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<br />May 11, 2020 <br /> <br />Via Email <br /> <br />Mark McLoughlin, Chair <br />Cynthia Conteras-Leo, Vice Chair <br />Thai V. Phan, Commissioner <br />Norma Garcia, Commissioner <br />Kenneth Nguyen, Commissioner <br />Felix Rivera, Commissioner <br />Angie Cano, Commissioner <br />Santa Ana Planning Commission <br />Santa Ana Council Chambers <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Floor <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />ecomments@santa-ana.org <br />Jerry C Guevara, Assistant Planner I <br />City of Santa Ana Planning and Building <br />Agency <br />PO Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />jguevara@santa-ana.org <br /> <br />Sarah Bernal <br />Recording Secretary <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza – M20 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />ecomments@santa-ana.org <br /> <br /> <br />Re: Final Environmental Impact Report for the Bowery Mixed-Use Project (SCH <br />No. 2019080011) <br /> <br />Dear Honorable Commissioners: <br /> <br />I am writing on behalf of Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility and its <br />members living and working in and around the City of Santa Ana (collectively “SAFER”) <br />regarding the Final Environmental Impact Report (“FEIR”) prepared for the Bowery Mixed-Use <br />Project, located in Santa Ana, California (SCH No. 2019080011) (“Project”). After reviewing <br />the FEIR, together with our consultants, it is clear that the document fails to comply with CEQA, <br />and fails to adequately analyze and mitigate the Project’s impacts. <br /> <br />Certified Industrial Hygienist, Francis “Bud” Offermann, PE, CIH, has conducted a <br />review of the Project, the EIR and relevant appendices regarding the Project’s indoor air <br />emissions. Mr. Offerman concludes that it is likely that the Project will expose future residents of <br />the Project to significant impacts related to indoor air quality, and in particular, emissions of the <br />cancer-causing chemical formaldehyde. Mr. Offermann is one of the world’s leading experts on <br />indoor air quality and has published extensively on the topic. Mr. Offerman’s expert comments <br />and CV are attached hereto as Exhibit A. <br />