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Letter CC7: Pete (2 pages) Late Comment Letter <br />COUNCIL MEETING <br />RELATED DEVELOPMENT SOUTH BRISTOL <br />17 SEP 2024 <br />13 ACRES <br />In various meetings, we've heard folks positively gush about the great 13 acre "park" in this <br />development. Realistically, this is open space only for the residents. No one from outside the <br />development will be going there specifically to enjoy the park, walk the dog, or have fun with the kids. <br />(maybe with an ice cream from Hans') there is nothing in the renderings that resembles a play area or <br />sports facility, much less public restrooms. <br />If there is no playing field, it can't possibly take any pressure off of any of the parks that currently host <br />multiple soccer games, basketball, etc. on every weekend. (more residents will exacerbate the <br />situation) If there is a provision for that, it will be difficult for people to use it. <br />Where are "outside" visitors going to park? They're not going to use valet. Currently in many Santa Ana <br />parks, the leagues bring their own goals, corner flags, etc. That won't be an option. How will they gain <br />access to the area to unload / load equipment? <br />It won't be a convenient walk . How are they going to get their picnic baskets (?), beer and soda coolers, <br />and chairs / umbrellas to the site? That issue currently exists; several parks are under-utilized (for <br />sports) because of access issues. (e.g. Lili King... really can't park unless we pay off / twist the arms of <br />SALISD. Sandpointe... constant street parking already filled. <br />There are folks that think the addition of 13 acres to the City resume is a great thing; and any increase <br />helps. But the over-all value to everyone outside of the property is marginal. There will be resistance to <br />any organized sports if it upsets in any way the atmosphere of expensive luxury apartments. Referees' <br />whistles, boisterous players, cheering, fans and their kids are not part of this development; not to <br />mention evening practices and pick-up games. If you visit a "league play" day in a Santa Ana park, you <br />know that activity would not work in this development. <br />If this is truly a windfall for the city, it should have provisions for weekend organized sports for the <br />community. It should be ironclad in the Development Agreement. We know from sad experience that <br />terms of Development Agreements are not always met (see Nexus NS2691). Any less -active amenities, <br />tennis or pickle ball, for example, will undoubtedly be restricted by "reservations," card or code access, <br />lack of restroom access, and parking issues. And consider that tennis / pickleball in Sandpointe isn't <br />exactly booked solid. <br />The open space is private. Santa Ana Parks has not been a part of the discussion. There are no <br />guarantees; and this isn't the windfall that some proclaim it to be. It is illusional. <br />EIR / Quality of Life <br />The area surrounding this proposed development will be subject to high disruptions in the quality of life; <br />up to 15-20 years of construction issues, culminating in a 260% increase in "unmitigable" traffic by phase <br />II. They propose to use commercial ride sharing, which only INCREASES the number of trips V. a <br />personal vehicle. <br />Macarthur is already the de facto alternate for issues on the 405. <br />This is in an area that already has some of the busiest intersections in the County. Between Thanksgiving <br />and Lunar New Year, the area is already frequently gridlocked. <br />35 <br />CC7.1 <br />CC7.2 <br />