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<br />L-" <br /> <br />HISTORIC <br /> <br />:: <br /> <br /> <br />/' <br /> <br />SANTA.ANA <br /> <br />.. <br />n <br /> <br />May 20, 2004 <br /> <br />Honorable Miguel Pulido, Mayor <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />. Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> <br />Subject: One Broadway Plaza <br />Dear Mayor Pulido: <br /> <br />. On May 5, 2004 the Board of Directors for the Historic French Park Association (HFPA) <br />voted to oppose the One Broadway Plaza project. HFPA affirmed this vote a week later <br />on May 13. I have been directed by our Board to çonvey this to you. <br /> <br />.. .'. . '. .' '-'.': . ~ . . <br />. One Broadway Plaza is a 37 -story glass tower. To accommodate the developer, the <br />.City proposes to replace the Midtown Specific Plan with the "One Broadway Plaza <br />District" along that portion of the Broadway Corridor. This change wHlset a precedent <br />that will undermine future efforts to protect our city from unplanned growth. <br /> <br />For over 20 years the Historic French Park Association has worked to protect and <br />enhance the quality of life of its residents. We have worked closely with the City on . <br />many important projects that directly affected our neighborhood. We have actively <br />engaged the City on the hard issues of gangs, crime, and traffic as we struggled to <br />improve our historic neighborhood. This long relationship has benefited both the City <br />and the HFPA, as together we have sought solutions to a number of colDplex problems. <br />Happily, we have met many of our mutual goals through this cooperative spirit. <br /> <br />As a neighborhood, we desire the benefits that thoughtful,- sensitive land use planning <br />can bring. We have strongly supported the City's adopted MidtoWn Specific Plan and its <br />vision for growth along Broadway and Main Street between 10th and 1 ih Streets. The <br />Plan is our only tool to protect the historic buildings, height limits and wide setbacks and <br />other features that collectively serve to maintain the beauty and historic character .of the <br />Broadway Corridor and the Midtown area. . <br /> <br />. . <br />We have supported attracting businesses and services to the Midtown area that are <br />useful to the nearby neighborhoods. However, we do not support the One Broadway <br /> <br />HISTORIC FRENCH PARK ASSOCIATION, <br /> <br />P.o. 75F-67 <br /> <br />N T A A N A. C A 9 2 7 0 2. W W W . f ,R ENe H PAR K . 0 R G r: <br />