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�T <br />Tk <br />' ° `'a w4 <br />Conservancy <br />Jeannie Gillett <br />President <br />Ryan Bensley <br />Vice - President <br />Patrick Mitchell <br />Moises Plascencia <br />Steve Ray <br />Nick Spain <br />"To preserve, <br />acquire, restore <br />and manage the <br />Old Orange Orchard <br />located in Santa Ana, <br />California, as an <br />historic, cultural, <br />agricultural and <br />educational <br />resource for all." <br />(714) 296 -4642 <br />P. O. Box 10038 <br />Santa Ana, California <br />92711 -0038 <br />February 27, 2014 <br />Mayor Miguel A. Pulido and <br />Members of the City Council <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Post Office Box 1988, M31 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />RE: Sexlinger Orchard and Farmhouse Project EIR <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the City Council: <br />The Old Orchard Conservancy (Conservancy) remains committed to its <br />preservation efforts of the Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orange Orchard in Santa <br />Ana. The time has finally come when you, the Santa Ana City Council, will hold <br />the public hearing that will decide the fate of our city's last intact example of our <br />citrus and agricultural history and heritage. Your decision can ensure that the <br />designation you granted this important community resource in June of 2012 will <br />remain intact, so that this unique listing on our Historic Register can be enjoyed <br />for generations to come. <br />There are several points to remember as you hear arguments on both sides of <br />the proposed development project. These include property rights, the process, <br />fairness, and most importantly, the definition of the historic resource and how <br />significance and integrity are related to historic resources. <br />Property Rights- I want to remind you that the only rightthat a property <br />owner can count on, with a development proposal such as this, is the right <br />to the process, not the right to any guaranteed or expected outcome. <br />Fairness- It is also inappropriate to even consider the concept of fairness <br />for the property owner. Any development proposal must be approved <br />based on: its merits; whether it is a positive development for the city or not; <br />does it follow the constraints of City Code and any number of laws that <br />apply to that particular development project? <br />Process- Comments about `how long this has gone on "or "this has gone <br />on long enough and we need to move it forward" have no place in the <br />process of proposed project approval or denial. The process does not have <br />any time constraints or a specific deadline; unless, and until, council <br />approves said project. No one can predict what information or detail will <br />come to light that must be addressed or considered, or how that <br />information may change the course of events. The process takes as long <br />as the process takes. <br />75A -175 <br />