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ASTON & BIRD 333 South Hope Street, 16th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90071-1410 213-576-1000 Fax: 213-576-1100 www,a]ston.com Edward J. Casey Direst DiaL 213376-1005 E-rnai - ed.casey@alstoncwm February 16, 2018 Via Email Santa Ana City Council Attn: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor Santa Ana, CA 92702 Re: Proposed Hampton Hotel Project: Agenda Item No. 75A Dear Councilmembers: This law firm represents the owner and operator of Hollybrook Senior Living of Orange ("Hollybrook"), located at 2025 North Bush Street, Santa Ana—less than one- quarter mile from the site of the proposed Hampton Hotel Project ("Hotel Project"). Hollybrook has been an important member of the community since it began its operations in 1969. We write this letter to reiterate our client's concerns about the parking and traffic -related impacts that the Hotel Project would cause, and request that the City Council require adequate parking be provided. 1. Staff has not done what the City Council instructed with respect to parking Parking has been an issue for this project since the City Council first approved the purchase and sale agreement in May 2017. During the hearing held on May 2, 2017, at the request of Councilman Jose Solorio, the item was continued and staff was directed to report back on the availability of other public parking options in close proximity to the existing parking lot. Yet there is still no report with possible solutions. During that same hearing, Hassan Haghani, Executive Director Planning and Building, stated that the Hotel Project planned to meet all "required" parking on site, in effect assuring the community that at least code -required parking would be provided. Yet code -required parking is not proposed and the applicant is instead seeking a parking variance. 2. The applicant has not done what the Planning Commission instructed with respect to parking After hearing much community testimony at its first hearing on the project held on December 11, 2017, the Planning Commission recognized that parking is a serious issue for the Hotel Project. In response, the Commission continued its decision and directed the applicant to further study "[t]he impacts of displaced parking; specifically the loss of 98 public parking spaces." Yet, this also has not happened. Apparently, the Alston & Bird LLP www.alston-com Atlanta ] Beijing I Brussels I Charlotte I Dallas I Los Angeles I New York I Research Triangle I San Francisco I Sillcon Valley I Washington, D.C.