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Please accept the following additional comments on the One Broadway project for the City’s review and consideration: • GREEN BUILDING. The City of Santa Ana has adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP). Since the project was approved and the City adopted its CAP, the State has identified a need to further reduce GHG emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Because the project lifetime of this skyscraper is measured in centuries, not decades, the project should be designed to minimize energy use and the state’s transition to a carbon neutral economy. As a result, the project should be constructed to achieve the most energy efficient standards possible, which are the Voluntary Tier 2 standards of the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen). Compliance with the Tier 3 Voluntary Standards will ensure that the parking structure has sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure beyond just the opening-year demand and energy efficiency that exceeds the current 2019 Building and Energy Efficiency Standards (Title 24) standards. • CONSTRUCTION PHASE – PILE DRIVING. Construction of buildings over 11 stories require use of a pile driver, which is very vibration intensive, so much so that it has the potential to disrupt school activities at the nearby El Sol. The applicant should coordinate with the El Sol Charter School to schedule activities in the summer, spring, or winter breaks when school is not in session. Additionally, pile driving should be prohibited in the nighttime as this activity is loud enough to be audible/perceptible even at substantial distances from the project site. • CONSTRUCTION PHASE – NIGHTTIME CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES. While most construction activities will be limited to the hours in the City’s municipal code, there are some activities associated with a multi-story structure like this that will require construction outside these hours when people are more sensitive to noise (e.g., concrete pouring). Because the ambient noise levels in the City are much lower at night, construction activities (which are a different frequency than traffic noise) are audible at substantial distances. For example, nighttime construction activity on 4th Street was audible to residents in the Washington Square neighborhood. The Applicant and the Applicant’s construction contractor should set up a twitter feed and/or webpage to provide updates on construction activities, including road closures, throughout the construction phase to inform residents so we are adequately prepared. • CONSTRUCTION PHASE – NEWER CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT. Since the original project additional mitigation measures are available that reduce air pollution generated by construction activities. The project site is adjacent to disadvantage communities that are disproportionately burdened by poor air quality. Additionally, the project site is directly across the street from the El Sol Charter School. To reduce concentration of air pollutants and sensitive populations, the Applicant should commit to using newer, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier 4 construction equipment for all phases of construction activities. • FIRE SERVICES. At the time of the original project approvals the City had its own fire department, whereas now these services are provided by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA). It is not clear whether or not the local fire stations have ladder equipment or other necessary equipment to serve a building of this height. The Development Agreement should outline the additional facilities requested by the OCFA needed to serve this project and what additional project design features (beyond that required by code) are necessary to reduce fire hazards onsite and ensure that public services in the City are not diminished by the project.