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believe that their neighbors will not look kindly upon them which is unfortunate in our great community. Again, I support this project and hope that after listening to all stakeholders in the community, reviewing the EIR, reviewing the staff reports, and also considering the city as a whole and not just one area, that you will support it also. Thank you for your service to the residents of Santa Ana. Here is my prior email from November 26th: Dear Planning Commission through ecomments, Councilmembers, Mayor, Selena Kelaher, Candida Neal and Minh Neal…I am writing you this email to express my thoughts on the 2525 N. Main development. I am unable to attend the Planning Commission's meeting on November 26th but I am hopeful that you will have an opportunity to read this email and consider it as part of your planning session tonight. I also hope that you closely consider the thoughts, needs, and desires of the surrounding community, EIR, the Planning Department Staff, and the Developer as well as the 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