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Planning and Building Agency City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Historic Resources Commission Staff Report November 6, 2025 Topic: Ad Hoc Committee Nominations for the 2025 City of Santa Ana Historic Preservation Awards RECOMMENDED ACTION Approve Ad Hoc Committee Nominations for 2025 City of Santa Ana Historic Preservation Awards. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Ad Hoc Committee, with Staff assistance, has slected nominations for the 2025 City of Santa Ana Historic Preservation Awards. Four projects are nominated for the 2025 awards as examples of an exemplary restoration effort as well as general merit in the field of historic preservation. The nominees include the Coselman House (424 S. Broadway), and three properties located in the Heninger Park neighborhood, including 606 S. Van Ness Avenue, 616-618 S. Van Ness, Avenue, and 821 S. Van Ness Avenue. On behalf of the Ad Hoc Committee, Staff recommends the Commission approve the nominations. DISCUSSION Background In August 2025, Planning Division staff announced that the City was accepting nominations for the 2025 Historic Preservation Awards as part of the City’s annual Historic Preservation Awards program. The deadline for nominations was Thursday, October 2, 2025. Staff received four nominations in total and determined all four nominations met the eligibility requirements. On October 20, 2025, Planning Division staff met with members of the Ad Hoc Committee to discuss the four eligible nominations received for the 2025 City of Santa Ana Historic Preservation Awards. The Ad Hoc Committee consisted of Historic Resource Commissioners Ginelle Hardy and Dylan Almendral, as well as Bao Pham, who also serves on the Planning Commission. Mr. Pham is a lisenced, local architect who operates the design consultancy BPDO. However, his participation and deliberation were purely in his capacity as a licensed professional architect not as a City commissioner.