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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1258 PAGE 2 WHEREAS, the Community Redevelopment Commission of the City of Santa Ana which is the duly designated and acting of- ficial body of the Community Redevelopment Agency, and the Project Area Committee, have submitted to the City Council their report and recommendations respecting the Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Project Area; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Redevelop- ment Plan adding land to the Project Area in order to recognize the strong interdependence between the downtown commercial core which constitutes the existing Project Area and the northern retail center surrounding Fashion Square; and WHEREAS, these two areas constitute the primary center of business and commercial activity in the City of Santa Ana; and WHEREAS, the amendment proposes to develop these two areas as complimentary rather than competing centers of commerce and business; and WHEREAS, to strengthen the interdependence of these two areas, the Amendment to the RedeVelopment Plan proposes to im- prove the traffic corridors between these two areas. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the proposed changes to the Amendment of the Redevelopment Plan of the City of Santa Aha Redevelopment Project dated April 2, 1975, which changes are dated May 9, 1975, (hereinafter referred to as ("The Changes") are hereby adopted and are incorporated into the aforesaid Amendment to the Rede- velopment Plan dated April 2, 1975. SECTION 2: That the purposes and intent of the City Coun- cil with respect to the Project Area are to eliminate and to prevent the development or spread of conditions of slum and blight existing in the Project Area, to protect and promote the sound development and redevelopment of said blighted area and the general welfare of the inhabitants of the communities in which they exist by remedying such injurious conditions through the employment of all appropriate means and thereby alleviate the problems of crime prevention and correction, preserve the public health and safety, and make possible the maintenance of adequate police, fire, and accident protection and other neces- sary public services and facilities in the Project Area. SECTION 3: That the Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan City of Santa Ana Project, dated April 2, 1975, and the changes to the Amendment dated May 9, 1975, (hereinafter collectively referred to as the Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan) copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Santa Ana, California, are by this reference incorporated herein and made a part of this Ordinance with the same force and effect as though set forth fully herein. SECTION 4: That the herein approved Amendment to the Re- development Plan dated April 2, 1975, including the changes to the Amendment dated May 9, 1975, together with the unamended portions of the original Redevelopment Plan dated June 26, 1973, is hereby designated as the official Redevelopment Plan of the City of Santa Ana Redevelopment Project, and herein referred to as "Redevelopment Plan".