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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma <br />From: Ellen Koldewey < <br />Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 3:01 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Fw: 75E 2525 Main Street Request to Continue Consideration <br />RE: 75E. PUBLIC HEARING —FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2018-01, DEVELOPMENT <br />AGREEMENT NO. 2018-01, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2018-06 AND AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2018-10 <br />FOR THE PROPOSED MULTI -FAMILY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 2525 NORTH MAIN STREET (STRATEGIC PLAN <br />NO. 3, 2) — Planning and Building Agency Planning Commission recommended denial of Development Agreement No. 2018-01, <br />General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 on January 14, 2019 by a vote of 4-2 (Alderete and <br />Benavides dissented; Cano abstained). Legal Notice published in the Orange County Register on January 25, 2019 and notices mailed <br />on January 24, 2019. RECOMMENDED ACTION: It is recommended that the City Council not open the public hearing and <br />direct staff to reschedule and publish notice of public hearing to a date specific. <br />Greetings Mayor and City Council, <br />I urge you to follow the recommendation of City Staff not to open the public hearing on Item 75E above and to direct staff to <br />reschedule and publish notice of public hearing to a date specific. I believe this is the correct and fair action for the Council to take. <br />I also request that the public hearing be delayed because I believe there is unnecessary confusion in the community about just what <br />matters are on the agenda of tonight's meeting. I am concerned that some constituents may have been led to believe that the public <br />hearing is not going to take place and that the council is not going to vote on the matter tonight. I understand that the legally required <br />notice was published in the Orange County Register on January 25, 2019 and that notices were mailed on January 24, <br />2019. However, I also understand that later last week some City personnel may have provided contradictory information to members <br />of the community that the matter would no longer be considered on the City Council agenda tonight. <br />If the City has created confusion as to what is on the agenda tonight, I believe that, in fairness, the City is responsible for straightening <br />it out before holding the hearing and taking the vote. Moving forward tonight on such a controversial matter without ensuring that <br />adequate notice and opportunity to be heard has been provided to all constituents will harm the community you serve. I have spent <br />substantial time in the past few days trying to determine what is going on tonight. Please look into this matter carefully before <br />proceeding on the merits tonight. <br />I am writing this letter as an individual resident and voter in Santa Ana, not as a member or representative of any organization and <br />group. Thank you for your consideration and your service. <br />Sincerely, <br />Mrs. Ellen M Koldewey <br />Santa Ana CA <br />H <br />