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4. Staff Comments Joseph Edwards • Advised the Commissioners of the memo in their packet providing an update on the Discovery Science Center cube which should be completed by the summer of 2003. • Provided an update on request from Commissioner Leo on where Santa Ana ranks in fees noting staff is currently researching and will distribute findings once completed. • Noted staff investigated the signage at the northeast corner of 17~' and Flower, issued administrative citations to two locations and will re-inspect next week to see if they are in compliance. • Welcomed Commissioner Sinclair on behalf of staff to the Commission. Ben Kaufman • Welcomed Commissioner Sinclair to the Commission. Cindy Nelson • Welcomed Commissioner Sinclair to the Commission. • Announced the City-sponsored Celebrate Santa Ana event to be held on May 15 at the DoubleTree Hotel in Santa Ana at 5:30 p.m. • Provided an update on the Motel Task Force noting the consultant is completing the survey of the residents which is due to staff in early May and will then share information with the Commissioners. • Provided an update of the Main Street Concourse site noting she had met with the property owner and his retail leasing agent and discussed potential tenants in the retail space 5. Planning Commission Comments Commissioner Lutz • Asked if there has been any presentations to the Commission and Council on the Main Street Concourse project. Ms. Nelson noted the project is still in conceptual design and there is currently no final plan to present. Once a site plan is received from the owner, it will be presented to the Commission for input. • Asked on the status on 1130 N. Lowell from code enforcement and the City Attorney's Office. Mr. Kaufman noted the City Attorney's Office will provide an update. Commissioner Leo • Noted he received concerns from several residents who live in the Floral Park neighborhood on being designated as Landmark historical categorization by the Historic Resources Commission. Ms. Nelson noted Floral Park is one of the neighborhoods that is currently going through the categorization process. Ms. Nelson added that staff contacted all the owners of homes and informed them that their property is being surveyed for register consideration and also provided them with written material. Planning representatives will attend the March 18 Floral Park Neighborhood Association meeting to discuss historical categorizations and address residents concerns. Residents that are pending placement on the local register were notified and encouraged to attend. • Asked for an update on the First and Bristol Street widening. Ms. Nelson noted there was a delay in the environmental review through Caltrans adding the Public Works Agency had to do additional work and will soon be in a position to extend offers for purchase. Vice Chair Cribb • Noted he would like to have the discussion on how we can restrict the number of fast food restaurants in certain areas particularly at 17th and Tustin, South Bristol and the Artists Village. • Noted he would like to introduce and discuss a concept idea calling it Northside Promenade to look at the north side of 17~' Street between Flower and Bristol as a pedestrian promenade. • Noted concern that a tree had been removed in the parking lot of the Taco Adobe site due to police recommendation on the lighting adding that mature trees need to be treated with sensitivity. • Noted parking lot at Edgewood and Main has enormous amounts of space covered with wood chips with no new landscaping. Ms. Nelson noted the landscaping will be installed soon. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES 5 MARCH 10, 2003