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2500 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92705 714.542.CUBE (2823) discoverycube.org A Discovery Science Foundation Campus Pn ESENTE0 eV pC0 V3..I. June 26, 2018 Mayor Miguel Pulido and Council Members City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: 496 Unit Apartment Project by AC 2525 Main LLC 2525 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, CA Dear Honorable Mayor Pulido and Council Members, The purpose of this letter is to convey the support of the Discovery Cube Board of Directors for the proposed AC 2525 Main LLC project at 2525 N. Main Street, Santa Ana, the approval of would necessitate a rezone and General Plan Amendment. Our support takes into considewhich ration the following: • The aesthetics of the project, its elevations and exterior finishes, sets a very high standard at this gateway to the City and is complimentary with the design of the Discovery Cube Science Center. • The developer has thoughtfully reduced the height of its building where it abuts the Santiago neighborhood, thus reducing potential shadowing problems. In this regard, we are to understand that if approved, shadowing will be less than that caused by the existing trees. • The board was particularly taken by the fact that the project entails a very high level of resident amenities, easily aman-g the most outstanding in Orange County. • The developer has offered to make the apartment amenities available without charge to Santiago Park neighborhood residents. • The developer by way of the City's traffic study has demonstrated to our satisfaction that the traffic impact of this project would be less than that created by a build out of the site for office purposes, as permitted by existing land use designations. • The project should generate very significant revenues for the city from property taxes, development fees/exactions, and (indirectly) through additional local sales taxes. These revenues can support important city services such as fire, police and first responders. In this regard, we hope some of these additional funds will be directed towards reducing the impact of homelessness in the immediate area and particularly in the Santiago storm channel. Discovery Cube is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. All rights reserved ®Discovery Science Foundation.