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1631 W. Sunflower Ave #C-35, Santa Ana, CA 92704 (714) 541-5353 October 10, 2019 Chairman McLoughlin and Members of the Santa Ana Planning Commission City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Sent via email: sbernal@santa-ana.org RE: Toll Brothers Apartment Living’s project at 4th and Main Dear Chairman McLoughlin and Members of the Santa Ana Planning Commission: On behalf of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce: The Toll Brothers Apartment Living’s project is a result of a long-term and well considered planning process adopted by the City to implement the City and community’s vision for downtown. This plan was adopted with input from the Santa Ana businesses and surrounding neighborhoods over a multiple year consensus building process. We cannot afford to miss this opportunity to bring a mixed-use community into our downtown that implements this plan. Our downtown needs this project and needs it without delay. The City and business community have invested millions of dollars in infrastructure in order to achieve a thriving and successful downtown. From the property owners’ payment of property tax bonds to build our parking structures, to the streetcar, bicycle, sidewalk and street improvements, we all have made a heavy commitment to a successful downtown. Toll Brothers Apartment Living’s mixed-use project is exactly what we envisioned. We support the architecture, the parking plan, the voluntary contribution of 5% of their project to be affordable to very low-income persons, and the City’s interpretation of the historic nature of the First American Title building. Again, we urge your support of this project without delay. Sincerely, David Elliott President/CEO Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce