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<br />June 29, 2004 <br /> <br />City Clerk <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor <br /> <br />JUH 30 <br /> <br />9 t¡9 AH 'OLl <br /> <br />GLL . <br />CITY 01 <br /> <br />i::: ~ ,':, ti ~.A <br /> <br />PO Box 1988-M30 <br /> <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br /> <br />I understand that on Tuesday, July 6, 2004 the Santa Ana City Council will vote on the <br />proposed One Broadway Plaza. I also understand that construction of this 37-story structure <br />provides for the re-opening of Tenth Street between Main Street and Sycamore and this street <br />would be subject to use by many cars each day. <br /> <br />My child is a student at Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA) and must cross that <br />section of Tenth Street several times a day. I am writing to express my concern for the <br />safety of OCHSA students if Tenth Street is re--opened and to ask that you instead <br />move to abandon Tenth Street to OCHSA. <br /> <br />As the council noted in Resolution Number 2000-059, the closure of Tenth Street is necessary <br />to protect the students attending OCHSA. This resolution was passed when fewer cars used <br />Tenth Street each day. Opening Tenth Street, with no more protection for students than a <br />crosswalk, endangers more than 1,300 OCHSA students, including my child. In resolution <br />2000-059, you found: <br /> <br />(1) TENTII STREET IS NOT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO <br />ABUTTING PROPERTY; <br /> <br />(2) TENTH STREET DIVIDES THE OCHSA CAMPUS; AND <br /> <br />(3) CLOSING TENTH STREET IS NECESSARY TO PROTECT TIm STUDENTS. <br /> <br />All three of those factors remain true today. Tenth Street is not necessary to provide access to <br />the abutting property, even with the proposed One Broadway Plaza project. It is merely a <br />convenience for the project and access is available on other streets. Tenth Street still divides <br />the school and closing Tenth Street remains necessary to protect students. In fact, OCHSA has <br />grown from 800 to 1,300 students since the time ofthat resolution. The risk now is even <br />greater than it was in 2000. It is clear that OCHSA is succeeding and is here to stay. <br />Therefore, the City should not only leave Tenth Street closed, the street should be abandoned <br />so that the school can use it for much needed open space. This should be done regardless of <br />whether the project is approved or rejected. <br /> <br />75F<41 <br />