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We have been processing a plan to subdivide and develop residential housing on the property for <br />over lour years. During that process, ninny consultants and interested citizens have offered <br />opinions on environmental, cultural and economic matters related to our proposed development <br />plan. Your committee, the City Planning Commission and, ultimately, the City Council will be <br />required to consider that input and make specific findings regarding our proposal. <br />Should you decide to ignore Mrs. Sexlinger's wishes and recommend the listing of (lie property <br />as a historical resource property, we ask you to consider the certain result of such action. If the <br />property were to be listed, it would need to remain as a residential home and home -owner <br />operated orchard (commercial operation of the orchard is not allowed under the current zoning). <br />Because it is not economically feasible to operate the orchard, and because the current home is in <br />a dilapidated condition, it is very unlikely that we will receive any economically feasible offers <br />to purchase the property. We would have very few options left, and it is likely that the properly <br />would remain in its abandoned state for some time. <br />We have been informed that three consultants have reviewed Elie property to offer their <br />recommendation as to whether the criteria for listing can even be achieved. We understand that <br />two consultants believe that one criterion for listing might be met. I•lowever, one of the <br />consultants has specifically opined that the property does not meet any of the criteria, and that <br />the property does not qualify for listing. <br />As we are sure you are well aware, there are laws that protect religious instihitions like ours <br />when government regulations take away it property's economic value. There is evidence in the <br />record before you that supports a decision not to list this property. Moreover, because the former <br />owner of the property had no desire to force the perpetual use of (he property as an orchard, and <br />because the current owners have no inclination or desire to continue that use an the property, we <br />ask that you recommend that tite property not be listed. <br />Sincerely, <br />7) t" 1 -t <br />Gregg Phrick <br />Executive Director <br />Lutheran High School of Orange County <br />75'A <br />e �.oU <br />—19 <br />Kevin Tilden <br />Executive Vice President of finance <br />and Chief Financial Officer <br />Concordia University Irvine <br />