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Santa Ana — Garden Grove Fixed Guideway Project <br />Findings and Facts in Support of Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations <br />information with Downtown business and property owners about the SA -GG Fixed Guideway <br />Project, inform them about the upcoming release of the EA/DEIR, document questions and <br />input, and provide business owners with appropriate contact information for additional follow -up. <br />A "Sorry We Missed You" letter and information packet was also prepared and left behind for <br />business owners who were not available during the initial visit. The letter offered a briefing with <br />the outreach team to review the proposed project information packet. <br />Extensive efforts were conducted to involve the public and stakeholders in the planning for the <br />implementation of a streetcar along the alignment and through the Downtown area. Prior to the <br />release of the EA/DEIR, numerous meetings were held with stakeholders throughout the Study <br />Area to obtain input and provide updates on the SA -GG Fixed Guideway Project. Community <br />meetings were held with the Lacy Neighborhood, the French Park Neighborhood, the Santiago <br />Lofts Homeowners Association, the Santa Ana Senior Center, and many other stakeholders. <br />Stakeholder comments were collected and recorded at each meeting. In addition, a series of <br />Stakeholder Working Group meetings were held to involve key business people and leaders in <br />the community. Below is a list of organizations which received presentations on the proposed <br />project: <br />• French Park Association <br />• Kennedy Commission <br />• Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development <br />• Santiago Lofts Homeowners Association <br />• Artesia Filar Neighborhood Association <br />• Labor Union Members <br />• Federal Courthouse <br />• Santa Ana Senior Center <br />• Stakeholders Working Group <br />• Santa Ana City Council <br />• Santa Ana Restaurant Association <br />• Templo Calvario <br />• State Appellate Court <br />• Orange County Superior Court <br />• Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees <br />• Lacy Neighborhood <br />• SARTC Community Meeting to discuss the Santa Ana Train Station <br />• Board of Directors, Santa Ana Merchants Association <br />• Downtown Inc <br />• Santa Ana Merchants Association <br />• Santa Ana Unified School District <br />• Stakeholders Working Group Advisory Committee <br />• One -on -one briefings with 140 Downtown Businesses <br />• Santa Ana City College <br />• Railway Association of Southern California <br />• Santa Ana Unified School District Board <br />s January 2015 <br />