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EXHIBIT A to Side Letter A-2023-194-08 ARDURRA November 7, 2024 Heidi Jacinto, Assistant Planner II City of Santa Ana Community Development Agency 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR CEQA PEER REVIEW SERVICES - MCL HOLDINGS, INC./ MERITAGE HOMES APPLICATION FOR 2020 E. 1 s' STREET, SANTA ANA Dear Ms.Jacinto: Thank you for this opportunity to provide a proposal to the City of Santa Ana (City) for California Environmental Quality Act(CEQA) peer review.Ardurra's environmental team is available and ready to support City staff with peer review of the proposed Meritage Homes project materials that have been submitted as supporting information to discretionary applications for redevelopment of 2020 E. I'Street. Ardurra will verify approach, methodology, and conclusions of the applicant's technical studies, pursuant to CEQA Statute and Guidelines and industry standards for each type of technical analysis. Our peer review wilt also verify overall consistency of the proposed project with findings and environmental determinations from previous environmental certifications on the Metro East Mix-use (MEMU) Overlay District EIR and subsequent MEMU Expansion SEIR. PROJECT UNDERSTANDING The project is located within the boundaries of the MEMU Overlay Zone on Assessor's Parcel Number 402- 191-03. This project site consists of 3.72 acres of land that is currently developed with a five-story office building and surface parking lot. The City of Santa Ana Planning Department has received applications for discretionary review of a site plan for mixed-use development and a density bonus for project eligibility on concessions/incentives and/or waivers. Plans submitted with the application show demolition of the existing building and parking and the construction of eighty-six (86) multi-family dwelling units, including six (6) live/work duplex units, 194 parking spaces,and site landscaping. The City's approved MEMU zoning overlay at the project site is intended to result in future development of mixed-use residential land use patterns with amenities promoting an active commercial and residential community, expansion of the economic base that maximizes property sales and sales tax revenue, jobs/housing balance, and a range of available housing options within Santa Ana. The City needs third-party peer review of the applicant's technical studies to verify and inform staff and decision makers an the completeness of the studies, to verify that each analysis is compliant with CEQA, and to verify project conformance with previous CEQA certifications on the MEMU Overlay(SCH#200603 1 04 1) and the Draft Subsequent EIR for the MEMU Overlay Expansion. 3737 Birch Street Suite 250 1 Newport Beach,CA 92660 1 949.235.3094 1 www.ardurro.com