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• Deborah Gillen, Chairperson of the Governance Board of Santa Ana United <br />Methodist Church, addressed City Council to request support for project. <br />• Gerry Geroca, supportive of providing affordable housing and of Legacy <br />project. <br />• Ruben Esponda, Associate Pastor for Santa Ana United Methodist Church, <br />supportive of Legacy project. <br />• Carla Jasa, Chief Operating Officer for Orange County United Way, <br />addressed City Council to offer support towards project and ongoing efforts <br />to address homeless issue. <br />Council discussion ensued. <br />Councilmember Iglesias, expressed concern with approving projects with little <br />consideration to parking impact. <br />Acting City Manager Mendoza, noted item presented is funding related and is <br />not land -use related. <br />Alexa Washburn, Vice President of Policy and Planning for National Community <br />Renaissance, provided City Council with parking management and plan <br />considerations. <br />Planning and Building Executive Director Minh Thai, provided City Council with <br />parking management review and affordable housing requirements. <br />Councilmember Solorio, noted project went through thorough process. Directed <br />staff to consider valet parking as a requirement for future projects. Supportive <br />of item. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Villegas, supportive of item. <br />Mayor Pulido, optimistic project will benefit community. Supportive of item. <br />MOTION: Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to <br />execute a pre -loan commitment letter with National Community <br />Renaissance of California ("National CORE") with Mercy House Living <br />Centers ("Mercy House") as the service provider for $3,170,547 in <br />Inclusionary Housing Funds for the development of the Santa Ana United <br />Methodist Church affordable housing project located at 609 N Spurgeon <br />Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701, subject to non -substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney <br />MOTION: Villegas SECOND: Solorio <br />VOTE: AYES: Iglesias, Penaloza, Pulido, Solorio, Villegas (5) <br />NOES: None (0) <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 24 JANUARY 15, 2019 <br />