, AND I THINK WE'RE VERY LUCKY THAT INVESTORS CONTINUE TO HAVE INTEREST IN OUR CITY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OUR TEAM CAN
ANSWER FOR YOU? >> AGAIN, COULD WE GET AN INVITE TO THE GRAND OPENING FOR THE GAS
SO WE HAVE BEEN ASKING FOLKS. WE NEED TO TRAIN OUR CLIENTS A LITTLE BIT BETTER TO LET US KNOW BECAUSE SOMETIMES, EVEN THOUGH WE ASK, THEY FORGET.
SO, YES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE SURE AND ALSO I HAVE TALKED TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AWARE OF ANYTHING THAT THEY LET US KNOW SO WE CAN EXTEND THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AS SOON AS THEY ARE AWARE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THEY FIND OUT AND THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS GET THROUGH ALL THE CHANNELS, SO WE'LL MAKE SURE AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING OUT THERE AND LETTING -- BEING PART OF THE I GUESS INTRA OF THE NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR CITY.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE CAN ANSWER FOR YOU GUYS?
>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THESE TYPES PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING IN, YOU KNOW, TO ME I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH THE NEW HOUSING ELEMENT AND THE HOUSING STOCK AND HAVING THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS REALLY OFFSETTING THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING WITH SHORT-TERM RENTALS, THAT SORT OF MARKET, YOU'RE USING UP HOUSING THAT WE HAVE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING PROJECTS LIKE THIS.
THEY'RE MEETING A DEMAND THAT WE KNOW IS WITHIN OUR CITY AND THAT IS ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO SOME OF THE LARGER NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS FAR AS LIKE HOUSING. I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR TEAM, AND I WAS REALLY -- WHEN I SAW THIS PROJECT I SAID, OKAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO REALLY NEED BECAUSE THEN WE GET A NEW FLUX ALL THE TIME OF VISITORS AND PARTICULARLY AT A TIME OF THE YEAR, AND SO I KNOW THAT SHORT-TERM RENTALS, AIR XBBS, ALL OF THAT IS IN RIGHT NOW BUT BEING ABLE TO CREATE NEW JOBS WITH PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE THAT ARE ALSO SORT OF MEETING THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY ARE IMPORTANT TO ME, SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR HELPING PUSH
THIS THROUGH. >> THANK YOU, VICE CHAIRPERSON.
ACTUALLY YOU REMINDED ME, SO RIGHT NOW IN VARIOUS STAGES IF IT ALL COMES TO FRUITION WE HAVE POTENTIALLY UPWARDS OF ABOUT 1,000 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN OUR CITY IF ALL THE PROJECTS COME TO FRUITION, SO THAT'S EXCITING TO SEE. THAT'S IN ADDITION TO THE ARROYO CROSSING PROJECT THAT'S CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON JEFFERSON SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 111 AND THAT PROJECT HAS 400 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS, SO IN A SHORT AMORTIADVERTISEMENT IT'S BEEN -- AMOUNT TIME IT'S BEEN COOL TO SEE. THE IN LESS THAN A YEAR WE HAVE GONE FROM LIMITED INTEREST TO A LOT OF INTEREST IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING TYPE OF PROJECTS.
AND ALSO WE ARE STARTING ON TO SEE, THINK THE PALMERA PROJECT IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS THE FOCUS ON THE OFTEN TERMED AS THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING.
IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY DESIGNATED AFFORDABLE HOUSING BUT IT'S THAT HOUSING THAT THAT IS OFTENTIMES KIND OF MISSING BECAUSE IT'S EITHER HIGH END HOUSING OR LOWER END COST HOUSING, BUT THAT MIDDLE, AND SO IT'S A BIG TOPIC IN THE PLANNING WORLD, THE MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING, AND SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT THAT WE'LL RESPOND TO THAT, AND I THINK WE HAVE SOME OTHER EXAMPLES THAT MAY COME ON THAT ARE TRYING TO FOCUS ON A MORE REASONABLE PRICE POINT. THE COCO PALMS PROJECT THAT YOU REVIEWED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, THAT PROJECT, THE PRICE POINTS ON THAT, WHILEY KNOW THEY ARE STILL IDEA HIGH, THEY ARE IN THE
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RANGE OF THAT MISSING MIL, IN THAT MIDDLE RANGE OF UPPER 300S TO MID-450S WHICH I THINK GIVEN THE MARKET FORCES, AT LEAST IN CALIFORNIA, IS STILL A GOOD PRICE. SO WE ARE SEEING THAT.AND THAT'S A REALLY GREAT THING.
AND WE ARE SEEING, ALTHOUGH WE HAVE SEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A DIP IN ACTIVITY AMONGST OUR HOMEBUILDERS, WE'RE STILL SEEING A FAIR AMOUNT OF ACTIVITY. WE'RE STILL GETTING A LOT OF BUILDING PERMITS COMING IN.
GETTING A LOT OF BUILDING ACTIVITY GOING ON.
AND SO, YEAH, IT'S -- IT'S A GOOD THING TO SEE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMY, YOU THE ABOUT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AS CUSTOMER SERVICE FRIENDLY AND FACILITATING THE CITY'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WHILE STILL MEETING THE GOALS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE ADOPTIVE PLANS THAT YOU AS A BODY RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL HAS APPROVED.
ANSWER FOR YOU? >> I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. IF WE CAN GET SOME STATUS UPDATES ON SOME OF THE HOUSING WE APPROVED LAST YEAR.
WE SEE THE SIGNS OUT BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN GET LIKE A REPORT ON WHERE SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS ARE AND KIND OF EAGER TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM.
