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CAJA Environmental Services, LLC 9410 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Suite 101 Chatsworth, CA 91311 Phone 310-469-6700 Fax 310-806-9801 To: Santa Ana Short -Term Rental Alliance From: Stacie Henderson, Vice President CAJA Environmental Services, LLC Date: November 14, 2024 Re: Potential Significant Environmental Effects of Banning Short -Term Rentals in the City of Santa Ana and Requirement for Additional Environmental Analysis Under CEQA Firm Background and Qualifications CAJA Environmental Services, LLC (CAJA) is an environmental consulting firm that specializes in environmental planning, research, and documentation for public and private sector clients. For over 35 years, CAJA and its predecessor company Christopher A. Joseph & Associates have offered a broad range of environmental consulting services focusing primarily on CEQA documentation for private development projects throughout California. CAJA's project experience includes environmental clearance documentation and third -party review for all types of projects including industrial, commercial, institutional, residential, mixed -use, entertainment/events, public sector, subdivisions, coastal development, and urban infill projects. Stacie Henderson is CAJA's Vice President, with 20 years of professional experience in environmental writing, planning, and research. She has contributed substantially to the preparation and management of multiple types of environmental documents pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs), Categorical Exemptions (CEs), Sustainable Communities Project Exemptions (SCPEs), and Sustainable Communities Environmental Assessments (SCEAs). Ms. Henderson's experience comprises a variety of multi -faceted developments including single- and multi -family residential, mixed -use, entertainment, retail, institutional, commercial, industrial, and recreational developments. Ms. Henderson received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a law degree from Loyola Law School. 0vP_rv1iP_w We understand that at its November 19t" regular meeting, the City Council will consider the first reading of an ordinance to prohibit STRs in the City (the Proposed Ordinance). We further understand that the City will consider whether, based on the Addendum to the City's General Plan Update Program Environmental Impact Report ("GP PEIR"), the Proposed Ordinance requires further environmental analysis or, in the alternative, whether its adoption is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to a Class 1 categorical exemption for existing facilities. (CEQA Guidelines § 15301.) For the reasons summarized herein, the City's environmental analysis of the Proposed Ordinance banning all STRs in the City is inadequate. 1