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Via F-Mail <br />August 31, 2020 <br />Honorable Mayor Miguel Pulido <br />Honorable City Council Members <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Re: The Russell Fischer Partnership, LP 2019 <br />Approvals <br />Dear Honorable Mayor Pulido and Honorable City Council Members: <br />In September 2019, the City of Santa Ana ("City") Planning Commission issued approvals <br />to The Russell Fischer Partnership, L.P. ("RE"), for RE to develop an automated car wash, fuel <br />.cation and convenience store C'2019 Project"). In connection with the 2019 Project, die Planning <br />Commission issued the following approvals: Resolution No. 2019-35. approving Conditional Use <br />Permit No. 2019-30 to allow a ear wash; Resolution No. 2019-36. approving an amendment to <br />Variance No. 2015-10; and Resolution No. 2019-37, approving Conditional Use Permit No. <br />2019-31 to allow 24-hour operations of a retail store. The City determined that the 2019 Projca <br />was eligible for a CEQA Class 321n-fill Development Exemption ("CEQA Exemption"). <br />Resolution Nos. 2019-35.2019-36 and 2019-37 and the CEQA Exemption are collectively tic <br />"2019 Approvals". <br />RE has chosen to not move forward with the development of the 2019 Project, Due to <br />dramatic changes in the economy caused by the COV ID-19 pandemic, RE sales and profits have <br />substantially decreased. RE went almost two months without generating any income, while RE paid <br />all business expenses, including employee wages. 'therefore, by this letter, RE hereby requests rice <br />City Council to rescind the 2019 Approvals. As a condition precedent to RE's request for rescission <br />of the 2019 Approvals, the City Council is to approve the settlement agreement which has been <br />reached between RE and the City. 'I his condition precedent may be waived, ifat all. solely by PK if <br />tie City does not approve die settlement agreement. ten KF's request to rescind the 2019 <br />Approvals is hereby withdrawn. V <br />V <br />Chase Russell <br />cc : Ms. Kristine Ridge <br />Sonia Carvalho, Esq. <br />Alisha Winlerswyc4, Esq. <br />