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MAYOR <br />Miguel A. Pulido <br />moulidoCa Santa-ana.org <br />MAYOR PRO TEM <br />Michele Martinez <br />Ward 2 <br />m i marti nez(a)santa-ana.o rg <br />P. David Benavides <br />Ward 4 <br />dbenavi des(g),santa-ana.o ro <br />Vicente Sarmiento <br />Ward 1 <br />vsarmiento )santa-ana.org <br />Jose Solorio <br />Ward 3 <br />*solo rio(?santa-an a.org <br />Sal Tinajero <br />Ward 6 <br />stinaiero(o)sante-ana.org <br />Juan Villegas <br />Ward 5 <br />ivillegas(dsa nta-ana.org <br />EXHIBIT E <br />q4 SAW.TQCITY OF SANTA ANA <br />9- 1P <br />September 10, 2018 <br />Economic Development, Infrastructure, Budget and Technology Committee <br />Councilmember David Benavides <br />Councilmember Vicente Sarmiento <br />RE: Item #2 — Metro East Mixed Use (MEMU) of the EDIBT Agenda <br />Dear Councilmember Benavides and Sarmiento, <br />The objectives of the Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone (MEMU) are to encourage <br />an active commercial and residential community, provide an expanded economic base, <br />maximize property sales tax revenues, improve the jobs/housing balance within the City, <br />and provide for a range of housing options. The MEMU creates the possibility for this <br />area of Santa Ana to be brimming with vibrant, yet intelligently designed new <br />development that has long lasting impacts to the City throughout the 21st Century. To <br />achieve these objectives, the plan largely depends on the creation of new development <br />opportunities through increasing development intensity and density, and mixed -multi <br />uses. The plan permits construction of up to 5,551 new residential units, 1,275,440 gross <br />square feet (gsf) of commercial (retail and service) space, as well as 3,410,507 gsf of <br />office space. This corresponds to a potential net increase of approximately 963,000 <br />square feet (sf) of commercial space and 690,000 sf of office space, and a potential <br />increase in City population of 11,102 residents within the MEMU area. <br />In my opinion, the objectives of the overlay zone has fallen short in that the new zoning <br />does not provide a clear and transparent roadmap to incentivize or require private <br />participation in public investments and services as well as community benefits to ensure <br />the creation of a thriving, attractive, and sustainable city. The regulatory framework of <br />the MEMU has not attracted developments that are consistent with the vision of the Plan <br />in term creating a balanced community consisting of mixed residential and commercial <br />activities. I would request for the Committee to consider and include the following <br />transformative strategies: <br />Embed community benefits into the zoning document so it can become a standard <br />moving forward. Community benefits can include a Fair Share Mitigation Fund <br />or the formation of a Community Facility District (CFD) to ensure development <br />covers the ongoing costs for public services associated the development, attainable <br />housing, local hire, local contracting, development fees for community facilities <br />and programing. <br />Outline a public engagement process that focus on early public participation and <br />including the community and its people during the planning and design <br />CITYATTORNEY CITY MANAGER CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br />Sonia R. Carvalho Raul Godinez II Maria D. Huizar <br />20 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA - P.�QZ( 8, 3 Ey.,N QA A� CALIFORNIA 92702 <br />TELEPHONE (714) 647-6 0� tq,ddjj �7 <br />