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WARNER AVENUE - SOUTH <br />COMMUNITY PLAN STUDY - ~Continued) <br /> <br />Mrs. Sylvia Zaitz, 621 W. Murphy, stated she represented the Taft PTA; <br />that they are aware a study is being made, and they would like to stop the <br />granting of variances for multi-family dwellings; that they are re questing the <br />Council to work with the School Board in planning the development of the <br />area; and that they urge the adoption of a lower density plan. <br /> <br />Mr. V.A. Paleno, 1501 W. San Lorenzo, representing the Republic Homeowr~rs' <br />Association, stated that the plans proposed increase the density with inadequate <br />facilities to support this growth, and requested that the homeowners be provided <br />an opportunity to review any plan prior to approval by Council. <br /> <br />Mro Charles Davis, 3134 S. Rita Way, representing the Segerstrom-Republic <br />Homeowners' Association, stated that he has two small children, and in order <br />to reach the nearest park they must cross major arterials; that when they <br />purchased their home they were assured there would be parks near it, but now <br />they are told there are no funds available to build parks° <br /> <br />Mr. Kenneth Beisner, 1510 Carriage Drive, and Mr. Robert Westrnyer, 922 W. <br />Bell, also requested that Council delay any action in this matter until further <br />studies can be made of the school situation. <br /> <br />Mr. Van Stevens, Pacific Investments, 1840 E. 17th Street, stated he was <br />representing Monterey Park Land Development Company; that they own land at <br />the southeast corner of Raitt Street and Segerstrom Avenue; that in the area east <br />of Bristol there is a 10-acre park; that some of the land was acquired by admission <br />to the City of Santa Ana well after the adoption of the General Plan; that his company <br />is not objecting to a 90-day construction moratorium, nor to the people of the <br />community participating in a decision, nor to schools doing what is necessary:to <br />aecure adequate education for the area; that they are objecting to a year's continuation <br />on the decisionst.hat the property owners in this area have already had; that they <br />have filed a subdivision map which has started a series of legal requirements that <br />will necessitate a decision on the part of the local government. He further stated <br />that he had asked the Planning Del~artment where they obtained the figures of people <br />per unit and was told it came from the 1965 General Plan; that there was a 1970 <br />census which was available to the staff in the preparation of the alternatives <br />presented. <br /> <br />Councilman Herrin's motion, seconded by Councilman Patterson, to extend Mr. <br />Van Stevens' speaking time beyond the five-minute limit, was unanimously carried. <br /> <br />Mr. Van Stevens stated that the acreage for parks in Plans A, B, and C is the same; <br />that the cost chart was based on an internal projection of anticipated gross costs but <br />that it was presented as a net cost to the cornrnunity; that it does not have built into <br />it subventions for streets, sewers, and various alternative revenues; that no area in <br />Santa Aha other than downtown proper will produce the property tax and retail sales <br />tax revenue of this area; that the Council and the neighborhood are dealing with a <br />set of faulty data; that Pacific Investments will accept the personal word of the City <br />Manager of this City, if in future discussions of this subject he will attest that he <br />has reviewed the data, that it is internally consistent, and that the neighborhood <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL -88- February 22, 1972 <br /> <br /> <br />