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<br />introduced Mr. VerLyn Jensen who in turn introduced Mr. <br />Timothy Unger to speak on behalf on Barratt-Irvine, a <br />division of Barratt Development PLC, Britain's largest <br />homebuilder. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Barratt's proposal provided two options of condominium <br />development: 182 units at 19 dwelling units per acre or 132 <br />units at 14 units per acre. <br /> <br />The Interim City Manager then introduced Mr. John Melcher of <br />Lewis Homes, Inc. Lewis Homes has been building homes <br />continuously for more than 25 years, constructing over <br />18,000 single family units. <br /> <br />Lewis' proposal provided for a walled and gated community of <br />128 one- and two-story townhouses. <br /> <br />The Interim City Manager invited Mr. Robert Galloway of <br />Kaufman and Broad to make his firm's presentation. Kaufman <br />and Broad have 26 years of experience with annual revenues <br />of 1/2 billion dollars and assets exceeding one billion <br />dollars. They have constructed over 140,000 homes in North <br />America and Western Europe. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Kaufman and Broad's proposal provides for the construction <br />of 83 single family detached homes. In response to a <br />question from Mrs. McGuigan, Mr. Galloway stated that the <br />price range of the project would be $85,000-$90,000, with <br />the total program $7-8 million dollars. <br /> <br />In response to questions from Chairman Luxembourger, the <br />Interim City Manager stated that the utilities will be <br />underground. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Mr. Griset stated that it was tremendous to see three <br />quality firms not only submitting proposals but showing a <br />continued interest in developing in Santa Ana. He stated <br />further that Mr. Young, who was unable to attend the <br />meeting, expressed a desire to have the item continued to a <br />special work study session on February 6th at 1:00 P.M. to <br />discuss the issue of single-family homes versus multi-family <br />homes for that part of town. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Mr. Griset, seconded by Mr. Acosta and <br />carried unanimously (5:0) to continue this item to a study <br />session at 1:00 P.M. on February 6 and schedule a final <br />decision at the next regularly scheduled meeting on February <br />21. <br /> <br />Mr. Johnson stated that since this development falls within <br />the Garden Grove School District, he would like staff to <br />contact a representative of the School District to discuss <br />