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<br />May 29, 2012 <br />Mr. Vince C, Fregoso, AICP <br />Principal Pla?uter <br />Planning Division <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />SU33J3;C ,., I"ROPOSAL TOIL CULTURAL RESOURCES SERVICES 3N SUPPORT OF THE TAVA <br />DEVELOPMENT EIR CITY COUNCtI. Hr mm, MAY 7, 2012 AND Jun, 4, 2012. <br />Dear Mr. Fregoso, <br />Pursuant to a request from the City of Santa Ana (City), URS Corporation (URS) is pleased to submit <br />this proposal to provide cultuffli resource services at the May 7, 2012 and June 4, 2012 City Council <br />Hearing as part of the appeal filed by the Save our Orchard Coalition regarding the City's Historic <br />Resource Commission's finding on April 5, 2012 that the Sexlinger Orange Orchard is ineligible. <br />The proposed scope of services and costs are briefly described be;),v. <br />TASK 01000 - PRE-HEARING PREPARATION, HEARING ATTENDANCE, AND MEETINGS <br />URS will offer support regarding the past assessments and determinations of eligibility that have <br />been prepared for the Sexlinger Orange Orchard. These assessments are limited to the studies <br />prepared by Sapphos, Discovery Works, and URS. To prepare for the City Council Hearings, URS <br />will review the Sapphos memorandum, Discovery Works report and accompanying attachments, the <br />Historic Resources Commission Application No.2012-01 Request for Historic Resources <br />Commission Action packet, the City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency Planning Division <br />Appeal Application packet (as submitted by Save Our Orchard Coalition) ineluding 13 letters of <br />opposition. <br />The URS Architectural History Team Lead will focus on the . letter included in the Appeal <br />Application front the Save Our Orchard Coalition, which includes four factors that contribute to and <br />formulate the basis of their appeal. URS will review the applicable City of Santa Ana Municipal <br />Codes regarding designation of Historical Properties within the City, specifically mentioned in the <br />Save Our Orchard Coalition letter. The URS Architectural History Team Lead will also review, in <br />detail, the opposition letter submitted by tite Office of Historic Preservation and research the validity <br />of the claims to include the property for listing in the National Register of Historic Places tinder <br />Criterion A (Association with Important Events) and Criterion C (Embodies the distinctive <br />characteristics of a type, period or method of construction) stated in the letter. URS will consult with <br />cultural resources experts, including former SHPO staff within URS; for additional information <br />regarding the validity of the opposition letter. URS will review the above, mentioned reports, memos, <br />application packets, and letters filed and received by the City Ot-ough May 1, 2012 and prepare for <br />any questions that may arise from tite City Council Hearings )it May 7, 2012 and June 4, 2012. URS <br />will also participate in no more than three meetings wiih the City via teleconference and two <br />meetings in-person prior to the hearing on May 7 and June 4. It is assumed the in-person meeting <br />UR$ Corporatlon <br />2020 East First Street, Suite 400 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92705 <br />Tel: 714.835.6888 <br />Fax: 714.433.7701 <br />tiwm.urscorp.com <br />25A-21