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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponses to Late Comments as of October 1, 2024E � P � D SOLUTIONS,INC V, R I, 1,, P' I II IE N I, E A N 11 P A',39 II ,I , f t,Ar E IE €' Date: October 1, 2024 Prepared by: Meaghan Truman, Associate Environmental Planner III To: Ali Pezeshkpour, apezeshkpour@santa-ana.org Site: Related Bristol Specific Plan Project Subject: Late Comment Letters on the Supplemental EIR for the Related Bristol Specific Plan Project Received before October 1, 2024 (SCH No. 2020029087) Dear Mr. Pezeshkpour, The 45-day public comment period for the Supplemental EIR of the Related Bristol Specific Plan Project began July 6, 2023, and ended on August 21, 2023, as documented on the City's website, the Orange County Clerk's website, and State Clearinghouse. Under CEQA, a lead agency is required to consider comments on the Draft SEIR and to prepare written responses, if a comment is received within the public comment period. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21091, subd. (d); CEQA Guidelines, § 15088.) When a comment letter is received after the close of the public comment period, however, a lead agency does not have an obligation to respond. (Pub. Resources Code, § 21091, subd. (d)(1); Pub. Resources Code, § 21092.5, subd. (c)("Nothing in this section requires the lead agency to respond to comments not received within the comment periods specified in this division, to reopen comment periods, or to delay acting on a negative declaration or environmental impact report.").) Although a lead agency is not required to respond to late comments, it may choose to do so. (Gray v. County of Madera (2008) 167 Cal. App. 4th 1099, 1 1 10 (Gray), citing Pub. Resources Code, § 21091, subd. (d)(1); CEQA Guidelines, § 15088; Gilroy Citizens for Responsible Planning v. City of Gilroy (2006) 140 Cal.App.4th 911, 925, fn. 10 (Gilroy Citizens)). The letters were received by the City of Santa Ana after the 45-day public comment period for the Draft Supplemental EIR ended on August 21, 2023. However, the City of Santa Ana has elected to prepare the following written responses with the intent of conducting a comprehensive and meaningful evaluation of the proposed Project. The number designations in the responses are correlated to the bracketed and identified portions in the comment letter. EPD Solutions, Inc. has reviewed the letters and provided responses for the Lead Agency's consideration in review of the Related Bristol Specific Plan Project at the October 1, 2024 City Council Hearing. As further detailed in the individual responses to comments below, none of the comments indicate that there would be a substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified environmental impact that would not be mitigated, or that there would be any of the other circumstances requiring recirculation as described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5. No new significant environmental impact would result from the project or from a new mitigation measure proposed to be implemented, there is no substantial increase in the severity of an environmental impact, no feasible project alternative or mitigation measure considerably different from others previously analyzed would lessen the environmental impacts of the Project, and the Draft and Final SEIR are not fundamentally inadequate and conclusory in nature. Please find the letters and responses to comments attached. Respectfully, Meaghan Truman Letter LCCII: Support Comment Letters (2 pages) Late Comment letter September 30, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity. Thank you, Ryan Chase S&A Management LCC 11.1 September 29, 2024 Dear Mayor and Council Members, The Planning Commission approved this project 7-0. The Commission saw the benefits of this project to the city, resident and union workers. So did the major of the union workers who were present at the commission meeting. They spoke highly in support of the project. So I did understand some of the concerns of the Unions expressed at council. Last week I talked to a few trades . I learn that due to work in Grainge County they could only supply 10% of the work force needed for this project. I was told this is a well know secret in the the trades. Also some Union members felt the trades should of perused this issue months ago. So please do not cause us to lose out on this project when the trades cannot supply the man power needed. Accept the pledge from Related to use Union Labor where possible and let's move on. Please do not kid yourself that the Collins family or Relate will not walk away from this project. I have seen too many companies like my beloved Dow Chemical where I worked for 20 years, pulled projects from California and relocate them in others states. The residents in those state now benefit from the taxes and high paying jobs those projects bring. Projects which should of been built in California. So I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently there is very real possibility of a vacant retail center will occur and a large lost of income to the city. So approve this project that will generate 17,000 new jobs and $500 million in new taxes during the first30years. Something the city will need with the sun -setting of measure X. I would like to add that I am president of Com-Link, live in the area and have talked to many of the residents/neighborhood leaders. The majority once their concerns were addressed do seethe benefit to our area. They urge you to approve this project as do. LCC 1.1 Cont. Halll, Jennifer From: Ryan Chase Sent: Monday, September 30, 2024 11:45 AM To: eComment Subject: Related Bristol Project Attachments. Related Bristol.pdf 0 i i J Please share thanks[ Ryan Chase S & A Management Costa Mesa, CA 92627 September 30, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million In new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $5�44 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro, Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economiic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity. Thank you, Ryan Chase S&A Management Ibarra, Evelyn From: Christine Maralit <christinem@mitchtsailaw.