HomeMy WebLinkAbout20A Res HA-104 - Memo QAsCITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Heather Horning, Assistant to the City Manager
Date: August 26, 2021
Subject: City Council Agenda (August 26, 2021)
Below you will find questions received from the Mayor and/or Councilmembers and answers provided
by City staff regarding tonight's Council meeting agenda.
Public Hearings — Item 17: Consideration of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, density bonus,
Precise Plan, and Conditional Use Permit for a 269-unit apartment community with a clubhouse,
recreational amenities, and roadway improvements on an undeveloped 11.943-acre vacant parcel
located on the south side of Gerald Ford Drive east of the Riverside County Sheriff station. Case No.
PP/CUP 21-0004 (Pacific West Communities - Vitalia).
• Question: What community outreach has the developer done over the past month?
o Answer: After receiving approval from the Planning Commission, the developer
reached out to the Gallery HOA President to set up another meeting, but they declined
the meeting request.
Action Calendar — Item 20: Adoption of a Resolution of the Board of the Palm Desert Housing
Authority (i) authorizing the execution and delivery of a conditional agreement between the Authority
and Pacific West Communities, Inc., conditionally approving a loan in the amount of $6,030,000 from
the Authority's Housing Fund to fund the purchase by Pacific West Communities, Inc. of property and
construction of 269 affordable housing units; (ii) appropriating funds; and (iii) taking related actions
(Pacific West Communities — Vitalia).
• Question: Please clarify if Vitalia will be providing 20% Veteran housing. Only income
qualified housing and senior housing are listed in the staff report.
o Answer: The applicant is reserving 20% of the units for first right of refusal for veterans.
They have also reached out to the local Veterans Affairs Office to promote this
program. We missed inclusion of this information in the report and will provide it as part
of our presentation.