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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 25FJune 21, 2016 City Council Meeting Correspondence 25F -SALVAGE AND DEMOLITION SERVICES AT 710, 714 & 720 E SIXTH ST Date of Sender/ Representative Agency 1. 6/20/2016 Debbie McEwen, President Historic French Park 2. 6/20/2016 Jeff Dickmann Historic French Park 3. 6/20/2016 Alan Lawson SAFTS 4. 6/21/2016 Robyn MacNair SAUSD 5, 6/21/2016 Ryan Smolar Downtown, Inc. I.Wp,d0 s12016 Ag ,dtl Exhibi 2016- Cenent Mee6ng12016-0621 Exhibie Corresponhence_25F4ocx Alcala, Abigail From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 1:57 PM To: eComment Cc: Cavazos, David; Carvalho, Sonia R.; Haghani, Hassan; Cortez, Robert; Brown, Judson Subject: ECOMMENTS - Agenda Item 25F - Demolition of the Lacy Houses - Tuesday Agenda Item Attachments: Lacy Letter 001 (2)jpg Mayor and City Council, Attached please find communication for your review and consideration on a matter schedule for tomorrow's meeting. From: dickmanai@att.net Imailto:dickmanai@att.net] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 1:01 PM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; City Council <CityCouncil@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento, Vicente <VSarm iento@sa nta-a na.org> Subject: Demolition of the Lacy Houses - Tuesday Agenda Item Good afternoon Maria, Would you do me the favor of providing copies of the subject letter, from Historic French, to the City Council? I spoke with Vince earlier today and have also copied him on this email as well. Thank you Maria, Jeff Dickman Historic French Park 714-240-0883 H IS T,O R IC I,•r�,lil SANTA -ANA "June 20. 2016 Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the Santa Ana City Council; The French Park Historical District was created by the Santa Ana City Council as a result of strong resident interest to protect the architectural legacy of our neighborhood. Working with staff and the City Council the French Park Historical District was created April 2, 1984. The District includes 144 historic properties which fall under city -adopted design guidelines for historic preservation. French Park has just learned that City Council will consider a recommendation to approve the demolition of three antique buildings in the adjoining Lacy neighborhood. We are concerned that the city is again planning to demolish historic houses in this neighborhood without first considering preservation and reuse alternatives. French Park is also concerned that the City is moving so quickly to demolish these houses that there is no opportunity for the community to meet and consider other alternatives. French Park worked with the Lacy Neighborhood in 2010 and 2011 to stop the demolition of its older homes and encourage the reuse of of the remaining properties. In recognition of the pending demolition French Park requests City Council temporarily delay approving a the demolition contract to instead explore ways to retain and reuse at least one of the three houses, known as the Burgan House, located at 720 E. Sixth Street. Reuse of the 720 E. Sixth Street address may include, but not limited to, as a facility for gardening, teaching sustainable farming and farm to table food preparation. The house is named after one of its early owners, Samuel and Celeste Burgan. The Burgans were themselves farmers who moved from Ohio to Orange County sometime before 1910. The City of Santa Ana purchased the Burgan house, along with several dozen other historic houses in the Lacy Neighborhood, for redevelopment purposes. Of these properties the Burgan house is one of three structures still owned by the city and one of the last original homes remaining in the Lacy Neighborhood. We believe the Burgan house is a good candidate for rehabilitation and re -purposing as both a park and learning facility The city is rich with talent and resources and we understand there is interest to reuse the Burgan house and the adjoining city lots. In consideration of this French Park asks Council to postpone the demolition of the several houses for at least 60 days to allow the parties time to explore alternative uses and search for funding. Should you have any questions I can be reached at 714-639-6219. Yours Truly, 4,6&4 CoC4 - Debbie McEwen, President Historic French Park Association Cc: City Council City Manager Parks and Recreation Director HISTORIC FRENCH PARK ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOK 1 4 5 2 SANTA ANA, CA 92702, WWW . P R E N C H P A R K. O R G 1 Alcala, Abigail From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 3:54 PM To: eComment Cc: Cavazos, David; Carvalho, Sonia