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Dale Helvig <br />2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 <br />714-541-7254 helvig_denny@msn.com <br />November 12, 2019 <br />Mayor Pulido and Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 8ti, Floor <br />Santa Ana CA 92702 <br />Subject: Item to Consider at November 19, 2019 City Council Meeting (#2) <br />The Santiago Park Maintenance & Improvement Contribution has been drastically decreased. <br />Current Version of Development Agreement: [BOLD added for emphasis] Santiago Park <br />Improvement Construction. At the City's determination, Owner shall manage and construct the <br />Santiago Park Phase II Park Improvements ("Park Improvements") subject to review and approval by <br />the City [... ]. Owner shall be responsible for all aspects of the Park Improvements. [... ]. Following <br />completion of the Park Improvements, and no later than three years from the issuance of a notice of <br />acceptance of Park Improvements, City shall reimburse Owner an amount equal to fifty percent <br />(50%) of the total cost of the Park Improvements, up to Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars <br />($700,000) ("Reimbursement Amount") for actual, third party costs associated with the Park <br />Improvements. <br />Why would the City allow a no bid contract of One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars <br />($ 1,400.000) to be issued for park improvements to an owner that has refused to budge from "we <br />only do high density residential projects". They have refused to even consider medium density <br />residential. Furthermore, the idea of having the City reimburse the Owner up to Seven Hundred <br />Thousand Dollars ($700,000) just complicates the issue. The owner should just pay the Seven <br />Hundred Thousand Dollars ($700,000), period. <br />Respectfully, <br />QJZ4.It <br />Dale A Helvig <br />Chairman, North Santa Ana Preservation Association (NSAPA) <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />2019-11-12 Letter to City Council.doc <br />