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<br />March 21, 2012 <br />Ms. Karen Haluza, A1CP <br />Planning Manager <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Plaluvng and Building Agency *M20 <br />Post Office Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />RE: Sexlinger Property -- Voluntary Listing <br />Dear Ms. Holum <br />CONCCORDIA <br />+1FlEVE;tt?,lil' <br />The undersigned are representatives of Lutheran High School of Orange County and Concordia <br />University Irvine, the current owners of the property referenced above. Both institutions were <br />formed years ago as religious, non-profit, corporations. Although we are separate, we are both <br />Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod educational institutions with the shared mission of spreading <br />the gospel message of salvation by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ, We write this letter <br />because we oppose the listing of the property ns a historical resource property. <br />There are several reasons why we - as the current owners - oppose this action. First and <br />foremost, however, we ask that you consider the desires of the fanner owner of the property, our <br />Christian sister Mrs. Martha Sexlinger. <br />During her life here on earth, Mrs. Sexlinger was a friend and supporter of both of our <br />organizations. She lived on the property and operated the orchard. As she drew closer to the end <br />of her life, she could have chosen to seek a historical resource property listing for her home and <br />orchard. She could have sold the property to an agricultural enterprise, or even gifted it to the <br />City for park or educational purposes. However, she chose to gift the property to us - knowing <br />that her property was not close enough to either of our campuses to be of direct use to us, and <br />knowing faurther that neither of us offers educational programs that could make use of an orchard. <br />The obvious purpose of Mrs. Sexlinger's gift to us was (and is) to have us sell the property to <br />provide funds for our ongoing mission. <br />As stewards of her gift, therefore, we have entertained offers to sell Mrs. Sexlinger's property. <br />We have discovered through conversations with the City that the use of a commercial orchard is <br />not in conformance with the General Plan designation and zoning for the site. Rather, the <br />property is zoned for residential housing. Consequently, we have submitted a proposed <br />subdivision plan that is in compliance with the General Plan, zoning and subdivision ordinance. <br />Developing Me, honorable, and W ivatud Citizens MAIOC-C-d.'A'."1 •..,1154.8002+n ...i.cd,,.: <br />1"i'w. Ca mAia i,,224.120e-u <br />92612.32113 t <br />EXHIBIT 4 <br />75Es 11"H