19-0410_THE ECOLOGY CENTER_Correspondence_RedactedFrom:Maria Morris
Cc:Ben Siegel; Jeff Ballinger; Jacob Green; Joel Rojas; Sergio Klotz; Steve May; Thomas Toman; Charles View; Christy Jakl; Manny
Ruelas; Matisse Reischl; Christina Gomez
Subject:FW: South Coast Farms/Ecology Center #2
Date:Thursday, April 11, 2019 10:01:29 AM
Good morning,
Please see additional correspondence from Clint Worthington.
The City Council has been blind-copied.
Maria Morris, CMC
City Clerk
City of San Juan Capistrano
32400 Paseo Adelanto
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
O: 949-443-6309
mmorris@SanJuanCapistrano.org
From: Clint Worthington
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 7:20 PM
To: Maria Morris <MMorris@sanjuancapistrano.org>
Subject: Fwd: South Coast Farms/Ecology Center #2
Maria, could you please forward to all of the City Council and Planning Commission Members.
Thank you !
Begin forwarded message:
From: Clint Worthington
Date: April 10, 2019 at 7:17:45 PM PDT
To: bmaryott@sanjuancapistrano.org, BSiegel@sanjuancapistrano.org,
Jeff.Ballinger@bbklaw.com, CYado@sanjuancapistrano.org
Subject: South Coast Farms/Ecology Center #2
Dear Mr. Maryott,
This past weekend the above referenced subject held a U-Pick event on the taxpayer owned
Kinoshita property. Parking was provided directly on the fields behind South Coast
Farms. Chalk lines were marked on the field designating parking spaces to provide parking
for up to approximately 100 vehicles.
No handicap parking was provided for those 100 parking spaces. For those number of
vehicles, the ADA requires four handicap parking places and one van accessible parking.
Yet, not one handicap parking spot was provided for these additional 100 parking spots.
There was also no designated “Path of Travel” to the fields as required by the ADA.
I am unable to find anything in either Planning Commission approvals or City Council
approvals that there were any plans to allow parking on the fields. I am also unable to find
any type of CEQA report for all of these additional vehicle trips. Below is just one of
many photos of the parking in the field documenting that there was not any handicap
parking:
This project is very similar To the Riding Park and Blenheim where there was no oversight
by the City on taxpayer owned property, which ultimately has cost taxpayers millions of
dollars and a unknown cost to the taxpayers to continue the cleanup of the Riding Park.
At the Planning Commission meeting when the approval of the Ecology Center taking over
the master lease of South Coast Farms eight months ago, I brought up the plethora of
violations by the Ecology Center on this property. When the Chair of the Planning
Commission asked the Deputy City attorney how many violations are needed to terminate
the contract. The Deputy City Attorney stated just one. I have documented for you many
more than just a single violation.
As a physically handicapped person, I feel very discriminated against by the City in not
enforcing ADA laws on this taxpayer owned property.
Please let me know exactly what immediate actions you will be taking to remedy this
situation.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Clinton R. Worthington
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