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2A) Do not adopt the resolution certifying Final Environmental Impact Report No. 20 t8-01 (SCH No. 2018021031), adopting findings of fact pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, adopting a Statement of overriding Considerations, and adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 2B) Do not adopt the ordinance approving Development Agreement No. 2018-01; 2C) do not adopt the resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06; and 2D) do not adopt the ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2018-10 for Specific Development No. 93. Information Reported in the Record in Support of the Modified Plan Remains Incomplete, out of Date, and/or Inaccurate Here are some of the issues in the current record still requiring clarification that constituents have already brought to the City's attention: - the financial benefit now estimated to accrue to the City from this project in terms of average annual revenue and gross general fund revenue is now substantially less than originally predicted; wit, particularly the some of the acreage to hive impact on te Discty and overy Centerr andtlability remains modificat modifications o Main Street betweor en Walkie Way and Edtgewoodticipated - the height is still equivalent to a six -story building; - the environmental impact of the now approved Main Place Mall is still not evaluated; - the mandatory Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee (ETAC) recommendations to Council to preserve or remove city trees may not all be included; and - the term/duration of the Development Agreement is still not described consistently. Reasons for opposition to Current Project/Support for Responsible Development The changes made in this project since the last time the Council considered it are not substantial. Significant problems with this project remain. The people of Santa Ana do not need to settle for this misplaced, high density, outsized housing project. It is not necessary or helpful to your constituents, including those in need of affordable housing, to crowd this space with too many apartment units. As the units of the project will be priced too high to alleviate overcrowding in Santa Ana, the project will only increase the density of our City's housing. The real mistake is thoughtlessly abandoning our City's General Plan, which our Planning and Building Agency's Executive Director has aptly called the "City's Constitution." We are haphazardly rezoning piecemeal based on the wants of an individual developer rather than a coherent appraisal of what is in the best interests of the City of Santa Ana. I would like to seek a project for this property that will enhance the cultural uses of the property's neighbors on the North Main Street corridor — the revitalized and transformed Main Street Mall, the Bowers Museum, the Santiago Park green spaces, and the Discovery Science Center. This portion of North Main Street should be developed as a premier business location that is part of the exciting and inviting entry to our City already underway, that can be used and enjoyed by all in our City. I greatly appreciate and strongly support he need to attract new development to our City but believe that the adjusted record at 2525 Main Street shows that the financial benefit to the City by this developer in terms of new general fund revenue will be significantly less than originally anticipated. and will not justify the very real harm that it will do to our City. Conclusion In conclusion, I am an individual voter, and home owner who for over twenty years has lived less than a mile away from this proposed development in a neighborhood that will be severely and irreversibly damaged by the decision to rezone and overbuild this parcel of land. I ask you to act in the best interests not only of the surrounding neighborhoods, and of Ward 3, but of our entire City. Together, we can do better. Think of the City's future. Continue to require complete and sound answers to the many important outstanding questions you and your constituents have asked about this proposal. Vote against this development. Thank you for your service to our City.