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Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters <br />Representing Carpenters in Southern California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, <br />Colorado, Eastern Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming <br />Frank Hawk Pete Rodriguez Sean Hartranft <br />President <br />June 20, 2023 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />P.O. BOX 1988 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />Executive Secretary-Treasurer/CEo <br />Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, <br />Vice President <br />As a proud co-sponsor of AB 2011, the Affordable Housing & High Road Jobs Act of 2022, the Southwest <br />Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters (SWMSRCC) remains deeply committed to safeguarding the <br />beneficial impacts of this legislation. AB 2011 stands as a vital measure to expedite the construction of roughly 2 <br />million units of affordable and mixed -income housing and create strong labor protections to ensure that all workers <br />on these jobs earn high wages and comprehensive healthcare benefits. <br />After carefully reviewing the City of Santa Ana's proposed resolution to exempt certain parcels from AB 2011, we <br />acknowledge and understand the City's urgency of meeting the July I" deadline. As such, we have no objection to <br />staff s recommendation to approve the resolution at this time. <br />However, we would like to recommend some additional actions for the City Council to consider: <br />1. Remove the parcels attached to this letter from the exempt table and establish a sunset date for the exempted <br />parcels. <br />2. Create a land -use map that clearly indicates the location of new AB 2011 alternative parcels <br />3. Codify the AB 2011 alternative parcels through an ordinance, rather than a resolution. We believe that <br />rezoning hundreds of parcels without CEQA consideration through a resolution could potentially expose the <br />City to litigation. By codifying the changes via an ordinance, the City can invoke the provisions of <br />65912.114(o) and 65912.124(o) and exempt itself from CEQA requirements. <br />Implementing these recommendations will not only address some of the concerns raised by California's Department <br />of Housing and Community Development (HCD), but it will also allow the City to protect commercial spaces near <br />residential neighborhoods while maximizing the benefits of AB 2011. <br />Thank you for your attention to this matter. We look forward to working together to create additional housing <br />opportunities and promote the well-being of our community. <br />Sincerely, <br />John Hanna <br />Government Affairs <br />Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters <br />533 S. Fremont Ave., 10th FI. Los Angeles, CA 90D71 <br />[2131385-1457 Fax: [2131385-3759 <br />