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ORDINANCE NS-1312 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE-CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 741 FILED BY BERT WEBB AND KING MANOR, INC., RBZONING PROPERTY FROM THE C2 (GENERAL COMMERCIAL) DISTRICT'TO THE R2-PRD (PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) DISTRICT, AND AMENDING SECTIONAL DISTRICT MAP 25-5-10. CA 10 PUBLIC HEARING - STREET ALIGN- Mayor Garthe announced MENT 1SB , FLOWI~R ST. - APPROVED that this was the time ORD. NS-1313 -FIRST READING and place for the public hearing of the Negative Declaration and Specific Plan for Street Alignment No. 1SB - Flower Street between Civic Center Drive and Seventeenth Street. Public Works Director John Stevens stated that on May 17 he brought before the Council the proposal to reduce the width of Flower Street from 64 feet to S8 feet, thus.eliminating the'need for 6 feet on the easterly side of the street; that the new alignment would allow for clearance of all the build- ings on the easterly side of the street effecting a savings of $150,000, $114,000 in right of way costs, and $36,000 in construction costs; that instead of a raised median, there will be a painted 10 foot channelization with adjacent lanes 11 feet wide; that the painted channelization will allow turns into driveways; and that the Planning Commission recom- mends approval. Those speaking in opposition to the specific street alignment of Mlower Street between Civic Center Drive and Seventeenth Street were: Irene Pimental, 1416 South Flower Helen Younger, 41510 Orange Place, Sue Reed, 1420 North Flower Hemet The objections were to.the loss of the-parkway trees, to the taking of property from both sides, and acquisition costs; and that more consideration is being given to the movement of traffic than to the quality of life. There were no further speakers; Mayor Garthe closed-the public hearing. Councilman Ward said that Flower Street is one of the prettiest in the City; that he has been to the Park Board stating his concern about preserving the character of the street. Councilman Bricken said that trees are a renewable resource, but that maybe Staff has not taken a very creative look at the question; that Staff might consider some 0thor form of treatment, mounding or berming, to give some esthetic quali- ties on the side of the street; that he would like to see if Staff can treat the parkway rather than planting three-year old trees, give it a little more "oomph" and preserve the quality by doing something a little bit more than what is planned; and that in the long run the street has to be widened. Councilman Evans stated that maybe the money could be used elsewhere to provide routes to the downtown area and Civic Center. Councilman Brandt agreed by saying that we ought to work on Bristol and Broadway as the traffic routes to the Civic Center. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 280 JULY 19, 1976