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<br />I. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />the proposed sale of property known as the A-lO site by the <br />Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana to <br />Urbatec. He added that the site was bounded on the north by <br />Third Street, on the west by Spurgeon Street, on the south <br />by First Street, and on the east by the Redevelopment <br />Boundary. He then called upon staff to identify the <br />property and give staff's recommendation. <br /> <br />The Executive Director/Economic Development called upon the <br />Assistant Director of Redevelopment and Real Estate to make <br />the staff presentation. The Assistant Director of <br />Redevelopment and Real Estate pointed out the site map <br />present in the Council Chambers and advised that there were <br />36 parcels in the site which include auto repair and parts <br />shops, paint shops, single family residences, a 10-unit <br />apartment house, muffler shop, machine shop, speedometer <br />shop, upholstery shop, a Salvation Army Center and twelve <br />vacant properties. He then introduced Ms. Cindy Nelson, <br />Project Area Manager, and asked her to make a slide <br />presentation which would indicate the types of uses <br />presently existing on the A-lO site. <br /> <br />After the slide presentation, the Executive Director/ <br />Economic Development introduced the project architect, Mr. <br />Randy Jones of Herb Nadel's office, and asked him to review <br />the proposal for the A-lO site. <br /> <br />Mr. Jones thanked the members of the Agency for the <br />opportunity to appear before them and expressed the <br />enthusiasm Urbatec felt for the proposed development of the <br />A-lO site. He added that, in his opinion, this proposed <br />development would go a long way toward starting the process <br />of revitalizing downtown Santa Ana since it would be <br />bringing a lot of people into the downtown area. He pointed <br />out that it was difficult to assemble a parcel the size of <br />the A-lO site which contains 8 acres and will accommodate <br />approximately 100,000 square feet of retail space. He added <br />that prospective tenants of a shopping center are very <br />particular in their requirements and demands for sites and, <br />if these requirements and demands are not met, they they <br />will quickly move on to a site which will meet their needs. <br />Mr. Jones added that the A-lO site met most of the ideal <br />qualifications for such a center in terms of its size, <br />street access, loading areas, the long dimension of the site <br />on a major street and high visibility. He added that, in <br />addition to a major food market and drug store, there would <br />be three other pads -- two for fast food establishments and <br />one which would possibly be occupied by a major savings and <br />loan. He pointed out that a theme had not as yet been <br />established for the shopping center, but that it would <br />probably be drawn from the surrounding neighborhood. Mr. <br />Jones then made a slide presentation which showed specific <br />themes used in several other shopping centers. <br /> <br />2. <br /> <br />;\(, <br />