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19-0414_THE ECOLOGY CENTER_Correspondence_RedactedFrom:Maria Morris Cc:Ben Siegel; Jeff Ballinger; Jacob Green; Charles View; Joel Rojas; Sergio Klotz; Steve May; Christy Jakl; Manny Ruelas; Matisse Reischl; Christina Gomez Subject:FW: South Coast Farms/Ecology Center #4 Date:Monday, April 15, 2019 10:03:10 AM Attachments:image1.png image2.png image1.png 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: Sunday, April 14, 2019 9:20 AM To: Maria Morris <MMorris@sanjuancapistrano.org> Subject: Fwd: South Coast Farms/Ecology Center #4 Maria, if you could please forward this to the other four City Council Members and the members of the Planning Commission. Thank you. Begin forwarded message: From: Clint Worthington Date: April 14, 2019 at 9:18:15 AM PDT To: bmaryott@sanjuancapistrano.org, BSiegel@sanjuancapistrano.org, Jeff.Ballinger@bbklaw.com, SPenrod@sanjuancapistrano.org Subject: South Coast Farms/Ecology Center #4 Dear Mr. Maryott, In reference to the above mentioned City tenant on taxpayer owned property, in reviewing what has been approved by the Planning Commission and the City Council, I cannot find anything in any records that allows this above mentioned entity to dump what appears to be raw sewage from from a pipe which is located just inside the chain link fence of the South Coast Farms/Ecology Center leased property. This fluid then flows onto the street on Alipaz, into the storm drain ten feet away, and ultimately San Juan Creek which leads to the ocean. This open pipe is located between the two driveways at the South Coast Farms/Ecology Center entrance on Alipaz and is just beyond the chain link fence. The pipe is only buried at a depth of approximately 3-4 inches (does not meet code). I. This trench has now been topped with wood chips (see #3 email sent to you previously). Why are there no plans for this pipe on file with the City on taxpayer owned property ? Why is a trench dug across a public sidewalk which then eliminates ADA access? By covering the dug out trench with wood chips, it has made the trench a land mine for anyone walking along the public sidewalk. There are zero warning signs of a trench. The trench covered with wood chips not taped off. This is all very similar to the tenant Blenheim on another taxpayer owned property discharging into the creek on another taxpayer owned property. I hope you can understand the violations here with the Clean Water Act, health codes and what appears to be violations of your agreement with Coast Keepers. A copy of this email is being forwarded to the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board for additional action as the City is unable to properly manage taxpayer owned properties to prevent this. Here is a photo of the trench dug across the public sidewalk (outside of the lease) eliminating ADA passage on public right of way. You can also see the pipe on the top left of the photo just beyond the chain link fence. Below is a photo prior to the wood chips that were added last Wednesday: Below is a photo of the open pipe which extends to a unknown destination as there are no plans or permits filed with the City on it: Below is a close up of the open pipe: The City has previously cited the Ecology Center for a plethora of violations. At what point in time will the city say enough is enough? We all know how much Blenheim cost the taxpayers so far and that cost is still not done. We all know the City had to charge off over $300,000.00 in unpaid water bills from South Coast Farms. How many more millions will South Coast Farms/Ecology Center ultimately cost the taxpayers? Sincerely, Clinton R. Worthington *****Please note that email correspondence with the City of San Juan Capistrano, along with attachments, may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and therefore may be subject to disclosure unless otherwise exempt.