HomeMy WebLinkAbout[External]Fwd_ 7 PM, 03-12-2024, City Council public hearing item Lake and Mountain Commercial Center first extension....From:Araceli Jimenez
To:Joey Mendoza
Subject:[External]Fwd: 7 PM, 03-12-2024, City Council public hearing item Lake and Mountain Commercial Center first extension....
Date:Sunday, March 10, 2024 10:08:24 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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From: Araceli Jimenez <
Date: Sun, Mar 10, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Subject: RE: 7 PM, 03-12-2024, City Council public hearing item Lake and Mountain Commercial Center
first extension....
To: Robert Magee <rmagee@lake-elsinore.org>, <btisdale@lake-elsinore.org>, <calvarez@lake-
elsinore.org>, <njohnson@lake-elsinore.org>, <smanos@lake-elsinore.org>, <tsheridan@lake-elsinore.org>
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