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Committee Member Benavides recognized that the pro forma and scheduling information were important and directed staff to move forward as expeditiously as possible and bring the project to the full Council for consideration. City Manager David Cavazos requested Committee concur with staff recommendation and once all documents are received and staff performs due diligence, will bring back to the full Council and indicated staff will have an initial meeting with Developer. Chairman Sarmiento requested updates on the project and reiterated a desire to move forward as expeditiously as possible. Mr. Haghani noted staff can provide by providing memos to Committee members and if necessary bring back to the Committee. Motion by Committee Member Benavides and seconded by Chairman Sarmiento to bring to the Council the Third and Broadway proposal from Caribou Industries with pro forma, financial plan and implementation schedule and approved unanimously by a vote of 2:0 (Martinez absent). 3. PRESENTATION — SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM APPLICATION FOR GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY {Strategic Plan No. 6, 1A} Public Works Agency Executive Director Fred Mousavipour noted that in 2013 Signal Hill Petroleum requested permission to obtain a permit to perform a Geophysical Survey within certain sections of Orange County including sections of Santa Ana. City Manager David Cavazos noted staff has not encountered any negative reports after conducting due diligence. Principal Civil Engineer Taig Higgins provided background information on the proposed Geophysical Survey of 35 square miles in West Orange County that include northwest Santa Ana. Mr. Higgins noted the purpose of the survey was to provide Signal Hill Petroleum with 3D mapping of geological data, described the methodology used. Mr. Higgins discussed the possible impacts, schedule and recommended that an agreement be executed with Signal Hill Petroleum. Debra Russell, Signal Hill Petroleum Project Manager, spoke in support of entering into an agreement with the City for the mapping project noting they donate and share information with various agencies. Committee member Benavides requested staff confirm that affected agencies, such as the O.C. Sanitation District, various water districts and utility companies, are aware of the survey. Chairman Sarmiento requested at community outreach meetings to have multi- lingual discussion, and reiterated that the scope of this consent is limited to the survey. Development & Transp. Council Committee Minutes December 9, 2015