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P: (626) 314-3821 0 139 South Hudson Avenue <br />F: (626) 389-5414 Mitchell M. Tsai Suite 200 <br />E: info@mitchtsailaw.com Attorney At Law Pasadena, California 91101 <br />VIA E-MAIL <br />August 17, 2023 <br />Pedro Gomez <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Centre Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />Em:12 o� santa-ana.org <br />RE: Appeal No. 2023-03: Cabrillo Town Center Project <br />Dear Mr. Gomez and City of Santa Ana, <br />On behalf of the Southwest Mountain States Regional Council of Carpenters <br />("Southwest Mountain States Carpenters" or "SWMSRCC"), my Office is <br />submitting these supplemental comments to the City of Santa Ana ("City") regarding <br />its appeal, No. 2023-03, of the Planning Commission's approval of the Cabrillo Town <br />Center project (Project"). <br />The Project proposes construction of a mixed -use 5-story wrap development with <br />26,800 sqft. of leasable commercial space, 449 residential units, a townhome <br />community with six 3-story buildings containing 58 units, and associated parking, <br />open space, landscaping, and amenities. <br />The Southwest Mountain States Carpenters is a labor union representing 63,000 union <br />carpenters in 10 states, including California, and has a strong interest in well -ordered <br />land use planning and in addressing the environmental impacts of development <br />projects. Individual members of SWMSRCC live, work, and recreate in the City and <br />surrounding communities and would be directly affected by the Project's <br />environmental impacts. <br />The Southwest Mountain States Carpenters incorporates by reference all previously <br />submitted comments raising issues regarding the environmental assessment for the <br />Project, including but not limited to its April 24, 2023; May 3, 2023; and May 16, 2023 <br />comment. See Citi-Zens for Clean Energy v City of iloodland (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 173, <br />City Council 18 — 290 10/3/2023 <br />