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2828 N. Bristol Street <br /> <br />Planning Manager Ken Adams showed slides of the area adjacent to the 2828 N. Bristol site and <br />commented that staffhad received 15-20 development proposals for the site. He indicated the site <br />was designated Low Density Residential in the General Plan and recommended any development <br />project match the character of the adjacent single family residential areas. <br /> <br />Planning and Governmental Relations Senior Director Mike Vail from the Santa Ana Unified School <br />District reported the District was considering the 15-acre site for a new high school, indicated the first <br />steps had been taken to annex the area from the Orange Unified School District to allow siting the <br />facility within Santa Ana, and noted the Santa Ana School Board would discuss the annexation on <br />October 28. Vail and Adams responded to numerous questions from the audience. <br /> <br />Councilmembers, Planning Commissioners, and the following members of the audience, Michael <br />Macres, Bob Keane, Dan Peters, Ron Heike, Jim Kendrick, Hank Kaita, Don Cribb, Richard Kirwan, <br />and Glenn Stroud expressed comments regarding development of the site that included but were not <br />limited to: minimum lot sizes, lost tax revenue if the site were to be used for a school, safety hazards <br />adjacent to the site (Riverview Golf Course and Santa Ana River), state guidelines regarding school <br />sites, combined impact of the space saver school and proposed high school on the area, need for more <br />school sites in Santa Ana, acquiring land for new schools through eminent domain, increased traffic <br />congestion, and use of the site for a park. <br /> <br />Councilmember Brett Franklin requested the Santa Ana School Board meet with the adjacent <br />neighborhoods to discuss development of 2828 N. Bristol as a high school. <br /> <br />Mayor Pulido indicated continued communication between the City and the District on this site was <br />essential. <br /> <br />RECESS- 8:25 P.M.-8:45 P.M. <br /> <br />90.A. <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />A v Aaves (sic) reported to Council that CommLink had scheduled a meeting for October 23 in the <br />Police Administration Facility Community Room to discuss the issue of banning pushcarts. <br /> <br />2828 N. Bristol (Continued) <br /> <br />In response to an inquiry from Brock Homes President Horace Hogan, Councilmembers indicated <br />the City was still considering alternatives other than a school for development on the 2828 N. Bristol <br />site including a gated residential community and mixed uses that would include a health club. Ernie <br />Vasquez encouraged the Council to remember this site was another "gateway" to Santa Ana. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 298 OCTOBER 20, 1997 <br /> <br /> <br />