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PUBLIC HEARING MISSION AMBULANCE SERVICE - (Continued) Councilman Herrin's motion, seconded by Councilman Yamamoto, to grant the permit to Mission Ambulance to operate four ambulances within the City of Santa Ana, carried on the following roi1 call vote: AYES: Herrin, Yamamoto, Villa, Evans, NOES: Griset ABSENT: None Patterson, Markel PUBLIC HEARING APPEAL #275 SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT The Director of Planning stated that the variance requested by Derby Land Company would allow construction of a 289-unit apartment complex and commercial development in the It 1 District at 600 N. Fairview Street; that the Santa Ana Unified School District desires to acquire this site for a secondary school in this area. The Clerk reported no written communications had been received, and the Mayor opened the public hearing, which had been continued from July 6. Mr. Wilford Michael, Assistant Superintendent of Business, Santa Ana Unified School , 1405 N. French Street, stated that they are appealing the Planning Commission's approval of VA 71-21 because this property is the only site of approximately 20 acres north of First Street that could be used for construction of a secondary school in this area, and that the School Board is proceeding to purchase the property; that the property is not now in the Santa Ana Unified School District but is being annexed; that students would come from east of Bristol and north of First Street. Mr. Tom White, representing Derby Land Company, 10801 National Boulevard, Los Angeles, spoke in opposition to the appeal. He stated that the appeal should be invalidated, as the Santa Ana Unified School District is not a party to this action and does not own property in the surrounding area; that the site is a bad location for a school due to heavy traffic on the streets in the area, and it is not centrally located in the area it will serve; that the School District does not plan to build in the immediate future, and the developer has spent money for engineering site plans and structural drawings; and that even if the property is rezoned now for the apartment development, the School can condemn the property later when it is ready to build. There were no further proponents or opponents in the matter, and the Mayor declared the public hearing closed. Councilman Evans motion, seconded by Councilman Herrin, to uphold the decision of the Planning Commission and instruct the City Attorney to prepare a Resolution granting Variance Applicat'ion 71-21, failed to carry on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Evans, Herrin, Markel Villa, Griset, Yamamoto, None Patterson CITY COUNCIL -253- July 19, 1971