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PUBLIC REARING - EIR NO. 76-9 Mayor Gmrthe announced AMENDMENT TO GENERAL PLAN that this was the time RESOLUTION 7?-5 ADOPTED and place for the public hearing of the Environ- mental Impact Report and Amendment to the Land Use and Open Space Elements of the General Plan to delete 20.4 acres on the south side of Segerstrom Avenue, approximately 400 feet east of Bristol Street from the Open Space Element and redesignating it as low density residential. Councilman Bricken stated that his firm had participated in the preparation of the Environmental Impact Report, declared a conflict of interest, and left the Council Chambers. Planning Director Charles Zimmerman~ stated that after a public hearing held on December 15, 1976 the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the amendment to the General Plan for the subject site from Parks, Recreation and Open Space to Low Density Residential, and deletion-of the site from the Open Space Element of the General Plan; that the property was to be a school site, but was declared surplus and sold to the William Lyon Company; that Tentative Tract Map 9622 has been submitted creating 107 lots to be used for single family resi- dences; that the block-wall adjacent to the commercial develop- ment as well as along the Pacific Electric Railroad will be eight feet high, and the wall along Segerstrom Avenue shall be six feet high, decorative, and have insets for trees. Gary Frye, 5211 Highland, Yorba Linda, representing the William Lyon Company, stated that sight lines from the apartments had been checked; that one rear bedroom window that could cause a privacy problem could be moved from the rear to the side of the house; that a seven foot wall will be built adjacent to the baseball diamond; and that the developer had attempted to upgrade the area and address the concerns of the Council. Gerald Lance of the Santa Ana Unified School District urged Council to approve the General Plan Amendment, the zone change and the tract map. A letter dated January 17, 1977 to Mr. Peter Ochs, President of the William Lyon Co., from Charles Kenney, Superintendent of the Santa Ana Unified School District, to the effect that the District had no plans to light the baseball field at Saddleback High School, was received and filed by unanimous informal agreement. There were no other proponents or opponents, and the Mayor closed the public hearing. On the motion of Councilman Brandt, seconded by Councilman Evans, and carried 6:0, with Councilman Bricken abstaining, Draft Environmental Impact Report No. 76-9, and all written materials and verbal comments pertaining thereto were adopted as the.Final Environmental Impact Report, and it was certified that the Report had been completed in compliance with CEQA and the City's rules and regulations, and that the Council had reviewed and considered the information contained therein; and the following resolution was adopted: RESOLUTION NO. 77-5 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE LAND USE AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN BY RBDESIGNATING 20.4 ACRES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SEGERSTROM AVE- NUB, 400 FEET EAST OF BRISTOL STREET, FROM OPEN SPACE TO LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. CA ?8.5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 55 JANUARY 17, 1977