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Meeting Minutes
June 21, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 12:11 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall.
ATTENDANCE
The following Committee members were present: Miguel Pulido, Carlos Bustamante and
Vince Sarmiento.
Staff present were: Dave Ream, City Manager; Steve Harding, Deputy City Manager for
Development Services; Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Joe
Fletcher, City Attorney; Jill Arthur, Executive Director External Affairs; Karen Haluza,
Planning Manager; and Pedro Guillen, Associate Planner.
AGENDA ITEMS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES -MAY 17, 2007 SPECIAL MEETING
• Approved by a vote of 3:0.
2. YMCA -POTENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT
Mr. Harding distributed a list of those who have expressed interest in redeveloping
the YMCA building. Mayor Pulido directed the Committee to review the list and
return with comments in the future.
3. HIGH-RISE PARKING STANDARDS
Mr. Trevino and Mrs. Haluza provided a presentation on the City's existing
residential parking standards, as well as standards contained in recently approved
high-rise residential projects both in Santa Ana and surrounding cities. The
Committee requested that a panel of parking experts including representatives from
the high-rise development industry, parking analysts and other government agencies
who have dealt with similar issues be convened at a future Development Committee
meeting to further discuss the establishment of high-rise parking standards.
4. MEETING SCHEDULE (Every 6 Weeks, Thursday at 12:00 Noon)
The Committee discussed how often it should meet and decided to try to meet
monthly, schedules permitting, and to reevaluate the schedule in the future. All
agreed that Thursdays at noon was a convenient meeting time.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Julie Stroud requested a meeting between neighborhood representatives and the
city in order to discuss the proposed Village Green project. She stated that Morrison
Park residents were concerned about the potential for parking impacts in the
neighborhood if the project is approved as proposed. She also expressed her
preference for proposals to redevelop the YMCA building that would generate more
shopping opportunities in the area.
Bud Warrick distributed an informational packet on a project called Deep Web.
Mayor Pulido requested that the Economic Development staff review Mr. Warrick's
information.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Sarmiento requested an update on the Santa Ana Renaissance
Specific Plan and also stated that the City's housing policies need to be more
proactive in addressing aging housing stock and lack of affordability. Mr. Trevino
provided an update on the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan and the efforts to
begin an update to the Housing Element, which could address housing policies.
Councilmember Bustamante requested an update on the proposed Village Green
project. Mrs. Haluza stated that the project had been revised and that a meeting
with the neighborhood representatives was being scheduled.
Mr. Trevino also provided an update on the status of the shopping cart retrieval
program.
7. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Informational Item on State Affordable Housing Parking Standards
B. Discussion of High-Rise Parking Standards
ADJOURNMENT -1:42 P.M.
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Karen Haluza
Planning Manager
Planning & Building Agency
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