ELIZABETH MOULE & STEFANOS POLYZOIDES 1

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SANTA ANA RENAISSANCE SPECIFIC PLAN PROPOSAL Task 2: Charrette week & Feb n,as Purpose: To develop, identify and evaluate the community's desired outcomes for the site and then express and realize those outcomes through the Specific Plan and EIR for the project. This task focuses on taking the knowledge and base -information gained in task C -i to produce the desired outcomes that will become the constituent elements of the Specific Plan. Because the community would like to move expeditiously toward tan- gible results, we propose the charrette as the method to seriously engage the com- munity and identify the desired outcomes to pursue with the Plan area. The Charrette Through the course of the 5 -day charrette, participants will participate in and see the strategies formed by the team that will lead to the preparation of design solutions for the various subjects. Using the interview results from task C -i, the team embarks on ideas and solutions that are applicable and in the realm of possibility and acceptance by the community. Throughout each day, the team holds working meetings for par- ticular subjects with the appropriate parties. By Involving the public and any other stakeholders (e.g., owner's groups, merchants, traffic engineers, public works staff - planning staff, etc.), the team's work progresses confidently toward completion. At the end of each day, the structural content of the Specific Plan evolves and the progress is presented to the participants for review and comment. Each day builds upon the next with participants clearly seeing the progress and results. The charrette concludes with a final presentation to the community by the consultant team. However, depending upon the issues and needs, we also provide daily summary pre- sentations throughout the charrette. On the last day of the charrette, the consensus structural content for the Specific Plan will be presented for review and comment. Community Participation Community Participation will be carried out with patience and enthusiasm by the consultant team in English, and in Spanish if necessary. The Principal in charge of this project, Stefanos Polyzoides, is fluent in Spanish as are several members of the team. Mr. Polyzoides, a former professor at University of Southern California for 20 years is an accomplished public speaker, energetic and effective team leader having conducted over 50 charrettes of this complexity. As all our projects occur largely in the public arena, we are committed to meaningful community involvement that directly involves the community as well as City staff and officials, and have an impressive track record of success in gaining consensus on a wide variety of com- plex and difficult projects. The team is comprised of effective and approachable com- municators and has substantial experience in positively communicating with the public, avoiding the use of jargon or overly technical terms. We understand the com- munity's desire to move expeditiously and propose that the charrette, as we execute it, is the appropriate outreach method. This method of planning enlightens, empow- ers and engages the community because the process brings people with varied inter- ests together to focus on what can happen. We are often in the position of mediator and use our team's depth of experience and talent to both help people envision change and to understand its implications. The entire planning area, including the manufacturing area, will be addressed through the charrette to ultimately be Incorporated into the Specific Plan and EIR. note: please refer to appendix for list of City's charrette-supply responsibilities 16 Focus teams working toward the next review and refined throughout the charrette to