Dear City Council Members and City Manager,
This is a complaint regarding *Edress **Rangeen *a Associate Engineer for
city of Menlo Park. His (or the City’s 3rd party consultant’s) review
comments on our *SB9 two-lot subdivision* are *irrelevant*—we were asked
for hydrology calculations, which are performed during the Building Permit
phase when a house design is proposed, not at Final Parcel Map.
This is an example of a City of Menlo Park employee *wasting time* on an *SB9
Final Parcel Map* that is now on *second submittal/review*:
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*First submittal:* Planning and Transportation had *zero comments*;
Public Works had only *minor civil engineering adjustments*. That review
took *no more than 30 days* and had *no major comments*.
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*Second submittal:* Filed *9/22/25*. This review cannot exceed 30 days,
yet Edress says he needs more time with excuses when a 2nd review
takes Less time then 1st submission.
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*Project status:* The 12 Maywood Ln structure has been demolished, the
demo permit is closed, Planning and Transportation are on track to sign off
tomorrow 10/16/25 (Per Accella) and we are ready to route Mylar for
signatures and proceed with recording of the Final Parcel Map awaiting PW
approval.
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This "red tape" employee attitude and waste of time needs to stop now.
*Conclusion/Next Steps:* PW must complete their Approval no later then
10/22/25, 30 days from submission. No more "new" comments; all 1st
submission civil engineering comments have been fully addressed.
*Paul*—for your awareness: this reflects how City of Menlo Park leadership
are allowing this type of employee conduct, which directly impedes creation
of much needed housing. Please also look at the SB9 approval track record
in Menlo Park.
Thank you for your attention.
Sincerely,
Mircea Voskerician
Owner/Applicant — 12 Maywood Ln
Phone: 650-996-1114
On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM Mircea
wrote:
> Edress,
>
> This is incorrect. All of your Public Works comments and the corresponding
> response letter from the first submission were fully addressed and
> resubmitted on *September 22, 2025*. That is the package your current
> comments are based on — no new issues have been raised since then.
>
> The *Final Parcel Map consists of two pages*, and it is complete. It does
> NOT take 30 days on a 2nd review on a simple SB9 parcel map . Some of your
> comments/questions from last review were irrelevant, especially on
> hydrology calculations which are unnecessary for a subdivision. This is how
> you waste our time. We are *not waiting until October 30, 2025* for
> approval. If that remains your position, we will escalate this matter
> directly to *City Council, City Manager and City Attorneys office* and *Paul
> McDougal at HCD* tomorrow for unnecessary and unjustified city delays on
> much-needed housing delivery.
>
> We are *not expecting new comments — only approval. *Your prior review
> comments were minimal and have been fully addressed by L&B. Just to be
> absolutely clear, we consider this ready for signature and recording.
>
> Please confirm *by tomorrow 11AM* that the approval is proceeding without
> further delay and complete our approval no later than 10/22/25. No
> excuses.I do not want to hear about other projects. Hire more people. That
> is the answer.
>
> Best regards,
> Mircea
>
> On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 5:09 PM Edress Rangeen
> wrote:
>
>> Mircea,
>>
>> The parcel map was submitted to the Planning Division on October 2, 2025,
>> per the attached email. Please note the City was closed on October 3. The
>> Engineering Division was updated on October 6, and the map was sent to our
>> third-party consultant for review. The current estimated completion date is
>> October 30 for this map, as we and our consultant are managing several
>> active projects in the queue. You will receive the comments once the review
>> is complete.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your understanding.
>>
>> Edress
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> * Edress Rangeen*
>> Associate Engineer
>> City Hall - 1st Floor
>> 701 Laurel St.
>> tel 650-330-6712
>> menlopark.gov
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Mircea
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 14, 2025 10:23 AM
>> *To:* Edress Rangeen
>> *Cc:* Ebby Sohrabi ; alon danino <
>> alondn@gmail.com>; Alex Henson ; Jim Toby <
>> jtoby@leabraze.com>; Anthony Gautille
>> *Subject:* 12 Maywood Ln -SB9- SUB2025-00001 PW Review
>>
>>
>>
>> Edress,
>>
>> My name is *Mircea Voskerician*, and I am the *property owner and
>> applicant* for this SB9 subdivision. We are currently in the *second
>> review cycle*, which was *submitted on September 22, 2025*. I understand
>> that *Planning and Transportation* are scheduled to complete their
>> review by *October 16, 2025*.They had zero comments on the 1st review.
>> However, I noticed that your current Accella target completion date is
>> listed as *October 30, 2025*, which is totally not acceptable. A
>> second-round review, especially when all prior comments have been resolved,
>> should reasonably take *no more than 2–3 weeks*—well within the City’s
>> typical 30-day review window.
>>
>> It’s my understanding that you have been in communication with our civil
>> engineer from L&B, *Alex Hanson*, regarding the Public Works comments
>> from the first review and all such comments have now been *fully
>> addressed* in the current submittal from 9/22/25. We are not dealing
>> with hydrology calculations because nobody knows where the house will be
>> located on the lot, those are handled during the BP process. Never heard in
>> 15 years a demand from a city on hydrology calcs on a subdivision.
>>
>> Please confirm *today* what the plan is to complete this review, so that
>> we can maintain project timelines. If necessary, we will *escalate the
>> matter* to the *City Manager and City Council* tomorrow to ensure timely
>> processing of this SB9 application.
>>
>> Thank you for your prompt attention.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> *Mircea Voskerician*
>> Property Owner / Applicant
>> 📞 650-996-1114
>>
>