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Flores, Dora From: Sent: To: Subject: Dear Mayor and City Council, Hersel Zahab <Hzahab@ldc-ce.com> Monday, August 17, 2020 5:49 AM eComment Santa Ana Inclusionary Zoning My name is Hersel Zahab and have maintained my office in Santa Ana for over 11 years, and I am in strong support of reducing the $15 per square foot Housing Opportunity Ordinance fee to $5 for ALL Projects - both proposed and entitled, and giving the entitled projects a year to be eligible for the reduced fee. Due to the pandemic, and the fact that not ONE development has pulled a permit under the current $15 dollar fee, now is the time to give all projects the staff proposed $5 option - especially projects that are so close to construction. Further, mandating any type of labor can have significant consequences on the cost and viability of a project. In no way am I opposed to skilled or union labor, but these decisions should be made by the applicant and not mandated as a blanket policy by the City. As a member of the Building Industry Association, I thank you for bringing this topic forward and considering the positive impacts reducing this regulation will have on my industry and the residents of Santa Ana. Thank you, Hersel M. Zahab, P.E. Principal (714) 557-7700 ext. 6 Land Development J Consultants — forward thinking, forward planning 1520 Brookhollow Dr., Ste 33, Santa Ana, CA 92705 www.ldccivilengineers.com The information and any files attached to this email are confidential and property of Land Development Consultants and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are not authorized to peruse and must not disclose, copy, distribute, or retain this message or any part thereof. If you have received this message in error please contact us at once, so that we may take the appropriate action and avoid troubling you further.