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Questions and Concerns with the Project at 2525 Main Street 1.How can City Council approve 2525 when part of the project sits on public parkland? • Why was this use of parkland not clearly disclosed? • I could not find any mention of this encroachment within the development agreement (outside of a blurry Landscape Plan) • Santiago Park (like some other parks in Santa Ana) is under a Land and Water Conservation Grant. Any change of park boundary must be approved at the state and federal level in advance of a land transfer. siws®sWMMV Existing Santiago PoI ark bundary 6' HT. TUBULAR STEEL FENCE RELOCATED TO NEW PARK LIMITS Detail from City Council November 19, 2019 Item 75D Staff Report - Landscape Submittal 1R, submitted November 19, 2019, long after the deadline: https://santaana.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view id=2&clip id=2542&meta id=103115 2. How can the developer be awarded a non-competitive contract to design, engineer, and build the Santiago Park renovation when his specialty is high density housing developments, not park design or construction? This is in the development agreement. • Park design and construction is a specialty field • The $250,000 Coastal Conservancy grant that the city of Santa Ana was just awarded did so on the strength of Santa Ana's record of competitive contracts • The grant requires information on the qualifications of the contractors and detailed plans, budgets and timelines • How can we be honest and operate in good faith with the Coastal Conservancy and give the work to the 2525 developer? • How will this be viewed in future grant applications? If the developer has twice tried to fold park land into his project, is it wise to allow him to construct both projects at the same time? In the end, will he just be building a fancy greenbelt for his apartments that will be maintained at the public's expense?