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Planning and Building Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pb <br />Item # 24 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />April 15, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Density Bonus Agreement No. 2025-01 — MLC Holdings, Inc./Meritage Homes at <br />2020 East First Street <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Density Bonus Agreement No. 2025-01 to Facilitate the Construction of a Multi -Family <br />Residential Development, Which Includes 80 Townhome Units and Six Duplexes (86 Total <br />Units), With Five Units Designated as Affordable to Very Low -Income Households <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Adopt a resolution approving Density Bonus No. 2025-01 as conditioned; <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING DENSITY BONUS AGREEMENT <br />NO. 2025-01 TO ALLOW AN EIGHTY-SIX UNIT MULTI -FAMILY DEVELOPMENT <br />FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2020 EAST FIRST STREET (APN: 402- <br />191-03) <br />2. Determine that, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and <br />the CEQA Guidelines, the recommended action is exempt from further review <br />under Section 15168 (Program EIR); and <br />3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Density Bonus Agreement with MLC <br />Holdings Inc./Meritage Homes, for a 55-year term, for a for -sale residential <br />development consisting of an 86 unit multi -family development, with five units <br />designated as affordable to very low-income households at 2020 E. First Street <br />(Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: Yes <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />Louisa Feletto, with MLC Holdings, Inc./Meritage Homes, representing property owner Paul <br />Miszkowicz with 2020 E First, LLC, is requesting approval of Density Bonus Agreement <br />(DBA) No. 2025-01 to allow the construction of a multi -family residential development, which <br />