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PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CORRESPONDENCE
10/28/2019
ITEM NO. 2 – FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2018-01, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO.
2018-01, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2018-06 AND AMENDMENT APPLICATION NO. 2018-10 FOR
THE PROPOSED MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 2525 NORTH MAIN STREET
Comments received by posting of agenda
First Name Last Name Organization Favor Oppose General
Andrea Schartz
X
Mark Angell X
TOTAL
2 0
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From:Lopez, Kenia
To:Bernal, Sarah
Cc:!City Clerk
Subject:FW: 2525 Main
Date:Monday, October 14, 2019 12:41:22 PM
Hello Sarah,
Attached is correspondence for the Planning Commission meeting for your review.
Thank you,
Kenia
From: Andrea Schartz [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 12:36 PM
To: Kelaher, Selena <skelaher@santa-ana.org>
Cc: nsapainfo@gmail.com; eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org>
Subject: 2525 Main
Dear Ms. Kelaher,
I am writing to express my objection to the development project 2525 Main that will be on the
agenda of the Monday Oct. 28th Planning Commission Meeting. The developer has submitted alternate
plans several times, none of which are compatible for use next to a residential area. This property
should remain a business zone and not changed to permit a high rise, high density housing development,
especially as there are several already in the works in close proximity. Thank you for considering my
concerns and please make sure this will be read at the upcoming meeting as I am not able to attend to
personally voice my concerns.
Yours sincerely,
Andrea Schartz
Santa Ana, 92706
From:Mark Ang.
To:Kelaher, Selena
Subject:2525 Main
Date:Thursday, October 24, 2019 1:59:12 PM
Hello Selena, this letter is for both the Planning Commission and the City Council if you
would be so kind as to relay it to them.
To the Planning commission and the city Council,
There is an old saying that just because you CAN do something, it may not always be wise to
DO it.
Here is a story recently found in the Times. Earlier this century, someone thought that it
would be a good idea to int produce a small herd of bison to the Grand Canyon National Park.
Well, they thrived and eventually decimated the surrounding water supplies due to the bison
having few natural enemies. Being in a National Park, they were not allowed to be hunted to
thin the herd. So the Park Service tried to build fences around the watering areas. Wel, the
bison jhust knocked them down.
The allegory here is that when you disturb the natural balance of things, it is not always good.
My platform for opposing the 2525 apartments has been all along that we do not have the
water resources to allow unlimited building of the size that we are seeing being built. We
recently came out of an extended drought and all of a sudden, it is "party on"!
I understand that the stat e mandates this and that and they want more dwelling units, but they
have no helped by increasing water to our region. Of course, you could line both sides of
Main street with apartments from one end to the other but what will happen if there is another
drought next year.
I recently met with councilman Sarmiento and presented him with an article from USA Today
which stated that very quietly, the states of Colorado, Nevada and the government of Mexico
signed papers agreeing to limit the amount of water that was entitled to them from the
Colorado River. California had agreed to sign as well if necessary. This is due to the fact that
Lake Mead is not even 50% full after the drought. I believe that this was done quietly as Mr.
Sarmiento, who is also the president of the Orange County Water district, was not aware of
this agreement. That is our Tier 2 water supply which I recently found out is set to increase in
price in January. That most likely means that the supply is not assured.
So I am at a loss to understand why rational people would allow this building to happen, not
just in Santa Ana but the whole of Orange County. This is a gamble with our lives and our
future. And when you gamble, most of the time the results are not pleasant.
Here are some easily found facts from Google. It takes approximately 15,000 gallons of water
to fill the average pool. The average pool will lose the same amount each year to evaporation.
The average 1 bedroom apartment uses between 80-100 gallons of water daily. Do we really
have that much water available to existing residents? If we did, I do not see the need to raise
our water costs in January by the large amount proposed.
You, as Commission and Council members have a fiduciary duty to the existing citizens of
this city. You owe no duty to any developers. Can anyone say how we as citizens and
homeowners will benefit by changing a zoning that has stood for at least the 72 years that I
have lived in this city? And tax revenue will not be of help to anyone who cannot get enough
water to sustain a daily existence.
So I am pleading with you as our representatives to be sensible and not allow the over
development that is occurring or trying to occur in Santa Ana.
And one last thing. Mr Sarmiento stated to our credit, that Santa Ana
is recycling 100% of our cleaned waste water to our storage basin. an excellent achievement,
but we cannot do 110%.. In my youth, in the 60's, I had a poster which stated, "All the water
on earth is all the water there is"
I hope that you are all on not only "our" side but that of your own families.
Sincerely, Mark Angell