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MAYOR <br />Valerie Amezcua <br />MAYOR PRO TEM <br />Benjamin Vazquez <br />COUNCILMEMBERS <br />Phil Bacerra <br />Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />Jessie Lopez <br />David Penaloza <br />Thai Viet Phan <br />July XX, 2025 <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />PLANNING AND BUILDING AGENCY <br />20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br />www.santa-ana.orq <br />Julie Fitch, Executive Officer <br />Orange County Airport Land Use Commission <br />3160 Airway Avenue <br />Costa Mesa, CA 92626 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />Alvaro Nunez <br />CITY ATTORNEY <br />Sonia R. Carvalho <br />CITY CLERK <br />Jennifer L. Hall <br />Also sent via email to: ifitch ocair.com <br />RE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO OVERRULE THE DETERMINATION OF INCONSISTENCY <br />FOR THE VILLAGE SANTA ANA SPECIFIC PLAN PROPOSED AT 1561 WEST <br />SUNFLOWER AVENUE <br />The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the City of Santa Ana's intention to recommend that <br />the Santa Ana City Council adopt the attached findings to overrule the June 19, 2025, Airport <br />Land Use Commission's ("ALUC") determination of inconsistency for the Village Santa Ana <br />Specific Plan ("Project") with the Airport Environs Land Use Plan ("AELUP") for John Wayne <br />Airport ("JWA"). <br />On July 15, 2025, the Santa Ana City Council met and (1) approved issuing a Notice of Intent to <br />Overrule and (2) determined to give notice to the ALUC of its decision to overrule as required by <br />California Public Utilities Code ("PUC") Section 216761 <br />Pursuant to PUC Section 21676, the City hereby respectfully gives proper notice of its intention <br />to overrule and submits the attached draft findings (attached hereto as Exhibit A) for review. PUC <br />Section 216761 requires that a public agency making a decision to overrule shall give notice to <br />the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Aeronautics Division, and ALUC at least <br />45 days prior to the final decision to overrule. After notification, Caltrans and ALUC have 30 days <br />from the receipt of notice to provide advisory comments to the City. <br />The City looks forward to receiving comments within the timeframes mandated by the PUC. At <br />this time, the proposed Project has not been scheduled for public hearing before the Santa Ana <br />City Council. <br />SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL <br />Valerie Amezcua Benjamin Vazquez Thai Viet Phan Jessie Lopez Phil Bacerra Johnathan Ryan Hernandez David Penaloza <br />Mayor Mayor Pro Tem -Ward 2 Ward 1 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 <br />yamezcuao,santa-ana.orq byazggeZ(C71 santa-anaArq tphan(a7 santa-ana.orq I essielopeZ(C7lsanta-ana.orq pbacerra(Qisanta-ana.orq Ward <br />dpenaloza(csanta-ana.orq <br />