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• Clear geographic boundaries; <br />• Limited access for non-resident through -traffic; <br />• Pedestrian and bicycle access from the neighborhood to the park, baseball field, tennis <br />courts, and nature trail and center; <br />• Grid -like streets with mature trees that enhance and invite evening strolls; <br />• Vintage mid-century and earlier homes with porches and detached garages that <br />encourage neighbor interaction; and <br />• Long term residents, many of whom are original owners or the descendants of, as well <br />as younger residents who intend to become long term residents. <br />The closeness of our community facilitates neighbors being highly considerate of one another, safe and <br />thoughtful driving, vigilance for pedestrians and bicyclists, and working together to quickly resolve any <br />issues that do come up. For example, in response to the recent uptick in crime and homelessness in our <br />park associated with the clearing of the Santa Ana River Trail encampment a month ago, the <br />neighborhood has already banded together to organize multiple park clean-up days and is in the final <br />stages of launching a Neighborhood Watch group, assisted by Officer Blake and Officer Ortega of the <br />Santa Ana Police Department. <br />The addition of more than 500 apartments will drastically harm and irreversibly impact our neighborhood <br />culture on every level. A 41% increase in the population of our neighborhood would be detrimental under <br />any circumstance, but the fact that this is a large rental development is especially concerning, since the <br />culture of apartment living is so different from the culture that currently exists in our neighborhood. <br />Apartment living does not lend itself to long-term residency, it does not lend itself to knowing neighbors by <br />name, and as a generalization, it doesn't lead to community investment and responsibility. <br />Please do not destroy the culture of one of the greatest neighborhoods in Santa Ana. I love where I live <br />and do not want to see the quality of life in my long-term home eroded by high-density, rental housing. <br />Respectfully, <br />Darcie L. Cancino <br /> <br /> <br />