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RECESS with the At 4:55 P.M. Vice Mayor Ward recessed the meet- ing; at 5:04 P.M. the meeting was reconvened same Council members present. CITY SOCIAL ELEMENT The letter dated Decem- CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ber 13, 1977, and "A REPORT FILED; APPOINTMENT AUTHORIZED Report on the Development of a Social Element" submitted by the Human Relations Commission was received and filed, and Staff and Commission directed to prepare an imple- mentation schedule, to appoint a citizens advisory committee and to develop a request for proposals for a consultant, so that the program can be implemented by July 1, 1978, on the unani- mously carried 5:0 motion of Councilman Yamamoto, seconded by Councilman Brandt. Roy Uno, .Chairman of the Human Relations Commission, stated that when the City reorganized the HRC, the Commission accepted the task of assisting in the overall development of a Social Element for the City; that the Commission interviewed consultants who have worked on social elements in other cities; that they concluded that it was necessary to properly define a social element, to outline the scope of the project; and to engage a consultant to prepare the necessary materials and provide the guidance to prepare a needs assessment of the City. City Manager Bruce is an optional one have not. Spragg pointed out that the Social Element that some cities have adopted and others CA 78.3i EIR - ORANGE TOWERS PROJECT Following the presenta- CITY OF ORANGE tion by owner/developer David CONTINUED TO EVENING MEETING Termohlen,and by unanimous informal consent, Council agreed to discuss the Environmental Impact Report and Orange Towers Project again during the evening Agenda in conjunction with the discussion also continued to the evening of the Santiago Creek Plan and Environmental Impact Report. Mr. Termohlen, owner/developer of the Project in the City of Orange, stated that a traffic study had been made that showed that 25% of the traffic generated would use Main Street; that only 4.5% of the traffic would use the streets around Santiago Park and travel to the south, but the EIR did not reflect any figure below 5% because of the relatively low impact; that he plans to have a "No Left Turn" from the building, and into the building, from Santa Ana. Mr. Termohlen continued by stating that he has been in Santa Ana since 1960 and a licensed architect since 1971; that he has been looking at the site for many years; and that it is an appropriate one for this high rise development; that it is a 5.72 acre site with condominium units to be fully guarded, for adults only; that the project will be extensively landscaped, with a Japanese garden as well as a swimming pool, and a fully equipped health studio. He further stated that he would donate $200,000 to the City for the development of Santiago Park, and concluded by saying that he is proud of the project and intends to live in it himself. City Manager Bruce Spragg informed Council that a meeting had been held with 140 of the residents of the northern area of Santa Ana who would be impacted by the proposed development, and they had been informed that the matter would be discussed by Council at the evening meeting. (Minutes Page 470) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES DECEMBER 19, 1977