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Southwest Fountain States Regional Council of Carpenters <br />Ha111eseuting Carpenters in Southern California. Nevada. Arizona, Utah, New Mexico. <br />Colorado. Eastern Washington. Idaho. Montana. and Wyoming <br />Frank Hawk Pete Rodriguez Scan Hartrantt <br />President ResutiveSeeretary Treasurer/CEC Vice Pres JO <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 />Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, <br />�, sdCih'rwli:51 �� <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 15L deadline. As such, we have no objection to <br />staffs 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 />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 />�i�a :7Grrir�zra <br />John Hanna <br />Government Affairs <br />Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters <br />533 S. Frr'mnnt Ave.. 101h FI. [us Angeles. CA 90071 <br />[2131385-1457 Fax; [2t31385-3759 <br />