2022-02-15 CC Agenda - Public Communications related to Item #8 - Pacific Coast CommonsHarada, Patr
2022-02-15 CC AGENDA PACKET
_PUBLIC COMMUNICATION RELATED TO ITEM #8 - PACIFIC COAST COMMONS
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From: Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk)
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 3:57 PM
To: *ALL CITY CLERKS
Subject: FW: Pacific Coast Commons Project -Street dedication waiver
Council received email below. This item will come before Council in the next month or so.
Thank you,
Tracy Weaver I City Clerk
City of El Segundo
350 Main Street El Segundo CA 90245
310.524.2305 1 tweaver@elegundo.orR I www.elsegundo.org
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From: Shemaine Smith <shemainesmith22@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 3:28 PM
To: Planning <Planning@elsegundo.org>; ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS<ALLELECTEDOFFICIALS@elsegundo.org>
Subject: Pacific Coast Commons Project -Street dedication waiver
Dear elected city council members and city planning commission,
I am a resident of El Segundo since 2009. 1 moved to El Segundo for the affordable rents, quiet neighborhoods, and
community. A lot has changed for renters since 2009 and many people who love El Segundo are being pushed out by big
developments being planned all over the city that are pushing up the monthly rents.
The proposed Pacific Coast Commons Project is directly across the street from my address of 403 Indiana St. This project
will directly affect my, and my neighbor's quality of life. My first concern is the noise. The size and scale of this project
will directly affect the quiet enjoyment I currently have in my home. Secondly, where are you proposing all of the
tenants occupying these new housing units park? There will only be enough parking allotted for 1 vehicle per unit which
is the same that we currently have. Adding 230+ units with 2 or more persons living in these units will completely
decimate any street parking we currently utilize. My neighbors and I rely greatly on street parking now available on
Indiana and Holly during the evening. Unfortunately. during the daytime, we struggle with employees who park and
walk to work at the large office building at Grand/PCH because they charge their employees monthly parking fees.
Another issue I see in the impact report for today's meeting is Indiana St and the measurements notted and how this
affects the flow of traffic. Right now people park on both sides of the street, as I drive south to Holly, if the shuttle bus
for the hotel is coming at me headed North, I have to turn out to the side of the driveway of 421 Indiana st to allow
them to pass before I can proceed. The street is not wide enough to handle traffic and the large cranes and equipment
needed for this project. I am not sure of these measurements are correct since this report is saying that Criteria 5's
proposed waiver will not be a detriment to the neighborhood or district that the property is located. It absolutely will.
All of the unnits along this street only have 1 parking space per unit. We are already short parking and already have a
hard time driving down this street with oncoming traffic.
This project is too big and loud for our quiet neighborhood. I voted for many of you to protect my interests as a
community member. I ask that you please look at the impact that this project will have on your community members
who live in the areas proposed and consider their best interests.
Thank you,
Shemaine Smith
Harada, Patricia
From:
Weaver, Tracy (City Clerk)
Sent:
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 8:48 AM
To:
*ALL CITY CLERKS
Subject:
FW: Re: Fw: PCC CONCERNS
Council received the email below.
Thank you,
Tracy Weaver I City Clerk
City of El Segundo
350 Main Street El Segundo CA 90245
310.524.2305 1 tweaver@efegundo.org I www.elsegundo.org
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From: exmudshark <exmudshark@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2022 10:58 PM
To: ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS <ALLELECTEDOFFICIALS@elsegundo.org>
Subject: FW: Re: Fw: PCC CONCERNS
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To: plan ning@efsegundo.org <planning(@elsegundo.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 8, 2022, 04:33:43 PM PST
Subject: PCC CONCERNS
Dear Staff
My name is Paul Morrison. I live at 421 Indiana St Apt 4, El Segundo.
I am writing this letter to clarify some issues I have with the PCC Project.
I am responding to the latest letter I received from the City Of El Segundo.
In the waiver section of the letter you state that the minimum width of a street needs to be 36' wide for safe two -
directional vehicular passage. Indiana St. (North of Holly St. and South of Mariposa St.) measures 34' wide from curb to
curb. From Criteria 1 and the Findings you state that "Indiana St will maintain a 34' width, which meets the required 26'
clear width needed "
Was this a mistake? I do not see how the 26' width applies to any of the previous statements. Was this a typo
error? Did you mean that Indiana St. will eventually be widened to meet your safe minimum required width of 36'
necessary for emergency vehicle access as determined by the Fire Chief.
I have lived at this address for over 26 years. Indiana St. is used as a cutoff shortcut from Grand Blvd. to Mariposa and
then PCH. It is heavily traveled and parking along either curb is always full. The existing 34' wide clearance makes for
extremely hazardous two -directional travel I slow down for passenger vehicles and usually find a turnoff if I encounter
commercial vehicles. If the first phase of construction for PCC COM 1, 2 & 3 is to widen Indiana St to the safe (by your
own admission) 36' wide width from curb to curb, please disregard the following concerns about Indiana St
If the last stage of construction on PCC COM 1, 2, & 3 is to widen Indiana St., how do you plan on addressing the
existing inferior street width that your Fire Chief has deemed necessary for Emergency Vehicles? Do you plan on
making the East side of Indiana St. a no -parking zone during construction? Will Indiana St. be a one-way only street
during construction? Will Indiana St be used by construction vehicles during the Project? If so, will this impede traffic
flow due to the narrow road width? Has there been any thought in making the West side of Indiana St. a temporary
Parking Permit Only area? These are some of my concerns for safe ingress and egress along Indiana St Please
respond.
My other concerns regarding this Project is the noise, I made a rough calculation and can envision +/- 70 "I -Beams"
(soldier piles) required for the excavation of the project Will the Project employ a continuously flighted hollow shaft
auger to place these "I -Beams" (soldier piles) or will a pile driver be used for this phase of the Project. Will the sound
barrier carpet be installed before this phase of construction? Also, how high is the sound barrier carpet going to be? Will
the sound barrier carpet extend up the the full height of the structure to be built?
I have read the EIR an admit to glossing over some of the minutiae concerning noise monitoring during
construction. Will sound monitoring stations be placed directly across from the Project? Remember, I face the proposed
8-story parking structure to be built Will there be a published decibel level during construction? Is there a limit as to
decibel levels? What measures are in place when the Project exceeds allowable decibel levels during
construction? Has there been any thought of compensation when the decibel level is exceeded for affected
residents? Has there been any discussion to install soundproof windows for those residents directly across from the
Project? If pile drivers are to be used to install the "I -Beams", how are the vibrational issues to be addressed?
I would like to know if the Phasing of these multiple projects has been finalized. Are they going to be built sequentially or
concurrently? Is there a start date for construction of this Project? Will there be continuous City Council Meetings to
address problems associated with the construction of these Projects? Will there be a Hot Line for residents to use during
construction? Will construction be allowed on Saturday? Does the Project address the problem of sub -contractors
coming in on Sundays to do work? (this is a common problem of any construction project) What are the hours of
operation to be? Will the haul route use Indiana St.? Will there be sound monitoring equipment set up to record the
decibel levels during construction? Will backup alarms on construction equipment be modified to reduce noise to the
residents?
Your answers to these concerns will be greatly appreciated by myself and others that reside along Indiana St.
Shemaine Smith
Resident Manager
424-275-5217