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stated in their parking study, a need for approximately 500 additional parking spaces in the downtown area, and acquisition of the Rescue Mission would aid in accomplishing this objective. Lack of adequate and displaced parking would be detrimental to the project. . The Chairman then requested that the owners and/or representatives of the Rescue Mission address the podium. Mr. Thomas M. Whaling, Attorney for Missionaries at Home, stated that he felt the Rescue Mission was not needed for additional parking, due to the fact that there was abundant parking immediately across the street that was not filled. He also stated that the Rescue Mission was the only parcel being sought; not the parcels abutting either side. Mr. Whaling stated that the Rescue Mission has attempted to negotiate to purchase another site for the Rescue Mission, but they keep running into problems. He stated that he received a phone call from the owner of the property with whom they are presently negotiating, stating that he was under political pressure not to sell his property to the Rescue Mission. . Mr. Whaling further stated that the Rescue Mission does not create the problems, such as drunks in the downtown, it helps to solve those problems by assisting those who need help. A 20 minute slide presentation was shown explaining the Mission's function. After the slide presentation, Mr. Whaling presented the Executive Director with a petition, with approximately 300 signatures, in support of the Rescue Mission, requesting that the City Council issue a .Use permit" for the Rescue Mission to be relocated to the Butterfield property, located at 220 East Third Street in Santa Ana. The Executive Director reported to the Agency that at the time the agenda packet was prepared, staff had included all correspondence received regarding the Rescue Mission, and since that time staff had received additional correspondence, which was handed out to the Agency prior to the start of the meeting. More correspondence, telegrams and phone calls were received this afternoon in support of the Rescue Mission. The Executive Director read all of the names from the additional correspondence. They are as follows: . . Barbara Specht, phoned Betty Hittenberger, phoned Dale Donnell, phoned Margo Olsen, phoned John pasic, phoned Terrence Sherry, phoned Beatrice Thompson, phoned Tim Wallace, phoned Steve Littman, phoned Michael Myer, phoned Alice Stewart, phoned Gail and Peter Oehs, phoned Mrs. Robert Kegerize, phoned Melvin Land, phoned Virginia Fogg, phoned Donald Anderson, phoned Christina Martinex, phoned Maria Beckman, phoned Mrs. Flotree, phoned Brenda Tieszen, phoned Dan Warner, phoned -7-