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RECOMMENDATION No. 2a Applicant(s) to work with French Park to identify and implement traffic control measures for the neighborhood which may include egress -only barriers, traffic calming measures and signaae. 3. Impacts to City's French Park French Park is concerned about project residents use of City's pocket -sized, French Park. French Park is located a short distance north of the Legacy Square, and is the only existing public park near the project. French Park is a well -used and over -used passive park in need of a redesign and rehabilitation if it must support hundreds of potential new users. RECOMMENDATION No. 3. In coordination with the French Park Association and the City of Santa Ana, Legacy Square Applicants(s) will prepare and construct, at their cost, a new French Park Design Plan to include, and not be limited to, the following: • Drought -tolerant and wear -resistant turf • New graffiti -resistant benches with a 5' perimeter of StaLok (a stabilized decomposed granite) to replace lost turf due to excessive usage • New graffiti -resistant trash receptacles to match existing • New or rehabilitated drinking fountain with a 5' StaLok perimeter • A new tree to replace one which has recently died • New lighting sensors to insure proper illumination for the park • Signage which states park hours of operation • Signage which states the facility as passive use 4. Historic Preservation The project MND is defective in that it fails to discuss alternative adaptive uses for the historic Methodist auxiliary church building. Instead of examining alternative adaptive uses for the structure, the MND merely sets forth the project alternative which requires demolishing the building. It is surprising that the large, several floor building was not considered for emergency or transitional shelter since these reuse approaches are familiar to Mercy House in similar, but smaller, projects in the French Park and French Court neighborhoods. Reusing antique buildings preserves our City's architectural heritage while minimizing loss of these resources. RECOMMENDATION No. 4: French Park requests the Applicant(s) revise the MND to fully consider other uses for the historic Methodist building, including low-income and/or market -rate apartment housing, emergency and transitional housing, businesses, offices and other important purposes including religious activities, learning and community events. French Park supports the incorporation of the antique Methodist building into the proposed project as part of a package of recommendations described in this letter, and as a way to return it to a serviceable condition and integrating it into the project and community.