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<br />(¡ <br /> <br />,J . <br /> <br />February 15,1982 <br />Hon. Gordon Bricken - Page 3 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />No business remains static. It must have the opportunity to increase, and <br />a restaurant cannot expand beyond it's parking availability. The only <br />reason that the option to purchase was requested at the time of the lease <br />was because of my hope to increase the parking area as my business grew. <br /> <br />While the proposed redevelopment project includes my leasing of 21 parking <br />spaces, it also ends that lease on September 17,1984 and totally excludes <br /> <br />~~yO~~~O~t;~e~u~~~~~~gt~~l\r~~e~iYtheT~~~a~~~~s(~~~tt:~~) ~~P~~~b~~i~~~r~:84 <br /> <br />I will have no recourse. This puts my business (and investment) in a most <br />precar&ous position. I cannot survive without parking and certainly no one <br />would purchase my business without parking. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Additiona11y, the construction period of the proposed project will create <br />adverse business conditions (noise, dust, etc.) and the inclusion of the <br />parking area will leave little, if any, parking for patrons. By the time <br />construction is finished and I can again build my business, the parking <br />lease will expire and I will have no parking for customers. <br /> <br />Another matter of concern is the property line of the parking area and the <br />existing Sombrero Street building. The property line of the parking area <br />extends to the outer wall of the building. Portions of the parking area <br />are currently used to store outside refuse containers and beverage tanks. <br />If, in fact, this parking area is taken, I will have no place to locate <br />these service areas, and as you know, they are integral to the operation <br />of a restaurant. <br /> <br />Redeve~opment of Business Climate in Santa Ana <br /> <br />The proposed action by the Redevelopment Agency and the City Council have <br />caused all of the business owners in Santa Ana to take a long, hard look <br />at their own future. What happens to me today can happen to them tomorrow. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />When people invest their dollars, time and heart to open/operate a business, <br />they take risks. We all understand that. The economy, product/service <br />and other factors affect our ability to succeed. One of the things we put <br />faith in is legal agreements with respectable entities. <br /> <br />I consider the City of Santa Ana a respectable entity. The Council speaks <br />publicly of improving and renovating Downtown Santa Ana. The Council that <br />encourages private investment into the future of Santa Ana. The Council <br />comprised of business people who supposedly understand the need for honesty <br />and fair practices. Members of this Council who propose to run for re- <br />election to the Council and to higher office because of their desire f~r <br />"good government". <br /> <br />I~ <br />