80A - TRANSIT CODE AND STATION DISTRICT - AGENDA REPORT ONLY

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JT PH CC-CRA Station District Phase I June 7, 2010 Page 8 Street would be retained and rehabilitated. Once rehabilitated, the units at 611 N. Minter Street would be offered for rent to very-low and extremely-low income households. As set forth in Section 3.4 of the attached Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations (Exhibit O), specific economic, legal, social, or other considerations make the adoption of these alternatives infeasible. Community Outreach There has been extensive community outreach for this project, beginning with the earlier meetings relating to the Renaissance Plan. Specific to the Developer Project, staff began soliciting input from area residents, businesses and other stakeholders in October 2009, following developer selection. The key issues raised by those participating focused on affordable housing, park and open space, and impacts to Garfield Elementary. The Developer and staff then worked together to create a concept plan for further community input. The plan, shown on Exhibit L, called for rental and for sale housing on the scattered sites owned by the Agency, along with a new community center at Garfield Elementary (associated with proposed school renovation project) and an approximate 1.2 acre park west of Lacy, south of 5th Street. It is important to point out that the Santa Ana Unified School District Board graciously agreed to reallocate funding for the proposed school expansion and renovation project as a direct result of being approached by the City regarding the community input received and the City's overall vision for the area. In addition, members of the community participated in a bus tour to view similar projects that the Related Companies of California, LLC has undertaken in an effort to help the area residents visualize the potential for the Agency-owned properties. The community input then was continued via SACReD-Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development. The key representatives include OCCORD, Kennedy Commission, OCCCO, Latino Health Access, and several area residents as lead, along with Friends of Lacy, in relation to preservation of vintage homes in the neighborhood. Staff has continued to keep other residents, businesses and stakeholders apprised of these efforts. SACReD is requesting that the City, Agency and the Developer enter into alegally-binding contract which SACReD refers to as a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA). For reference purposes, the most recent formal list of requests from SACReD is attached (Exhibit M). SACReD has identified five key areas of concern/interest, with specific requests to be met by the Agency and the Developer under the headings of safety, housing, open space, small business assistance and cultural and historic preservation. In response to SACReD's request for a CBA, City staff proposed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SACReD (Exhibit N) to address their concerns. While agreement was not reached on every single point, the MOU demonstrates that all of SACReD's requests were considered and analyzed for feasibility given the project scope and funding sources. 80A-8