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Flores, Dora From:Gay Olivos <GayOlivos@outlook.com> Sent:Tuesday, To:eComment Subject:City Council Meeting 4/21/26 - Non Agenda Item - One Broadway Plaza - Caribou Allowed To Proceed in 2010 / Caribou Amend Scope of Work During Covid in 2020 Attachments:El Sol NOABP Flyer - English.png; El Sol NOABP Flyer - Spanish.png Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. Attn: City Council Meeting of April 21,026 Re: One Broadway Plaza Subject: 2010 Developer Allowed to Proceed Without Abiding by Agreement 2020 Developer Changes from Business to Residence - During Covid Pandemic Public Comments As our team begins discovery on the history regarding One Broadway Plaza, I want to go on record on two changes to this development which was approved by the Planning Commission then approved by the City Council. In the original agreement, the developer Mike Harrah was to have the 37 Story project occupied with 50% of Dunn and Bradstreet Grade B or better business prior to breaking ground. Additionally, it was agreed that neighboring streets, in particular Washington Street, was to be repaired. As you know, neither agreement was abided by nor has it come to fruition. What is appalling is that in 2010 – 2011 the Planning Commission and ultimately you City Council allowed or rather gave approval to the developer to begin the project without fulfilling the above-mentioned requirements. Why? To make matters worse in 2020 - during the COVID Pandemic – the Planning Commission and ultimately City Council approved the change in scope of work which included the reduction of business occupancy and change to residential occupancy. This brought substantial changes while the whole world was shutting down. There were no “in person” council meetings and to be quite frank – people were dying. I was still working for At&t and we were turning school gyms into mini hospital hubs. All hands on deck in establishing switched ethernet services in rural California. Additionally, it was then that AT&T labs created ZOOM. My focus was not on the One Broadway Project nor the focus of any other resident. This project should not have been approved to move forward while the majority of the world was coming together to face COVID. Michael Harrah – Caribou Industries should never have been allowed to break ground without fulfilling his agreement prior more less change the scope of work during a pandemic This is exactly why most lose faith in our elected/appointed officials. When we cast our vote and elect our representatives – there is a level of trust. Once that trust is broken – it is extremely difficult to get it back. More importantly, it should shed light on the character of this developer. 2