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Planning Commission
<br />Regular Meeting Agenda
<br />August 25, 2025
<br />5:30 P.M.
<br />LOCATION CHANGE
<br />City Hall, Ross Annex
<br />22 Civic Center Plaza, Conference Room 1600*
<br />Santa Ana, CA
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<br />ISURI S. RAMOS
<br />Chair, Ward 3 Representative
<br />CARL BENNINGER
<br />ViceChair
<br />Ward 4 Representative
<br />CHRISTOPHER LEO
<br />Citywide Representative
<br />MANUEL J. ESCAMILLA
<br />Ward 2 Representative
<br />JENNIFER OLIVA
<br />Ward 6 Representative
<br />BAO PHAM
<br />Ward 1 Representative
<br />ALAN WOO
<br />Ward 5 Representative
<br />Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Executive Director
<br />Melissa M. Crosthwaite
<br />Legal Counsel
<br />Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Acting Planning Manager
<br />Gema Zapien
<br />Acting Recording Secretary
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<br />Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 6475624. Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
<br />arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and supporting documentation can be found on the City’s
<br />website – www.santaana.org/citymeetings.
<br />CALL TO ORDER
<br />Commissioners: Isuri S. Ramos, Chair
<br />Carl Benninger, ViceChair
<br />Christopher Leo
<br />Manuel J. Escamilla
<br />Jennifer Oliva
<br />Bao Pham
<br />Alan Woo
<br />Executive Director Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP
<br />Legal Counsel Melissa M. Crosthwaite
<br />Acting Planning Manager Ricardo Soto, AICP
<br />Acting Recording Secretary Gema Zapien
<br />ROLL CALL
<br />PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
<br />PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br />CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
<br />a.Minutes
<br />Recommended Action: Approve Minutes from August 11, 2025.
<br />b.Excused Absences
<br />Recommended Action: Excuse absent commissioners.
<br />*End of Consent Calendar*
<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR
<br />Business – Miscellaneous (NonPublic Hearing):
<br />1.PUBLIC FACILITIES NAMING NO. 202501 FOR THE PARK LOCATED AT THE
<br />SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH BRISTOL STREET AND
<br />WEST TOLLIVER STREET (712 SOUTH BRISTOL STREET)
<br />Project Applicant: City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency
<br />Proposed Project: City of Santa Ana Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency
<br />(PRCSA) is requesting the Planning Commission approve Public Facilities Naming (PFN) No.
<br />202501 to name the park located at the southwest corner of S. Bristol Street and W. Tolliver
<br />Street “Nuestro Park.”
<br />Environmental Impact: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the
<br />CEQA Guidelines, the recommended action is exempt from further review per Section 15061
<br />(b)(3). This general rule exemption is allowed provided it can be determined with certainty that
<br />the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment. As the project
<br />consists of naming of a public facility, the general rule exemption is applicable. A Notice of
<br />Exemption, Environmental Review No. 202579, will be filed for this project.
<br />Recommended Action:
<br />Adopt a resolution approving Public Facilities No. 202501 naming the park located at
<br />the southwest corner of the intersection of S. Bristol Street and W. Tolliver Street (712 S.
<br />Bristol Street) “Nuestro Park.”
<br />*End of Business Calendar*
<br />STAFF COMMENTS
<br />COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
<br />ADJOURNMENT
<br />The next meeting of the Planning Commission will be on September 08, 2025, at 5:30 PM in the
<br />Council Chamber located at 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />APPEAL INFORMATION
<br />The formal action by the Planning Commission shall become effective after the tenday appeal
<br />period, unless the City Council in compliance with section 41643, 41644 or 41645 holds a public
<br />hearing on the matter, then the formal action will become effective on the day following the hearing
<br />and decision by the City Council. An appeal from the decision or requirement of the Planning
<br />Commission may be made by any interested party, individual, or group. The appeal must be filed with
<br />the Clerk of the Council, accompanied by the required filing fee, and a copy sent to the Planning
<br />Department, within ten days of the date of the Commission's action, by 5:00 p.m. If the final day to
<br />appeal falls on a City Hall observed holiday or a day when City hall is closed, the final day to appeal
<br />shall be extended to the next day City Hall is open for public business. Please note: Under California
<br />Government Code Sec. 65009, if you challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a
<br />public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or
<br />someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the
<br />Planning Commission or City Council at or before the hearing.
<br />MEETING INFORMATION
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<br />Submit a written comment
<br />You are invited to submit a written comment in one of the following ways:
<br />Email PBAecomments@santaana.org and reference the topic in the subject line.
<br />Mail to Gema Zapien, Acting Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza –
<br />M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701.
<br />Deadline to submit written comments, including any supplement materials for consideration
<br />by the Planning Commission, is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting.Comments received
<br />after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the
<br />record. All attendees wishing to submit written comments or supplemental materials for
<br />distribution to Planning Commission members during the inperson meeting must provide 15
<br />printed copies.
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