Item 26 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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Related Bristol Specific Plan Entitlements & Development Agreement (3600 S. Bristol St.) and Staff Resolution Modifying Parking Districts in the Surrounding Area October 1, 2024 Page 26 approximately one hour and twenty minutes addressing questions submitted by the audience. In addition to the Sunshine Ordinance community meetings, the applicant has held over 200 meetings with local and regional stakeholders and met with 18 individual Neighborhood Associations on 18 separate occasions. These Neighborhood Associations and communities include: Metro Classic, Sandpointe, South Coast, Rosewood Baker, Morning Sunwood, Thornton Park, Wilshire Square, Floral Park, French Park, Republic Homes, South Coast Shores, as well as St. Albans condominiums. The applicant also met with 12 community organizations and 11 business organizations, either at the Welcome Center project site or by partaking in community events, such as outdoor concerts, the Downtown Santa Ana ArtWalk, and community and service organization meetings. Lastly, the applicant has met with existing businesses on the project site to inform various small and large businesses of the proposed SP. Planning Commission Work -Study Session A Planning Commission work-study session was held on March 13, 2023, during which members of the Planning Commission were provided a presentation on the draft specific plan, its status at the time of the work-study session, and an opportunity to provide general comments and pose questions. The public comment portion of the meeting was opened to allow for any project -related public comment on the project. General comments and questions received during this workshop are detailed in the Specific Plan document, but centered primarily on infrastructure and improvements, traffic, permissible uses, housing, fiscal impacts, parking, public safety, subdivisions, community engagement, and retention of existing onsite businesses and services. Online Content The applicant created a project website to gather input from those who could not attend in -person meetings. The applicant's website includes a section on Questions and Answers (Q&A) as well as polling and is available in the English, Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese. According to the applicant, to date over 1,400 responses have been given to the Q&A and polling. Further, a project email and phone number was established to provide further opportunities to provide input. Lastly, the applicant's online outreach included social media webpages and advertisements designed to solicit feedback on the project. As required by the Sunshine Ordinance, the City also established a project webpage. The webpage has been routinely updated with Sunshine Ordinance meeting materials, project information, key meeting dates, draft environmental documents, and the draft specific plan. The webpage also contains the City's contact information with a direct