R.; Brown, Judson; Cortez, Robert; Haghani, Hassan Subject: ECOMMENT - Agenda Item 25F for Council meeting on 6-21-16 Attachments: SAHPS Letter to City Council.pdf Communication received on Agenda Item 25F. From: Soto, Daniel Sent: Monday, lune 20, 2016 11:20 AM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.ore> Subject: FW: Agenda Item 25F for Council meeting on 6-21-16 Hi Maria, Attached is correspondence RE: 25F. AGMT- SALVAGE AND DEMOLITION SERVICES AT 710, 714 AND 720 EAST SIXTH STREET (STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 4A) - Community Development Agency. Best, Daniel A. Soto City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office 20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 647-5219 1 dsoto@santa-ana.org -----Original Message ----- From: Alan Lawson [mailto:miramar1274@att.netI Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 10:53 AM To: City Council Cc: Young, Alison G; Alison Young Subject: Agenda Item 25F for Council meeting on 6-21-16 Dear Mayor and City Council - Please reference the attached letter from the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society (SAHPS) regarding Agenda Item 25F for the City Council Meeting on June 16, 2016. Respectfully submitted. Alan Lawson Associate Director. on behalf of SAHPS June 20, 2016 Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society Dx. J�Uf le�t�a,H� e-�J�f4 ; M5se & Medical Museum 120 Civic Centex Drive West, 774 S� to QA, 92701-7505 li(7C.14) 947 Ir ;�pntaAnallistoxyxom Santa Ana City Council City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Subject: Agenda Item 25F for City Council Meeting on June 21, 2016 - Salvage and Demolition Services Agreement at 710, 714 and 720 East Sixth Street Dear Mayor Pulido and City Council: The City of Santa Ana currently owns three vacant antique homes on east 6th Street, located in the historic Lacy neighborhood just west of the train station. The City intends to demolish these houses beginning July 1 st of this year to create a neighborhood park. The Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society (SAHPS) respectfully requests that the City Council not vote on Agenda Item 25F scheduled for the June 21, 2016 City Council meeting awarding a contract for the demolition of the houses at 710, 714 and 720 East Sixth Street. We suggest that the City Council continue the item to allow sufficient time for the community and Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society (SAHPS) to meet with the City's Parks Department to discuss the reuse of the house at 720 East Sixth Street as part of the future park, or to be moved to another location in Santa Ana. SAHPS and historical preservationists met with the City in February of this year to ask that it preserve one of the three homes (the 720 E. Sixth Street "Burgan" house, built in 1908) as part of the new park project, to be used for park or community purposes. Instead of working with the SAHPS, preservationists and the community to discuss the plan for the park, the City contacted the Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society in May to invite it to salvage the wood and other materials from the pending demolition prior to 7/11/2016. The City did this without responding to the SAHPS's and preservationists' request for a second meeting including the Parks Department to discuss preservation options such as reusing the 720 E. Sixth Street house for park or community purposes. The Santa Ana Historical Preservation Society and several local community activists recently walked through the property and do see potential in preserving this historic building and retaining its many mature trees as an asset to the planned neighborhood park. If the community decided the park should include fruit and vegetable gardens for example, this house could serve as a nature center, learning center, gardening classrooms, or a neighborhood co-op to sell small crops. The building retains some 100 -year-old architectural features and materials that the youth of Santa Ana do not often see to appreciate. Because the current plan is to demolish the three houses by mid-July, we ask that the City Council halt its demolition and instead allow the community to preserve the 720 E. Sixth Street house as part of the plan for the park. