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Councilmember Benavides commented this has been a prime potential project for several years due to its location at 3`d and Broadway, and yet another delay would not be favorable; that the project should only be delayed further if no submissions are acceptable; but noted that high quality standards are important because this can be a legacy project to be looked upon with pride for many years; and that business - friendly assistance should be offered for this development. Councilmember Martinez emphasized that community members be included as stakeholders since the project is a city asset which belongs to the voters and residents; explained that place making is important; that this should be a multi -modal transit oriented development; and should also include open space so that the community may congregate outdoors. Councilmember Martinez recommended that developers review the 5 year Housing Element and types of housing stock to meet the goals within the Housing Element; that another important issue is the opportunity to be a destination both for entertainment and visitors to the courts, and a hotel with a multi -use conference room can be successful. She emphasized that time is of the essence, so the opportunity is not lost; and stressed that an expedited 30 -day process be assembled for developers, inclusive of Council's vision for the downtown area. 7. COMPLETE STREETS PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN UPDATE Cory Wilkerson, Active Transportation Coordinator, provided information on the status of the Active Transportation program. He stated that the downtown complete streets plan had a very aggressive outreach process complete with a 3 -day workshop and multiple community meetings which resulted in 5 top priority projects for downtown and transit zone areas. Mr. Wilkerson added that after careful review by staff, a final draft will be provided to the public to allow additional comments and ultimate presentation to the City Council. Councilmember Martinez summarized the process, and noted that much preliminary effort through the years has been extended for the current result; a huge milestone has been accomplished, and no residents have had negative comments to her knowledge; encouraged close coordination with the Planning & Building Agency; recommended that the final public product include the rationalization for the top five projects that are selected by the community, and should also include those projects that were not selected; and is looking forward to finalization of this project. 8. ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM UPDATE William Galvez, City Engineer, summarized the status of the Active Transportation Program (ATP). The ATP encompasses the circulation element and pedestrian and bike master plan, and will also fold these programs into the pavement management plan which will show the condition of City streets and financing thereof. He stated the Safe Mobility Santa Ana (SMSA) program is studying all accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists in order to develop a plan to address the issues. The Circulation Element and Active Transportation Program is now in draft form and on hold pending the SMSA study, which should be released in approximately September of this year. The Circulation Element should be complete by June 2016. Councilmember Martinez requested further timing information due to safety and circulation issues in the community. Fred Mousavipour, Executive Director of Public Development & Transportation Council Committee Minut 13A-15 June 25, 2015