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