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J <br />September 14, 2012 <br />Mr. Vince C. Fregoso, AICP <br />Principal Planner <br />Planning Division <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92702 <br />SUBJECT: PROPOSAL FOR REVISED EIR NcLUDLNG Tim ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE ANALYSIS <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 revised proposal to provide additional alternatives' analysis for the'.Sexlinger Orchard Project <br />Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Based on comments received during the Draft EIR public <br />review period regarding property and cultural resources, a Supplemen-taL.- Cultural Resources <br />Technical Memorandum was prepared in December 2011 to revise the Cultural Resources section of <br />the Draft EIR to further address the Sexlinger Residence. The results of an April 'S, 2012 hearing <br />held by the City's Historic Resources Commission (HRC) did not support the property's listing on <br />the Santa Ana Register of Historic Property. However, the results of a June 4, 2012 hearing held by <br />the City Council supported the property's listing on the Santa, Ana Register of Historic Property, <br />against the HRC's previous ruling. <br />As such, the property is now listed in the City?of Santa Etna's Register of Historic Properties and the <br />environmental document for the proposed residential subdivision must be revised to include this <br />information and address_it accordingly. We understand that since the time of the City Council's <br />action of listing the properly, the HRC-met on June 28, 2012 to receive public testimony regarding <br />alternatives to the project. This information Nvill also be addressed in the environmental document. <br />This revised proposal addresses further revisions required to the environmental document including <br />incorporation of one (1) additional alternative - the Hybrid Development Alternative - involving <br />relocation of the Sexlinger Residence onto a portion of the property, in closer proximity to the <br />orchard, and 21 houses would be built on the remaining portion of the property. Three (3) other <br />alternatives will be mentioned, however per direction of the City, these alternatives will be dismissed <br />and not discussed or analyzed further in the Revised Draft EIR. Justification for dismissal will be <br />included in the Revised Draft EIR, as provided in finalized text by the City. The three (3) <br />alternatives to be mentioned areas follows. <br />- Museum and Urban Agricultural Center Alternative; <br />- Partial Park/Educational Facility Alternative; and <br />- Urban Garden/Women's Shelter Alternative. <br />The proposed scope of services for revisions to the environmental document, and associated costs, <br />are described below. <br />URS Corporation <br />2020 East First Street, Suite 400 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92705 <br />Tel: 714.835.6886 <br />Fax: 714.433.7701 <br />YAW.Urscorp.com <br />25A-6