HomeMy WebLinkAboutFW_ 7 PM, 03-12-2024, City Council public hearing item Lake and Mountain Commercial Center first extFrom:Candice Alvarez
To:Jason Simpson; Todd Parton; Damaris Abraham; Shannon Buckley; Barbara Leibold CC
Subject:FW: 7 PM, 03-12-2024, City Council public hearing item Lake and Mountain Commercial Center first extension....
Date:Monday, March 11, 2024 9:41:00 AM
Attachments:Geotechnical Map included in EIR.jpg
Valley Fever in Alberhill.jpg
Letter to Mr. “Danny Singh”plus additional addressees.pdf
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Good morning,
Please see attached. I’m also uploading to the agenda packet, will have a copy for public
review, and will note it when asked about written communications.
I’m also going to copy you on another one I’m forwarding to Council which I’ll do the same
with.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
City of Lake Elsinore
951-674-3124 ext. 262
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From: Araceli Jimenez <blueskyaltar@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2024 9:46 AM
To: Robert Magee <rmagee@Lake-Elsinore.org>; Brian Tisdale <btisdale@Lake-Elsinore.org>;
Candice Alvarez <calvarez@Lake-Elsinore.org>; Natasha Johnson <njohnson@Lake-Elsinore.org>;
Steve Manos <smanos@Lake-Elsinore.org>; Timothy J. Sheridan <tsheridan@Lake-Elsinore.org>
Subject: RE: 7 PM, 03-12-2024, City Council public hearing item Lake and Mountain Commercial
Center first extension....
Greetings Mr. Mayor, Mr. Mayor Pro Tem, City Council Members, City Clerk, Associate
Planner, and All Concerned parties,
I hope this email finds you well.
Regarding the "First Extension of Time Request for Tentative Tract Map No.37922,
Conditional Use Permit No. 2019-19, and Commercial Design Review No. 2019-27 (Lake
and Mountain Commercial Center): A request by Danny Singh to extend the life of the
approved Tentative Tract Map No. 37922 (TTM 37922), Conditional Use Permit No. 2019-
19 (CUP 2019-19) and Commercial Design Review No. 2019-27 (CDR 2019-27) by two
years (2) to January 25, 2026", even though the original above-mentioned project was
approved over two years ago, it continues to be a potential risk not only to my
household, but to the surrounding neighborhoods. Mr. Singh is now seeking an extension
which only shows there are questionable issues with his existing approved project.
The Lake and Mountain Commercial center project includes a gas station on the "Glen
Ivy North Fault Zone" as identified in the project's Geotechnical Map which is found in
the pertinent Environmental Impact Report. Please refer to the previously described
attached Geotechnical Map image. This safety issue continues to be a legitimate
concern given the history of the seismic activity in our city of Lake Elsinore, specifically,
on July 7, 2023, we experienced a magnitude 3.2 earthquake, on September 21, 2020, we
had a magnitude 3.4 earthquake, and on January 25, 2018, there was an even greater
magnitude 4.0 earthquake. Please refer to the following documented article links:
(By the way, a gas station on an earthquake fault zone remains a looming fire risk
scenario, and making matters worse, existing insurance carriers remain reluctant in
offering coverage in our notorious "Very High Fire Severity Zone" per CAL Fire.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/magnitude-3-2-earthquake-shakes-lake-elsinore/
https://patch.com/california/lakeelsinore-wildomar/earthquake-centered-lake-elsinore-shakes-
region
https://temblor.net/earthquake-insights/m4-southern-california-earthquake-highlights-elsinore-
faults-destructive-potential-6179/
Please refer to the attached letter that was sent to Mr. Danny Singh, the Lake and
Mountain Commercial Center project owner, and additional addressees. The content of
the letter includes my household's safety and health concerns. My general use water
well was never acknowledged in the above-mentioned project's EIR which means there
is a potential of groundwater contamination from the constructing and operating of the
project's included gas station and its other retail businesses adjacent to my property.
Additionally, construction fugitive soil is impossible to fully contain and my husband
with a history of Valley Fever, which is a disease caused by a fungus that grows in the soil
and dirt, may be subject to a recurrence of possibly fatal Valley Fever. Does Valley Fever
exist in our area? Yes! Unfortunately, pets are also at risk. Please refer to neighbor Karen
Holder's attached Nextdoor public post and the following relevant direct Nextdoor link
which include the statement below:
https://nextdoor.com/p/NN8Jz3LK4ZXp?
utm_source=share&extras=NjQ4MTk0ODY%3D&utm_campaign=1710044976829&init_
source=other_share
"FYI: My dog was just diagnosed with Valley Fever in his brain. We have spent months,
plus more than one vet, and it was a veterinarian neurologist that finally figured it out.
There were several issues like backwards sneezing, lumps under his chin, a couple of
oozing cysts as well as severe vertigo, leaking nose and eyes. It is fungal and life
threatening and people can get it too from the soil which is stirred up by rain and winds.
He has lived here his whole life, almost 7 years, and this past year when it became so
much worse. He may not make it because it has taken so long to figure it out. He is an
indoor dog but loves spending time outside. So just in case you have an animal with any
of these weird symptoms...have them test for this."
Mr. Danny Singh's pending request to be presented at Tuesday's, March 12, 2024, City
Council public hearing, has already run its course. I am against his extension request
due to the overwhelming health and safety concerns that have the potential to not only
affect our household directly, but also the surrounding neighborhoods.
I trust you will consider the wellbeing of Lake Elsinore residents as you hear Mr. Singh's
extension petition.
I appreciate your attention to this serious matter.
Sincerely,
Araceli Jimenez