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Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Council Members: January 26, 2019 7019 FE ""'57 CITY C CLEF The Minarik Family Please prevent the rezoning of the property at 2525 North Main Street! My family and I are very concerned that the magnitude of the proposed project would ruin our neighborhoods, and our homes, and lives would suffer as a result of the high-density impact. As you may know, the developer's estimate is 1.8 cars/unit, but judging by the number of cars/dwelling in our neighborhood, it should be at least 2-4 cars/unit, maybe more, as high rents require multiple tenants/unit. The added traffic and parking will result in more accidents, wear and tear on our roads, and need for more law enforcement officers. As it is, we can hardly get in and out of our driveway, and had an accident trying to turn into our driveway where a little girl in the oncoming car was injured. It can take five to ten minutes to get through the light at Santiago X 17th St. during morning and afternoon rush hours. If you drive along E. 20th Street in Park Santiago at night, you will see there are many cars parked on the streets. We've had three stolen cars in front of our house this past year, with two more down the block. It's nice to know whose cars are parked near your house for safety reasons. There is also a lovely and newly renovated park which we enjoy next to the site, and it is our understanding that the developer plans to use the park driveway for their traffic. Such an arrangement would affect and possibly ruin the park setting and its use. Another concern we have is the security necessary for such a development. Quality security is expensive, and most developers will economize here, and cut back with the passage of time. We hope the developer could explore a more suitable place for his development, such as south on Main Street, or Bristol Street, where there are areas where our City could be improved with such a project. The City has widened Bristol Street, at great expense, to allow for larger developments, and there is a large tract of land near Warner and Main Streets where the complex could be an asset to the City. Perhaps the developer could be encouraged to explore a more beneficial site for this project in the southern areas of our city? We urge you to vote "no" on the rezoning of this tract of land at 2525 N. Main St. Thank you for your time and thoughtfulness to make Santa Ana a safer, more beautiful place! Sincerely, ane, Dave Andrew and Nathanael inarik