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South Coast Technology Center Project Relocation and Quitclaim of Easements <br />January 20, 2026 <br />Page 2 <br />These easements are located within the footprint of the proposed Buildings 2 and 3 and <br />are no longer compatible with the approved development layout. <br />The request includes a quitclaim of the existing City of Santa Ana public utility easement <br />associated with the City's public water system, which will be abandoned and replaced <br />by a new private water system that does not require an easement. Additionally, due to <br />the reconfiguration of the site, the existing easement for emergency vehicle ingress and <br />egress is no longer necessary and is proposed to be quitclaimed (Exhibit 2). <br />Quitclaiming of these easements by the City of Santa Ana is required for the continued <br />development of the project site as approved. <br />The applicant is also requesting a partial abandonment of an existing storm drain <br />easement and its replacement with a new storm drain easement located between <br />Buildings 2 and 3. Although the new easement occupies a smaller area, it provides a <br />substantially improved public benefit. The new easement will continue to drain storm <br />water from Lake Center Drive to the Flood Control Channel as originally intended, and <br />enhanced with the upsize in pipe diameter from 24 inches to 36 inches which increases <br />the volumetric drainage capacity. The proposed storm drain improvements will replace <br />infrastructure that is more than 40 years, which is also an enhancement that will reduce <br />the City's long-term maintenance and repair obligations. <br />The easements are fully within the project site and do not serve to support a public <br />roadway. As such they are not a part of the Mobility Element of the General Plan and <br />the proposed action is consistent with the General Plan. Based on these factors, staff <br />finds the proposed exchange and quitclaim of easements to be appropriate and <br />recommends approval. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no immediate fiscal impact associated with this action. These improvements are <br />expected to reduce the City's long-term maintenance and repair obligations. <br />EXHIBIT(S) <br />1. Project Location <br />2. Relocation and Quitclaim Easements <br />Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas, P.E., Acting Executive Director— Public Works Agency <br />Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager <br />