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I year after I graduated, so I never got to take advantage of
<br />1 talk to you after the meeting. I have a lot of experience
<br />2 it, but it was a great tool because parking there was
<br />2 with these projects mid how well they've done and I'll
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<br />3 share that with you after the meeting. Here we're just
<br />4 My statement or I guess my question or however,
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<br />4 getting input. Anybody else have input? Yes.
<br />5 as this project develops, there's opportunities for retail
<br />5 RUBY CARDENAS: My name's Ruby Cardenas. I'm on the
<br />6 to develop jobs. One of the main reasons I moved here was
<br />6 Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission, and I
<br />7 the Center Line project, which was a predecessor of this
<br />7 mean we've talked a lot about this project. I have
<br />8 one, but the opportunity for retail along Fifth Street, if
<br />8 pemonally some concerns. I live on Santa Ana Boulevard,
<br />9 Fifth Street is the corridor for return, that could
<br />9 and I know there's two schools right next to each other
<br />10 activate a very dead street as well as the train station
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<br />10 Romero, and I can't remember die other one.
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<br />1 l which is -- and you've heard me say this -- its our most
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<br />11 UNIDENTIFIED SPEAKER: Harvard.
<br />12 under-utilized asset. So I'd love to see retail, and you
<br />12 RUBY CARDENAS: Yeah. So its a concern with safety,
<br />U know, biggest level of affordability homes there, just to
<br />13 you know, how fast is this transportation going to be going
<br />14 create a sense of activation,
<br />14 through that street, and also the parking. Parking is also
<br />15 The problem is, one of the comments I've heard
<br />15 already an issue. You have to schedule in your visitors,
<br />16 about this development is that it's a streetcar to nowhere.
<br />16 so that way you have parking on that street.
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<br />17 1 would definitely use it to go downtown. By the time it's
<br />17 Also one of the major concerns with this
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<br />18 completed, I will probably qualify for the senior discount,
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<br />18 transportation is, like Madeleine had pointed oat, is it
<br />19 but I don't know anybody who is like, hey, let's go to
<br />19 going to help the community that's taking the public
<br />20 Garden Grove, right. I rmderstand it's going to be a
<br />20 transportation? And something to take into consideration
<br />21 transportation hub, but ultimately I would love to see the
<br />21 is, if you pay, for example, a bus pass, is that going to
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<br />22 city, at least our end, capitalize as we're putting down
<br />22 help you be able to use this, that it's interchangeable,
<br />23 the effort to create tax revenue over at the train station
<br />23 because if it's an extra cost, I really don't see how
<br />24 as well as at the past stops. So thank you.
<br />24 people can take advantage of it if its to get to work or
<br />25 CITY MANAGER CAVAZOS: Again, not a response, but I'll
<br />25 to get to whore they need to go to.
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<br />1 I would also prefer if -- I would prefer a whole
<br />F in conjunction with those events because Fourth Street is
<br />2 other option, but thaPs not one of the alternatives, if it
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<br />2 usually closed off due to the awesomeness that happens
<br />3 would have been Civic Center since it's already a street
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<br />4 that's pretty open, there's no parking on parts of the
<br />4 CITY MANAGER CAVAZOS: Sure, those are all operational
<br />5 street, but alternative to going through Fifth Street.
<br />5 issues. Again, I can't answer questions. I'll be happy to
<br />6 Like you had pointed out, there's so much of Santa Ana
<br />6 talk to you after that.
<br />7 that's not utilized, like even having restarunms in front
<br />7 SEAN PULICH: And these are just things that Pm sure
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<br />8 ofrlte courthouse, you know, ifs a beautiful courthouse,
<br />8 slot of people wouldjust be curious about Ihave no
<br />9 and so I would also prefer that option.
<br />9 idea.
<br />10 1 know with the committee I'm in, with ETAC,
<br />10 CITY MANAGER CAVAZOS: In my experience we have had,
<br />I I we've been wanting to have a meeting where we could voice
<br />I 1 again, in Phoenix, we had parades, we had marathons, we had
<br />12 our opinion about what altemative we prefer. I would like
<br />12 NFL games, we had NBA basketball, and we were able to
<br />13 to -- I know because we were having these meetings, we
<br />13 manage all that It works.
<br />14 didn't want to confuse the public, but if there's a way we
<br />14 Open comments about the options and the transit
<br />15 could have this meeting after these meetings are done, l
<br />15 authority?
<br />16 think unit's a request that I would like to have. I speak
<br />16 RUBY CARDENAS: I forgot something, too.
<br />17 probably for the group because in our last meeting, it was
<br />17 CITY MANAGER CAVAZOS: And your name again because
<br />18 something we really wanted to do.
<br />18 this is all official
<br />19 CITY MANAGER CAVAZOS: Thank you so much. Anyone else
<br />� 19 RUBY CARDENAS: Again, it's Ruby, last something to
<br />20 that wants to make their comments to the public, we do have
<br />20 also right now that you brought up Fourth Street, if
<br />21 a court reporter that will take your comments, and again,
<br />21 there's construction and how long it's going to be, I PHl -15
<br />22 you can onmil, fax,
<br />22 really think its going to impact the businesses there,
<br />23 SEAN PULICH: I did have one concern. With the
<br />23 rather Fifth Street that's not as much used or there's not
<br />24 (inaudible) and the Ciaco De Mayo events, ifyou guys do go
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<br />24 a lot of businesses. 1 don't think it would be as
<br />25 down Fomth Street, I wasEut curious how that would work
<br />25 impaoted.
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