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From:Bernal, Sarah <br />Bcc:Angie Cano; Cynthia Contreras-Leo; David Benavides; Eric Alderete; Kenneth Nguyen; Lynnette Verino; Mark <br />McLoughlin <br />Subject:COMMENT Archangel Michael Coptic Christian Church Expansion_SALLEE <br />Date:Monday, January 28, 2019 11:42:51 AM <br />Commissioners: Please see below comment for your review and consideration. <br /> <br />Thank you. <br /> <br /> <br />Sarah Bernal <br />Phone: 714-667-2732 <br />City of Santa Ana, Planning and Building Agency <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />City Hall is closed every other Friday. Click here for dates. <br /> <br />P Please consider the environment before printing this email. Thank you <br /> <br />From: hilary sallee <br />Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2019 9:24 PM <br />To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Archangel Michael Coptic Christian Church Expansion <br /> <br />TO: Mark McLoughlin, Chair of Planning Commission of Santa Ana <br /> <br />FROM: Susan Sallee, , church neighborhood resident <br /> <br />CC: Cynthia Contreras-Leo, Vice Chair and Ward 5 representative; Vince Fregosa, Acting Planning <br />Manager of Planning Commission, City of Santa Ana; <br />Eric Alderete, Ward 1; Lynette Verino, Ward 2; Kenneth Nguyen, Ward 3; David Benevides, Ward 4; <br />Angie Cano, Ward 6. <br /> <br />As a 50+ year resident of the residential neighborhood that the church decided to take over, I want to <br />again voice my opposition to their further expansion. I would like to remind the Commissioners of their <br />mission to ensure "a high quality of life for residents." Your overall guiding principle is stated to be <br />"equity." Your goals include community safety, which has been jeopardized by the continuing church <br />parking problems, denying local vehicles safe access into and out of our tract. The church has been out <br />of compliance with the conditional use permit since the outset, and there is no reason to believe they will <br />comply with any new agreement. These conditions were spelled out to benefit the residents of Santa Ana, <br />and were immediately ignored. <br /> <br />Another important goal of the Commission is "Community Wealth and Livability for Residents." Increased <br />traffic, and increased noise from church activities has already reduced our standard of living. The <br />majority of the church members are not part of "Team Santa Ana." The neighbors suspect that few <br />church members live and work in the city of Santa Ana. Excessive noise has become a problem for our <br />neighborhood. Recent basketball games at the church have been played late into the night, with young <br />people screaming, disturbing the peace and quiet enjoyment of the residents. Sunday school is held at <br />least three days a week, bringing increased noise, traffic and parking problems. The church has <br />functions at all times of the day and night, allowing no quiet time for the residents. With the addition of a <br />church school, so close to Newhope School, the traffic and noise will be greatly increased.