>> ACTUALLY, YES, WE CAN PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO YOU. IT'S ACTUALLY A TIMELY REQUEST, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE WE JUST PUT SOME INFORMATION TOGETHER FOR OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM THAT IS OUT AT SEVERAL CONFERENCES, RECENT CONFERENCES, MARKETING THE CITY, AND SO WE HAVE THAT BACKGROUND DATA, SO I'D BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN TERMS OF -- AND IT'S CUMULATIVE.
AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN ENTITLED BUT NEVER BUILT, SO I GUESS PREVIEW, IT'S CLOSE TO 10,000 HOUSING UNITS.
NOT ALL OF THEM ARE OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, BUT THE ONES THAT ARE WE HAVE --
>> THE ONES THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. YOU WILL JUST SEND OUT AN EMAIL OR IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD DISCUSS
AT ANOTHER MEETING IN. >> WE CAN SEND THAT IN AN EMAIL.
OBVIOUSLY DON'T REPLYALL TO THE EMAIL BUT WE WILL PROVIDE THAT TAIT TO YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT KENDRA OR MYSELF DIRECTLY SO WE AVOID ANY BROWN ACT SITUATIONS, BUT HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. IF THERE'S OTHER INFORMATION, WE DO GET KIND OF BUSY AND SOMETIMES TUNNEL VISION, SO IF THERE'S INFORMATION THAT YOU AS A BODY ARE LOOKING FOR, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO DISCUSS.
YOU CAN CONTACT US DIRECTLY OR DISCUSS AT A MEETING LIKE THIS AND WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET IT TO YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION. IT'S JUST SOMETIMES WE NEED TO BE REMINDED TO SHARE IT.
>> I JUST HAD A QUICK FOLLOW-UP, IF I MAY. ARE THE RESIDENTS UPDATED ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS BY WAY OF THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER THE CITY PUTS OUT OR
WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOLKS TO GATHER THAT INFORMATION. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE WORKING ON THAT I ASKED KENDRA TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS, WE'VE BEEN DELAYED UNFORTUNATELY A COUPLE OF TIMES IS BY THE END OF CALENDAR YEAR WE WILL HAVE INTERACT OF TRACKING MAP. SO OTHER CITIES AROUND, YOU COACHELLA HAS ONE, LA QUINTA HAS ONE SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GO ON AS A CITIZEN, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE MAP. WILL IT WILL BE DESIGNATED SO THAT THE DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CITY. YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT AND YOU'LL GET THE INFORMATION.
SO THAT'S A LONG HELD GOAL WE HAVE HAD THAT WE'RE GOING TO MAKE ACTIVE BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. SO THAT'LL BE A RESOURCE SO YOU CAN GO ON INSTANTANEOUSLY AND LOOK AT THAT. WE ARE MAKING THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE MOSTLY THROUGH SOCIAL
>> WE ARE REQUESTING SOME INFORMATION, I THINK SOMETHING I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING IS I KNOW THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF APPLICATIONS THAT WERE BEING SUBMITTED EARLIER IN THE YEAR, TCC, ATPA, NOT REALLY SURE EXACTLY HOW MANY OF THOSE THINGS WE WENT FOR AFTER -- AS A CITY, SO I'D BE INTERESTED TO GET MAYBE AN INVENTORY LIST, AND THEN WHEN SHOULD WE EXPECTING SOME RESPONSE FROM THE STATE REGARDING OUR FUNDING.
>> SO WE DID GET AN ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION GRANT FOR JACKSON, $5 MILLION, AND SO THAT PROJECT IS BEING DESIGNED RIGHT NOW. THE CITY ALSO GOT A $9 MILLION GRANT FOR THE INDIO SPORTS PARK.
AND THEN WE DID APPLY FOR A TRANSFORMATIVE CLIMATE COMMUNITIES GRANT FOR THE JEWEL COMMUNITY, WHICH IS THE AREA AROUND EAST OF JACKSON, NORTH AVENUE 45 AND BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE WHITEWATER CHANNEL AND WAS FOR $34 MILLION.
AND SO WE WILL HOPEFULLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO WHETHER WE ARE RECIPIENT OF THAT FUNDING BY THE END OF OCTOBER. AND WE'RE HOPEFUL. AND WE PUT TOGETHER I THINK A REALLY GOOD APPLICATION, BUT WE WILL KNOW -- WE SHOULD KNOW HOPEFULLY THE STAFF
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RECOMMENDATION BY MID-OCTOBER, AND THEN THE BOARD, IT'S CALLED THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL THAT OVERSEES THAT FUND, AND THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO MEET AT THE END OF OCTOBER TO MAKE THEIR FINAL DECISIONS. AND SO FINGERS CROSSED, IT WILL BE THE BIGGEST GRANT THE CITY HAS EVER RECEIVED, AND IT WOULD TRULY BE IMPACTFUL FOR THAT AREA. WE'RE TALKING EVERYTHING FROM SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION TO INSTALLING MORE TREES TO COMPLETING THE INDIO SPORTS PARK, TO MAKING MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS IN ADDITION TO THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN WE HAVE FOR JACKSON. THERE WILL BE MORE MONEY TO DO MORE IMPROVEMENTS ALONG THERE.WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BROADBAND INSTALLATION. SO IT WOULD REALLY JUST UPLIFT THAT AREA THAT IS ONE OF THE OLDER AREAS OF THE CITY AND JUST HASN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT OTHER PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY HAVE, AND THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, YOU KNOW, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY. SO FINGERS CROSSED. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL AND HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE RECIPIENTS.
WELL, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN OUR PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING UNTIL NEXT PLANNING MEETING OCTOBER 12, 2022. TAKE CARE, EVERYONE.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.