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From:Nathan/Roberta Reed <br />To:Bernal, Sarah; Davidson Tina; Alan Lawson <br />Subject:First American Title Building <br />Date:Sunday, September 22, 2019 8:06:16 PM <br />Mr McLoughlin and Planning Commission Members, <br />This email is in regard to the proposal to demolish the buildings that comprise First American <br />Square for purposes of mixed use residential and commercial construction. <br />We are appealing to the Planning Commission, and ultimately the City Council, to consider <br />modification to this project to include saving portions of the historic structure and <br />incorporating them into the new structure. We have lost many of the historic buildings in <br />town, and this one is so key to Santa Ana, and even Orange County History. <br />In conjunction with this proposal, we also request that the Planning Commission ask the <br />developer to design a building facade that would blend in better with the historic <br />surroundings. While the artist rendering looks nice, this project is so close to the historic <br />downtown and at its size will be so prominent, the statement made by that building should be <br />one of blending in with nearby historic structures, not competing with them. Use of parts of <br />the original building could contribute to this. <br />Reuse of existing buildings also contributes to "green" construction, which is so necessary in <br />today's environment. <br />Our second concern is that of traffic. We are concerned that the downtown does not have the <br />infrastructure to manage the impacts of this project. We encourage the Planning Commission <br />to review the traffic study very carefully to ensure that traffic in the area can be managed, <br />either with or without mitigation, to ensure that the project does not create negative impacts to <br />ALL the residents of Santa Ana, as well as those who do business and work in our town. <br />Thank you. <br />Sincerely, <br />Nathan and Roberta Reed <br />Santa Ana 92707