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Salas, Diana From: Ellen Koldewey <mrskold@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2020 6:54 PM To: eComment; Iglesias, Cecilia Cc: Pulido, Miguel; Villegas, Juan; Sarmiento, Vicente; Penaloza, David; Bacerra, Phil; Solorio, Jose Subject: Consent Calendar Item Second Reading/Ordinances: 11(B) (One Broadway Plaza(OBP) - Please Pull from Consent Calendar and Vote against Approval without Additional Review and Discussion with City Residents Greetings Mayor and Council Members, I am Mrs. Ellen Koldewey, a resident of the Floral Park neighborhood. I oppose the adoption of Consent Calendar Second Reading/Ordinance Item 11B approving the zoning amendment to One Broadway Plaza (OBP). At the first reading on 4-21-20 only Council Member Iglesias voted to delay approval of this ordinance. For the record I am forwarding my 5-4-20 letter to Council Member Iglesias asking for her continued help regarding this agenda item. From: Ellen Koldewey <mrskold@yahoo.com> Date: May 4, 2020 at 5:38:03 PM PDT To: Ward 6 - Ceci Iglesias <CIglesias@santa-ana.org> Subject: Consent Calendar Item Second Reading/Ordinances: 11(B) (One Broadway Plaza(OBP) - Please Pull from Consent Calendar and Vote against Approval without Additional Review and Discussion with City Residents Greetings Ms. Iglesias, First of all, I would like to thank you for voting against immediate approval of the zoning amendment for One Broadway Plaza (OBP) at the first reading of the ordinance at the last Council Meeting. I agree that City residents should be given a greater opportunity to be heard and a more thorough review be made before the final decision is made on this massive project. Next, I request that at the second reading of the OBP ordinance at the City Council meeting tomorrow you pull the matter from the consent calendar so that there can be continued discussion. This is not the same project that 56% of the voters approved by referendum in 2005. OBP is now a high density residential development rather than a commercial complex. That is a signficant change. Even if the City has decided that another voter referendum is not required to approve this major change in the complex, surely it is in the City's best interest to at least make the effort and take the time to really listen to the City's residents, assess current problems resulting from the change in plans, and ensure that the promises made by the developer are put into an enforceable document such as a Development Agreement (DA). 11