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Page Two <br />October I. 2012 <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido <br />Section 6, Item 5 (t): Community meeting langua<=c interpretation: Should the applicant receive a <br />request for language interpretation services prior to the meeting, it shall be the applicant's <br />responsibility to arrange for such services to be available at the community meeting. "This <br />provision be amended to read: "Should the applicant receive a written request for language <br />interpretation services no later than 48 hours prior to the meeting, it shall be the applicant's <br />responsibility to arrange for such services to be available at the community meeting." <br />There must be a formal deadline and official process for receiving requests. Ambiguity on this <br />issue may lead to abuses 01 the intent of-this provision that may cause delay or meeting <br />cancellation. Like members ofthe conllllLill ity• project applicants must be given reasonable notice <br />in order to effectively fnllill their obligations- <br />on to these recommended amendments, OCBC and BIA/OC are concerned about a request from <br />SACReL7 to require a second community meeting- Adding a second meeting requirement to this <br />ordinance is unnecessary and duplicative. Project applicants already go through an exhaustive public <br />process, holding multiple meetings that are accessible to the connnunity_ We strongly oppose "piling <br />on" with redundant regulations such as this second meeting requirement. <br />Santa Ana has an opportunity for a bright future of community investment, economic growth, and <br />development. We applaud the Council. City staff; and members of the community for their interest in <br />makin" the development process tair and accessible. We urge the city to avoid restricting opportunity in <br />the city by adopting burdensome regulations- To that end- we urge you to amend the current version of <br />the --Sunshine-' ordinance to retlect these changes. We will continue to oppose any further amendment <br />that adds additional burdens to, or requirements of, project applicants for the economic <br />development and community benefit of Santa Ana. <br />Thank you for your thoughtful Consideration- <br />461-1 <br />Lucy fJunn Bryan Starr <br />President and CEO Chief Executive Ofticer <br />Orange County Business Council Building Industry Association 01-Southern California <br />Orange County Chapter <br />LD:BS:MP-1 <br />Cc: Members of-the Santa Ana City Council