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NEGATIVE DECLARATION & APPEAL APPLICATION NO. 521 - VA 85-6 - SANTA ANA BOULEVARD AND BROADWAY Filed by First Presbyterian Church of Santa Ana to appeal the decision of the Planning Cc~anission who approved VA 85-6 to waive a portion of the building height setbacks and a portion of the parking requirement for a 10-story office building on the A-3 Redevelot~nent site. Reco~nended for approval by the Planning C~ission on May 13, 1985, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Uno, Casteix, LaFlarmne, Spevacek Miller, Godinez None The Mayor opened the public hearing on Negative Declaration and Appeal Application No. 521 - VA 85-6. The Clerk of the Council reported that a cc~mnunication had been received frown the First Presbyterian Church authorizing withdrawal of the appeal. Robert Politiski, President of the First Presbyterian Church, infonned Council that the coxmunication was not the original but a copy and that he had conditioned its distribution relative to solving the parking concerns of the First Presbyterian Church. He requested a continuance of the matter to June 17, 1985. James Meehan, developer of the project, citing irmninent cost increases in steel for the project, requested the Council continue with the public hearing. David Ream, Executive Director, Economic Development, explained to Council that the request of the Community Redevelo~nent Agency,. that retail and c~tu,ercial development be included in the project had necessitated the height and parking variances being requested by the developer. Vic Alleman, 2401 N. Rosewood Street, suggested to Council that the City sell the adjacent Santa Ana Hotel to the First Presbyterian Church to alleviate its parking needs. MOTION: Continue consideration of matter to June 17, 1985. The Motion died for lack of a second. The Council recessed at 8:55 p.m., and reconvened at 9:05 p.m., with the same m~nbers present. The Mayor continued the public hearing. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 239 JUNE 3, 1985