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needs of the City of Santa Ana as whole. As you know, there is a fair amount of public opposition to this project. I for one was previously very opposed to this project. However, the more that I learn about it and also the needs of our city, the more I become in favor it. I am not alone in this thought process. Even though the most vocal crowd will be opposed, rest assured that there are a fair number of residents in the area who are in favor of this type of development for a variety of reasons. There are some that are even afraid to speak up because they do not want to be viewed as not being neighborly or they once opposed it and now are neutral or even in support of it when weighing the alternatives. The North Santa Ana Preservation Alliance (NSAPA) does not speak for everyone in our end of town. I would like to address what I believe to be the main opposition: The Developer Is Not Listening to Us! You will likely hear folks say that the Developer is not listening to NSAPA. This is simply not true. Yes, it is still a residential development, which they are opposed to, however the Developer has made significant changes to the project based upon community feedback during council meetings, neighborhood meetings, direct discussions, etc… Some of these changes may be considered minor while others are quite extensive and likely changed the economics of the project for the Developer. For example: · There is no longer an egress on Edgewood which will significantly reduce cut through traffic. This looks to have been in response to the community concern about cut through traffic in PS. Now for a resident of 2525 to leave through PS, it will not be an easy way to go but requiring at least one U-Turn and a left turn and the traffic lights associated with such. · They increased the set back against the back wall. This is not required by code by the way. This was in response to the community being concerned about the project being too close to residential back yards. · They are doing a "stair step" on the levels in the back of the project- from 3 to 4 to 5 stories. Again, this appears to have been in response to the community being concerned about the project looking into their backyards. · They changed the look of the project. This was in response to folks not liking the original concept drawings. They also offered to meet with NSAPA members if the current look of the project was not acceptable. It is my belief that this type of meeting did not take place. · They have reduced the density. · They have increased the parking ratio above industry norms and increased the ratio as they have decreased density. They have also removed general pedestrian access on Edgewood I believe. These are in direct response to concerns of overflow parking into PS especially the no pedestrian access. Most folks will not want to park in PS because of the distance they will need to walk to get to their apartment because there is no access on