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Alcala, Abigail From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 6:10 PM To: eComment Subject: FW: 2001 E Dyer Development and in -lieu fees From: Brian Hendricks[mailto:bhendricksamagisrealty.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 5:26 PM To: Hu!zar, Maria Subject: Re: 2001 E Dyer Development and in -lieu fees Hi Maria ... I accidentally misspelled your last name in the original email. Please see below. Thank youl I hope all is well with youl Best, Brian From: Brian Hendricks <bhendricks@magisrealty.com> Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at 5:22 PM To: <c!tycouncil@santa-ana.ore>, <mhuizer@santa-ana.orR> Subject: 2001 E Dyer Development and in -lieu fees (Hello Maria, can you please forward this email or print it out for council members prior to this item be discussed and voted on? Thankyou!) Dear Honorable Members of the City Council, Thank you for you continued service to the great City of Santa Ana. I write to you this afternoon regarding an agenda item on tonight's city council meeting agenda. I'm referring to item 75A under public hearings. My specific concern is the 3rd item under recommended actions that reads, "Option to consider modifying proposed Development Agreement to direct the in -lieu fees as recommended by the Planning Commission." As I read through the staff report I noticed that this included directing in -lieu fees to the Amcal development being proposed on East 1st Street. I wanted to express my strong opposition to this item. As far I understand, both as policy and intent, the City of Santa Ana should use and RFP process to award these types of in -lieu fees to the most qualified and excellent projects. That keeps things transparent and fair. It also guarantees that the best developments will be selected through a consistent process. I would recommend that the city reconsider this action and have the money flow through the RFP process. If it does not go through the RFP process, it will set a precedent on how these things can be done and significantly confuse the process for both market rate and affordable housing developers. As you all know, developers put a very high value on certainty and consistency of process. It also creates the appearance of non -transparency. Also, it is important to note that this project is 18 acres. Developments of this size and scope rarely happen in our city. That being the case, the in -lieu fee is uniquely large. For this reason, these funds deserve to go through the RFP process even more than others, considering the powerful impact they could have on bringing more quality affordable housing developments to Santa Ana.