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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 28, 2019
ACTION MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 28, 2019
CALLED TO ORDER CITY HALL ROSS ANNEX, ROOM 1600
20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
5:00 P.M.
ATTENDANCE COMMISSIONERS Present:
ERIC ALDERETE (arrived at 5:21p)
CYNTHIA CONTRERAS-LEO, Vice Chair
MARK MCLOUGHLIN, Chair
KENNETH NGUYEN
ANGIE CANO
DAVID BENAVIDES (arrived at 5:40p)
COMMISSIONERS Absent:
LYNETTE VERINO
STAFF Present:
MINH THAI, Executive Director
JENNIFER LYNCH, Contract Attorney
VINCE FREGOSO, Case Planner
ALI PEZESHKPOUR, Case Planner
LAURA ANDRIL, Acting Recording
Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENTS (on non-agenda items): None.
WORK STUDY CALENDAR ITEMS
1. REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE PROPOSED MAIN PLACE MALL TRANSFORMATION – Ali
Pezeshkpour, Case Planner.
Matter was continued from the February 25, 2019 by a vote of 5:2 (Alderete and Contreras-
Leo absent).
Case planner Pezeshkpour provided a presentation which included information on the
following.
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PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 28, 2019
• Overview
• Objectives
• Current Setting
• Proposed Entitlements
• Environmental Review
The applicants provided a presentation which included information on the following:
• Company Overview
• Site Vision
• Phase 1 Development Concepts
• Additional Components
A question and answer period ensued regarding market changes, timeline, zone changes,
community feedback, Phase I project timing, interior mall upgrades, affordable housing,
phasing of project in five-year increments, Nordstrom building phase, economic impact,
expectations for Planning Commission.
The following public comments were received:
• Diane Franklin discussed need for Park Mitigation Fee for Santiago Park.
• Dale Helvig was generally supportive. Appreciates process and transparency. Is
specific plan in our zoning code? Break down Phase I more. Post mall certified EIR
on-line. Confused with potential addendum because of changes made since EIR
certification.
• Mike O’Valle was supportive. Plans for meetings. Invest in park. Location of
apartments.
• Gennel Johnson was supportive, benefits the city.
• Patricia Coleman thanked the developer for flow of information and transparency,
and keeping the website up to date. Transportation alternatives to travel Main Street.
Air quality in residential projects. Likelihood of parcels being sold and broken off.
Chair McLoughin thanked the team and expressed that he is looking forward to the project. Acting
City Manager Steven Mendoza indicated that public comments will be taken seriously and views
the project as a an economic development measure.
***END OF WORK STUDY CALENDAR***
6:59 P.M. ADJOURNMENT – The next meeting will be held on March 11, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. in the
Council Chamber, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California.
Laura Andril
Acting Recording Secretary
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