Gardens of Noor · CPRA request
CEQA Cost Recovery, Project Billing, Payments & Indemnification
A privacy-minimized presentation of the October 23, 2026 request and November 2–3 agency replies concerning use permit UP-22;2-3 (APN 001-220-013).
Scope and source caution
The request is fully identifiable by date and subject, but the posted request document is a privacy-redacted archive synopsis, not a complete verbatim copy. The agency responses are presented as labeled extracts. The Planning records matrix was supplied separately in the source materials and distinguishes categories located from categories reported missing.
What was requested
The requester sought existing County records from January 1, 2022 through October 23, 2026, using multiple project-number variants and related accounting identifiers. Its subjects included:
- Project ledgers, invoices, receipts, deposits, refunds, waivers and unpaid balances.
- CEQA Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration labor, consultant, legal and other processing costs.
- Adopted fee schedules and signed reimbursement, deposit or cost-recovery agreements.
- Account/payment status at the September 8 Planning Commission hearing, the applicant appeal and the October 20 Board hearing.
- Executed defense, indemnification and hold-harmless agreements, including amendments and financial security, where applicable.
- Scope of possible litigation-cost reimbursement and associated nonprivileged records.
These are subjects of a records request, not verified allegations or findings of legal violations.
Agency response timeline
Joint request dated and submitted
To Planning and the Auditor's Office. The original private requester information is excluded from this public archive.
Planning reported a coordinated records production
Planning said it consulted Environmental Health and Public Works and supplied responsive records and a status spreadsheet. Its matrix lists several categories as not located or not maintained, and refers to a July 20, 2026 production for two indemnification items.
Auditor's Office reported a negative search
The Auditor said it searched project name variations and APN numbers without locating records in its accounting software. This does not negate payment receipts maintained by other County departments.
Category-by-category response
Summaries below transcribe the statuses described in the provided Planning response matrix; they do not independently establish that no such records exist anywhere in County custody.
| Request item | Planning's reported response | Archive interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| 1a–1c · Ledgers, invoices, receipts | Planning receipt, deposit permit, public notice quote and Environmental Health fee computation; references back to item 1a. | Some project-related payments and assessments are documented. |
| 1d–1e · Accounting identifiers; adjustments | No responsive records located. | No complete account-key mapping or adjustment history in this production. |
| 2 · CEQA labor and costs | Matrix says there are no such records. | No complete project-specific labor/time-cost accounting was provided for independent reconciliation. |
| 3a, 3c · Schedules and rates | Fee schedules, resolutions and County rate study identified. | Adopted general fee frameworks are documented. |
| 3b, 3d–3e · Agreements and discretionary billing decisions | No responsive records located. | Specific billing decisions and signed fee agreements are not established by these entries. |
| 4a–4d · Hearing / appeal account status | Appeal receipt, deposit permit, Board notice quote and applicant appeal letter identified; other subparts refer back to 1a. | Receipt shows $1,255 paid for appeal; no full running account reconciliation was supplied. |
| 5a–5b · Indemnification instruments | Previously provided in a July 20, 2026 PRA production, per Planning. | Referenced earlier production; complete instruments and terms not independently verified from these files. |
| 5c–5e and 6 · Later agreements / securities / litigation-cost administration | No responsive records located. | Extent and administration of any defense-cost obligations remain unresolved in this set. |
| 7 · Administrative request instructions | Does not request additional records. | Not a separate outstanding substantive category. |
Supporting records
October 23 request synopsis
Six substantive categories, scope, recipient departments, and project identifiers. Excludes requester identity.
Open public synopsisPlanning & Auditor responses
November 2 and 3 reply excerpts, with the limits of the forwarded source explicitly identified.
Open response excerptPlanning records-status matrix
Item-by-item transcription from the separately furnished spreadsheet.
Open privacy-redacted matrixQuestions that remain open
What project-by-project staff time and outside costs were recorded; how the receipts and deposits were reconciled across departments; whether any fees were adjusted, waived or outstanding; and what the complete executed indemnification terms provide. These gaps are questions for further records review, not proof of misapplication of funds or unequal treatment.