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GRESHAM ~ SAVAGE E3rent.iVte~tanigalCLGI•eshamSav~lge.com • Sani3el•narciinoOffice <br />r r o r : r i ~_ v s .n r i_ ~.u.r (909) 89[3-n~99 ~ fn.r (909) 890-0657 <br />Apri14, 2012 <br />VIA E-MAIL: LLinnaus@santa-ana.or~ <br />To: Zoning Administrator <br />c% Ms. Lucy Linnaus, Senior Planner <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Planning and Building Agency <br />20 Civie Center Plaza, M-20 <br />Santa Ana, California 92701 <br />RE: Walmart Store 2517 <br />CUP 2012-05 -Upgrade of Alcohol License <br />Dear Zoning Adminishator: <br />As you know, at the March 21, 2012, hearing on CUP 2012-05, wherein Staff <br />recommended approval, there were concerns :raised regarding the amount of crime in <br />the area surrounding the Walmart store ("Store"), As a result, fhe hearing was <br />continued to allow the Police Department to eonfir~xt the crime statistics in the Crime <br />Reporting District ("District") in which the stare is located. We unders#and that the <br />number of calls-#or-service has increased in the past year and as a result the District <br />now has an "above-average" number of calls. As a result of this increase, we <br />understand that Staff has changed its recommendation to denial, as a matter of policy. <br />Walmart shares the City's concern about the efficient use of City resources and has <br />taken proactive steps to reduce theft from the store and will continue to identify new <br />measures aimed at decreasing theft to reduce calls for service and save Police <br />resources. <br />Outlined below is a summary of the operational changes at the Store and security <br />measures in place to prevent theft. Walmart has established these systems to monitor <br />and defer crime, so that the sale of liquor, pursuant to CUP 2012-05, will not further <br />increase calls for service fo the store and the Crime Reporting District. I have also <br />~. . y <br />/~!J/7I~%1f~ Sil~'t-fi5lt)I 3750 lftlivcrsity Avclulc, S1Fiic 250 • itivcl•si+lc, C1iiI~7Fmia 92501 <br />~Q ~- ti;l:~ [iE k~:1t{I>1`rr $SO En~1 liclspitalily I.allc, 5uitc 30Q • S;tFF t3cr13c:rdino, CaliEilrnin')24R8 <br />Q~~~rI~ <br />~~ ~'1 I'l'5ii81F1 .~3V:1kC~C11F11 <br />EXHIBIT 6 lYlk~S-C~lif~rnia_i1SC_hnatid~r~~--SSllfl-3 <br />