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Item 19E
No.
AUTHORIZATION TO NEGOTIATE AN EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH CARIBOU
INDUSTRIES FOR RENOVATION AND REUSE OF THE YMCA PROPERTY LOCATED AT 203-205
W. CIVIC CENTER DRIVE
Date of Name
Correspondence
1 11120/2018 Krista Nicholds
*RA - Recommended Action
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Representative of
Perserve Orange Coounty
In Favor of In opposition
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Yes
Comment
Orozco, Norma
From: Krista Nicholds <
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 4:07 PM
To: eComment; City Council
Subject: Please distribute- for tonight's city council meeting
Attachments: POC_Santa_AnaCC_11_20_2018.pdf
Thank you for distributing this letter to city council.
Sincerely,
Krista Nicholds
Preserve Orange County
www.preserveorangecount or
PRESERVE
ORANGE COUNTY
November 20, 2018
Attention: Santa Ana City Council
Miguel Pulido, Mayor
Jose Solorio, Council member
Michele Martinez, Council member
Vincente Sarmiento, Council member
David Benavides, Council member
Sal Tinajero, Council member
Juan Villegas, Council member
BY email: citycouncil@santa-ana.org, ecomment@santa-ana.org
Re. YMCA building and Caribou Industries proposal
We strongly support the adaptive re -use of the historic YMCA building at 203- 205 West
Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, and are encouraged by the proposal made to the city by
Caribou Industries. The building is listed on local, state and national registers and was
designed by one of Orange County's first architects, Frederick Eley, in 1923. It's a fine -
and now, rare- example of Mediterranean Revival architecture in a prominent location in
downtown Santa Ana, our county seat. Preserve Orange County is thus very interested
in seeing this wonderful building returned to productive use.
We note that in their letter to the city dated October 29, 2018 Caribou Industries
expresses the intention to maintain the building's "historic integrity." While we
appreciate this expression of intent, and expect that the city would require nothing less
of a developer of the YMCA, we recommend that any agreement the city enters into
explicitly requires Caribou- or any developer- to apply the Secretary of the Interior
Standards for Rehabilitation throughout the project. The standards are federal
guidelines for the adaptive re -use of buildings of historic significance. We would also
recommend that the city require regular monitoring of the project by a third party that
has professional qualification standards.
Preserve Orange County
www.preserveorangecounty.org (
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to
assisting the city and Caribou Industries so that the future of the historic YMCA is
assured.
Sincerely,
Krista Nicholds
President
Board of Directors
www.preserveorangecounty.org
Preserve Orange County PO Box 145, Santa Ana, California 92702
www.preserveorangecounty.org (949)-482.0125