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To: Mayor Miguel Pulido <br />cc: citycouncil@santa-ana.org <br />RE: 75 E-2525 N. Main Residential Proposed Development <br />General Plan Amendment No. 2018-01; and <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and members of the Santa Ana City Council: <br />I'm writing to oppose the 2525 N. Main Street proposed residential development and more <br />specifically I oppose: <br />1) The General Plan Amendment for the rezoning of the land <br />2) The request to certify the final EIR <br />3) The negotiation of a Development Agreement <br />I live in the Park Santiago neighborhood and I decided to purchase a home here because it is <br />one of the only pedestrian friendly neighborhoods in Santa Ana where I felt I could raise my <br />family without the barrage of cars speeding down my street. <br />The 2525 N Main Street project threatens the walkability in my neighborhood and its vitality <br />We know that the built environment affects the way we live and this proposed development for <br />the city does not provide any community benefits. The city of Santa Ana does not need any <br />more market -rate apartments, it needs housing that will provide units that are deeply <br />affordable. <br />The City of Santa Ana would be giving away its discretionary approval of a zoning amendment <br />change without receiving any benefits to the city. We know that the increase in density will <br />make the land more valuable and that the developer will pocket this money. The developer is <br />not required to do anything for the City of Santa Ana residents nor for the residents of Park <br />Santiago. <br />This is not a YIMBY or NIMBY issue. This is about the fact that you as leaders of our City have to <br />develop a well-planned city and not approve projects in a piece -meal way. This means <br />understanding how this development affects our roads, our schools, our air quality and the <br />surrounding neighborhoods, especially Park Santiago. <br />The city is undertaking a General Plan Update. The General Plan has not been updated for over <br />30 years. Given that Land Use will be one of the elements of the General Plan, the City should <br />not make any zoning changes until the General Plan Update process is complete. You, the City <br />