80A - JOINT PH - TRANSIT ZONING CODE, FINAL EIR, SPECIFIC PLAN ETC. - ORIGINAL PACKET PROVIDED TO COUNCIL

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STATION A`N'ION ISTRICT COMMUNITY ISSUES MOU This Memorandum of Understanding "M U" shall, for purpose of identification, shall be dated of this 7th day of June, 2010. The signatories to this MOU are the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Ana, (the "Agency"), the City of Santa Aria, (the "City"), "), n the constituent members of the Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible T evel opment List Organizations Here] 0ointly, the "Collaborative"). Factual Settiniz and, Background i 1. The Agency and the City are in the process ofjointly studying and planning redevelopment of portion of the City surrounding the Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center the "SARTC" (tile "Station District Study"). The area tinder study consists of approximately 94 acres (the "Station District" ) and includes residential, commercial and industrial properties Surrounding the SA RTC including the Lacy neighborhood, the SA RTC and County of Orange-owned land cast of the SA RTC. See Exhibit A. 2, The backbone of the Station District Study is the proposed specific development ordinance called the Transit Zoning Code the "`T ZC" ) which establishes a comprehensive land use plan for the properties that are within the Station District Study area. 3. The Agency's initial role in the Station District Study is proposed redevelopment of approx im ate ly 6 non-co ntigu ou s acres in the Lacy Neighborhood generally bounded by Santa Ana Blvd., Poinsettia, ettia, rown and Mortimer streets (the "Agency Parcels"). The Agency is ne otiating a d i spos i t i o n and development agreement the ` D D A" with a joint development team composed of the Related Companies and Griffin Fealty the "Develop er" for construction of a range of rental and home-ownership low-moderate income housing on the Agency Parcels (the "Affordable Housing Project'). The Agency is also in preliminary discussions with the Developer per• for a master plan of development for properties in the Station District on and adjacent to the SA1 TC owned by the City, the Agency and the County of Orange for transit oriented development the "SAI TC Master plan"). 4. Along with the Affordable Housing Project, the City and the Agency intend to develop certain community unity tenures including a community unity par #1 and a joint use community center. The joint use community center would be developed in partnership with the Santa Ana Unified School District the "SA US " at Garfield Elementary School which is adjacent to the Affordable Housing Project in the Lacy Neighborhood. 5. Members of the Collaborative have eye forward raising a wide range of community iswes, seeking agreement and further assurances from the City and the Agency regarding resolution of those issues. Among the community issues are those to be addressed in this MOLD as follows: Dousing Issues; Cultural and Historic Preservation Issues; Open Space Issues; Issues Affecting Small Business and Workers; ers; acrd Safety Issues. F. As signatories to this M U, the Agency, the City and the Collaborative seek to: 1 identify specific tennis of the I I A, EIR or other formal City or Agency action that will implement