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Page S <br />a restating of the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. The regurgitation of a <br />list can not be considered an adequate plan for the actual preservation of an historic property. <br />The Conservancy urges the City Council to add another alternative to this EIR that will meet the <br />Secretary of Interior Standards and meet the objectives of the project -- An alternative that <br />respects the resource and retains enough of it to be recognized as what it once was; a small - <br />scale family citrus orchard. The Conservancy has proposed a fifty percent development/ <br />preservation plan to both the property owners and to City staff. We have a development firm <br />that is willing to work with us on this proposal. In light of these facts, we would like to be <br />included in the development of a meaningful and feasible preservation plan for the EIR. <br />Small family farms were not only quite common in our region, they were an integral part of our <br />social & economic fabric and our agricultural heritage & history. It would be a shame if the <br />Santa Ana City Council reduced this valuable community resource to a house with some trees in <br />the yard; and, the fact of the matter is, you don't have to. <br />Sincerely, <br />Jeannie Gillett, President <br />The Old Orchard Conservancy <br />714 - 296 -4642 <br />cc: Vince Fregoso, AICP <br />Deborah Rosenthal, Esq., AICP <br />Matthew Holbrook, Esq. <br />Patrick Mitchell, Board Member <br />Moises Plascencia, Board Member <br />Steve Ray, Board Member <br />Nick Spain, Board Member <br />75A -179 <br />