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Alan Lawson, Associate Director, on behalf of the SAHPS cc: Alison Young, President, SAHPS Board of Directors, SAHPS Alcala, Abigail From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:51 PM To: eComment Subject: ECOMMENTS - Lacy Community Park Project Enter into the record. From: Soto, Daniel Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 8:16 AM To:'MacNair, Robyn' <Robvn.MacNair@SAUSD.US> Cc: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Lawrence, Mark <MLawrence@santa-ana.org>; Garcia, Jorge (CMO) <jgarcial0@santa-ana.org>; Castro -Cardenas, Julie <JCastro- Cardenas@santa-ana.org> Subject: RE: Lacy Community Park Project Good morning Robyn MacNair, On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your letter regarding the salvage and demolition of the properties along East 6th Street. Your letter has been forwarded for their review and consideration. Best, Daniel A. Soto City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office 20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 647-5219 1 dsoto@santa-ana.org Cc: Mayor and City Council From: MacNair, Robyn[ma iIto: Robyn. MacNair(@SAUSD.US] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 10:53 PM To: City Council; Cavazos, David; Huizar, Maria Subject: Lacy Community Park Project 3y # . Sant Unified Ana Ufied Scher d La Miller, ul a Santa1, on behalf of myself as a resident of e nieLtixg awarlilhig a contract ff #.T tke timollition of the Wuses at 7 lit, 714�a Street I sl the City Council a a � s a rr Santa Ana residents through recent comnanill Rnurns in relation to the cit3rs arts rt „� Sincerely, Robyn Mac€i "visual and Performing Arts Specialist Santa Ara Unified School District 520 _ Walnut Street Santa Ana, CA 91701 (714) 567-4927 tobyn.tjacti gir. Rsimd,us Pruden Elea Calafassnta Art Education Association ht#Ofcaea,rne %eacLi ks.ne ` Alcala, Abigail From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Enter into the record. Huizar, Maria Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:51 PM eComment ECOMMENTS - Proposed Park at Lacy Proposed Lacy Neighborhood Park.pdf From: Downtown Inc Santa Ana [mailto:info@downtown-inc.com] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:00 AM To: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Pulido, Miguel <MPulido@santa-ana.org>; Martinez, Michele <MiMartinez@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento, Vicente <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Reyna, Roman <RRevna@santa- ana.or >; Tinajero, Sal <STinaiero@santa-ana.org>; Amezcua, Angelica <AAmezcua@santa-ana.org>; Benavides, David <DBenavides@santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> Subject: Re: Proposed Park at Lacy Dear City Council, Mayor and Staff. Please see our attached letter regarding the City's proposed action to demolish the historic homes in Lacy. We are requesting you delay demolition in favor of a stakeholder group dialogue on possible adaptive re -uses of the property. Thank you, Ryan Smolar Lead Consultant Downtown, Inc. 200 North Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92701 infogdowntown-ino,com (213) 268-4924 (reaches Ryan Smolar) JOIN the Downtown Santa Ana Email List LIKE us on FacebookCc�DowntownSantaAna VISIT us on the Web Downtown Inc. 200 N. Main St. Santa Ana, California 92701 City Council, Mayor and Staff City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, California 92701 June 21, 2016 Subject: Proposed Park at Lacy Dear City Council, Mayor and Staff, Downtown Inc. helps manage the Downtown Santa Ana business improvement district including marketing/events and promotions, stakeholder communications, economic development and facilitating clean/safe operations for the downtown core. We recently learned about the proposed demolition of three historic homes and fruit trees in the heart of the adjacent Lacy neighborhood across from Garfield Elementary and Community Center, Maz Cafe, and a vibrant residential community. We believe, along with many other groups, that exciting re -use alternatives to the destruction of this property exist and should be discussed. We have participated in substantive dialogues about the space being transformed into a neighborhood food hub, social enterprise cafe, historic restoration education center, teaching garden and other wonderful grassroots ideas. We believe Downtown Inc. can help by working with other groups and our stakeholders to create meaningful partnerships resulting in a stronger connection between Lacy residents, the budding Lacy business cluster and the opportunities and resources of the downtown. Please hear the voice of our united downtown community and delay demolition in exchange for a meaningful dialogue with residents, preservation partners and local food and education institutions who could co -benefit in this irreplaceable opportunity. Let's see what we can do when we all work together. Respectfully Yours, Re,n, Smoi A Ryan Smolar Lead Consultant - Downtown Inc.