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JT PH CC-CRA Station District Phase I <br />June 7, 2010 <br />Page 8 <br />Street would be retained and rehabilitated. Once rehabilitated, the units at 611 N. Minter Street <br />would be offered for rent to very-low and extremely-low income households. <br />As set forth in Section 3.4 of the attached <br />Considerations (Exhibit O), specific economic, <br />adoption of these alternatives infeasible. <br />Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding <br />legal, social, or other considerations make the <br />Community Outreach <br />There has been extensive community outreach for this project, beginning with the earlier meetings <br />relating to the Renaissance Plan. Specific to the Developer Project, staff began soliciting input <br />from area residents, businesses and other stakeholders in October 2009, following developer <br />selection. The key issues raised by those participating focused on affordable housing, park and <br />open space, and impacts to Garfield Elementary. The Developer and staff then worked together to <br />create a concept plan for further community input. The plan, shown on Exhibit L, called for rental <br />and for sale housing on the scattered sites owned by the Agency, along with a new community <br />center at Garfield Elementary (associated with proposed school renovation project) and an <br />approximate 1.2 acre park west of Lacy, south of 5th Street. It is important to point out that the <br />Santa Ana Unified School District Board graciously agreed to reallocate funding for the proposed <br />school expansion and renovation project as a direct result of being approached by the City <br />regarding the community input received and the City's overall vision for the area. In addition, <br />members of the community participated in a bus tour to view similar projects that the Related <br />Companies of California, LLC has undertaken in an effort to help the area residents visualize the <br />potential for the Agency-owned properties. The community input then was continued via <br />SACReD-Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development. The key representatives <br />include OCCORD, Kennedy Commission, OCCCO, Latino Health Access, and several area <br />residents as lead, along with Friends of Lacy, in relation to preservation of vintage homes in the <br />neighborhood. Staff has continued to keep other residents, businesses and stakeholders apprised <br />of these efforts. <br />SACReD is requesting that the City, Agency and the Developer enter into a legally-binding contract <br />which SACReD refers to as a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA). For reference purposes, the <br />most recent formal list of requests from SACReD is attached (Exhibit M). SACReD has identified <br />five key areas of concern/interest, with specific requests to be met by the Agency and the <br />Developer under the headings of safety, housing, open space, small business assistance and <br />cultural and historic preservation. In response to SACReD's request for a CBA, City staff proposed <br />a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SACReD (Exhibit N) to address their concerns. <br />While agreement was not reached on every single point, the MOU demonstrates that all of <br />SACReD's requests were considered and analyzed for feasibility given the project scope and <br />funding sources.