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Home My WebLink About5 - PUBLIC COMMENT_GORDONGood Morning, The following communication pertaining to the Planning Commission meeting, has been received for your review and consideration. Kind Regards, Dora Flores|Support Staff Clerk of the Council Office | 20 Civic Center Plaza | Santa Ana, CA 92701 714-647-5278 | dflores5@santa-ana.org <https://www.santa-ana.org/150> <https://www.santa-ana.org/2020Census> www.santa-ana.org <http://www.santa-ana.org/> This e-mail (and attachments, if any) may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and as such, may, therefore, be subject to public disclosure unless otherwise exempt under the Act. From: Thomas.A.Gordon [mailto:thomas.a.gordon@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2020 11:52 AM To: eComment <ecomment@santa-ana.org>; McLoughlin, Mark <mmcloughlin@santa-ana.org>; Angie Gmail Cano <angiercano@gmail.com>; thaivphan@gmail.com; Kenneth Gmail Nguyen <kennguyen104@gmail.com> Cc: eComment <ecomment@santa-ana.org>; Jeff Dickman <dickmanaj@att.net>; Pulido, Miguel <MPulido@santa-ana.org>; Iglesias, Cecilia <CIglesias@santa-ana.org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org> ; Villegas, Juan <JVillegas@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento, Vicente <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Solorio, Jose <JSolorio@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Fregoso, Vince <VFregoso@santa-ana.org>; JanelleMcloughlin@gmail.com; Thai, Minh <mthai@santa-ana.org> Subject: Re: Planning Commission Meeting - March 30, 2020 - One Broadway Plaza Project PUBLIC COMMENT-PLEASE READ THIS COMMENT ALOUD AND INTO THE RECORD AT TODAYS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING-04/02/2020 I respectfully request that an item as important as OBP be discussed with full community involvement and that by postponing it until after the current global pandemic has passed would allow for more through community involvement and transparency on the part of the city. I believe there is much misinformation with regards to affordability, traffic, parking, open space and other matters that we only stand to increase understanding and awareness by holding off on today’s vote and holding fully open and transparent community outreach meetings at a later date. Respectfully, Thomas Anthony Gordon 714-679-3396 On Mar 30, 2020, at 2:08 PM, Chris S <chris714oc@gmail.com> wrote: Planning Commissioners, I also agree that the One Broadway Project should be delayed until a later date. I understand the Applicant has a right to have his project reviewed and processed, but the residents of Santa Ana also have a right to participate in the Public Hearing for this project. Considering the size and scale of the proposed project which will be the tallest building in Orange County, it will have a huge impact on our city, neighborhoods and skyline. I ask that you continue this agenda item for a later date so the public can have an opportunity to comment in person. Kind regards, Chris Schmidt On Mar 30, 2020, at 12:51 PM, Thomas.A.Gordon <thomas.a.gordon@gmail.com> wrote: I echo Mr Dickman’s comments and respectfully request that an item as important as OBP be discussed with full community involvement and that by postponing it 45 days would allow for more community involvement and transparency on the part of the city. Respectfully, Thomas Anthony Gordon 714-679-3396 On Mar 29, 2020, at 9:44 PM, Jeff Dickman <dickmanaj@att.net> wrote: Dear Chairperson McLaughlin; One Broadway Plaza will create over 3,000 additional vehicle trips which will negatively impact the Downtown, Lacy, Logan, French Court and French Park Neighborhoods. One Broadway Plaza will also degrade the health and safety of our community, and the quality of life for thousands of Santa Ana residents who reside there. Traffic already has a stranglehold on these neighborhoods, and One Broadway Plaza will only worsen that problem. One Broadway Plaza will construct over 500,000 square feet of new developed space, build 402 apartment units, 18 floors of office space, a restaurant and retail businesses with zero neighborhood-specific traffic mitigations. In response to the One Broadway Plaza project the neighborhoods of Logan, Lacy, French Court, Downtown and French Park (the Neighborhoods) DEMAND that the Planning Commission require physical traffic mitigation and calming requirements be placed on the project for the benefit of the Neighborhoods. The Neighborhoods propose the One Broadway Plaza project; 1. Prepare a Master Traffic Mitigation and Calming Plan 2. Master Traffic Mitigation and Calming Plan must have the written satisfaction of the City of Santa Ana, and the written satisfaction of the Neighborhoods 3. Will plan, design and construct all physical improvements identified in the Master Traffic Mitigation and Calming Plan 4. The Master Traffic Mitigation and Calming Plan will include, but not be limited to the following traffic mitigation and calming measures: * Diverters, including turn restrictions, physical barriers and signage, to stop vehicles at key locations from entering the neighborhoods, and to move vehicle traffic away, and on to larger thoroughfares. *. Diverters and Calming Measures should include: · Curb extensions and signage to divert vehicle traffic, and reduce the crossing distance for pedestrians · Barriers and planters to restrict vehicles while allowing pedestrians and bicycles to pass · Traffic-calming bumps to encourage safer and more responsible driving, and to combat speeding and unsafe behaviors. · Roadway striping to slow speeding traffic · Narrowed roadways to slow traffic on residential streets, and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. Slower traffic reduces the severity of accidents, reduces noise, and improves the livability of residential streets. o Narrowed streets may include, but not be limited to, landscape planters in parking lanes, raised medians, curb bulb-outs at intersections and mid-block, or a chicane (a slight bump toward a travel lane that creates a shallow curve) causing vehicle movement to slow · Roundabouts to improve traffic movement at key intersections, to reduce collisions, and improve safety * One-way traffic movement to limit ingress into a neighborhood 5. And City Staff to request the Council take action to identify Downtown, Lacy, Logan, French Court and French Park as "Traffic-Calmed Neighborhoods" once all traffic mitigation and calming improvements are installed. 6. Tasks 1 through 5 become the sole responsibility of the One Broadway Plaza developer, and shall be: · Required as Conditions of Approval on the project · Included in to the City's Development Agreement for the project for the Neighborhoods · Fully funded by the Developer through a CASH deposit The Neighborhoods seek these necessary remedies due to the severe lack of current and planned traffic mitigation and calming measures denied them. Neighborhood representatives are available to meet with the City and the Applicant to begin discussions about the type and location of the aforementioned measures at the earliest possible convenience. Thank you, Jeff Dickman, French Park 714 240 0883