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 9:49 AM To: !City Clerk; Pezeshkpour, Ali Cc: Mitchell M. Tsai Attorney at Law, P.C.; Grace Holbrook Subject: WSRCC- [City of Santa Ana, Related California Bristol Specific Plan] - Supportive Comment Letter Attachments: 20241001_WSRCC_CityofSantaAna,RelatedCABristOISP_SCL_signed.pdf At euntirr ° I leis a [inaiI origiim(ed from Erutsid(of Y rty of `vai%t An. I.,a- r,wIion vWIieit a7penirt<' afIrcIiInenIs or Iu)lcs. Hello, Please see the attached Supportive Comment Letter our office is submitting for the 10/01/24 City Council Meeting in regards to agenda item 26: the Related California Bristol Specific Plan. We would greatly appreciate confirmation of receipt of this email and its attachment. Thank you, Christine Christine Maralit, Administrative Assistant Mitchell M. Tsai Law Firm - Environmental and Land Use Litigation 139 South Hudson Avenue Suite 200 Pasadena, CA 911o1 Phone: (626) 314-3821 Fax: (626) 389-5414 Email: cliristinem(g)mitchtsailaw.com Website: 11ttl)�,Y:/ /www. rnitelitsailaw.corii CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages accompanying it, may contain confidential information that is legally -privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering itto the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or, use of any of the information contained in or attached tothis message is STRICTLY PROHIBITED and may violate applicable laws including the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify us by reply e-mail at christinem la)mitchtsailaw.cwm or by telephone at (626) 314-3821 and destroy the original transmission and its attachments without reading them or saving there to disk. P: (626) 314-3821 F: (626) 3849-5414 F.: info(rfmitchtsailaw.com VIA E-MAIL October 1, 2024 Jennifer 1.,. l fall City Cleric 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-30 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Ph: (744) 647-6520 f?.m: cit clerk akanta-ana.or 0 Mitchell M. Tsai LaI%v Perm 139 South Hudson Avenue Suite 200 Pasadena, California 91101 RE: City of Santa Ana, Related Cahfornia Bristol Specific Plan Dear Jennifer L. Hall: On behalf of the Western States Regional. Council of Carpenters ("Western Carpenters" or "WSRCC"), my Office is submitting; these comments for the City of Santa Ana's City C0UnCil meeting; addressing; the Related California Bristol Specific Plan Project ("Project"). WSRCC would like to express its support for this. Project. After further reviewing; tlhis. Project, WSRCC believes that the Project will benefit the environment and the local economy by practicing; protocols that will protect worker health and safety and will incorporate adccpuate environmental mitigation. Should the City have any questions or concerns, the City should feel free to contact my office.. Sincerely, Mitchell Nt Tsai, l ";scl Attorneys for Western States Regional Council of Carpenters lbarra, Evelyn From: Bristol <Bristol@ related.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 12:56 PM To: eComment Subject: 10/1 City Council Meeting - Related Bristol Project Attachments: Community Letters of Support for Related Bristol Project.pdf AHenfiulie I his email (11 i',(_Jnatof from 0UtSidC 01 City (A'Smta Ana. [.,sr caukott M'ien opening a(michmcnts or knks. Please see attached letters in support of the Related Bristol Project. These are copies of recent letters sent by community members to the Mayor and Councilmembers. Thank you for your time. Regards, RELATED CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL 18201 Von Karman Ave., Suite 900 1 Irvine, CA 92612 KRELATED The information contained in this message and any attachment(s) may be privileged, confidential, proprietary or otherwise protected from disclosure and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this message and any attachment is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this email and permanently delete the message from your computer. Nothing contained in this message and/or any attachment(s) constitutes a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any securities. September27, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, | strongly urge you hoapprove the Related Bristol project onOctober l.Aproject ofthis size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should beapproved. VVocannot lose sight ofwhat isatstake. Related Bristol will generate lO,8V0nevvjobs$50O million innew tax revenue during its first 30years and a$544million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and notjeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly l0Olocal businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility, Related Bristol isproposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: ° l3acres ofpublicly accessible and actively programmed open space, ° $22M towards aCommunity Benefit Fund that could beused towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, ° Apublic safety office toshorten police response times, and ° $18M |naffordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places toconnect and build community with family and friends, For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and | urge you toapprove this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit ofall. Si "Pea be ranco Presid4nt & CEO The Orange County Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce 9Mailing Address: www.ochcc.org 9 Office Address: 27/62 Antonio pkwvSuite Lz-4*s The Cove @uo u,dcmRanch, cxgzos1 (714)e53'4289 uc|Beall Applied Innovation sa7oCalifornia Avenue Irvine, c4yzse, Dear Mayor and Members of the Santa Ana City Council, I arm writing on behalf of the Orange County Business Council (OCBC) to express our full support for Related Bristol. This project represents a significant opportunity for the City of Santa Ana, not only through its immediate economic impact but also in its long-term contribution to the fiscal health and vitality of the region. Attached, you will find OCBC's formal letter of support. We urge you to approve this vital project and look forward to the positive influence it will bring to the community. Best regards, FRI 5111 AMANDA WALSH vice President Government Affairs s 'L walshLg �—O c _bc �i 9 2 Park Plaia, Suite 100, Irvine, CA 9�2614 Officei 949-794-7215 ocbc Cell: 714-292-7080 1 G lull IN ��~� � � �� ORANGE COUNTY zPark Plaza, Suite 1uo.Irvine, cx92614|pyw9.47a.umu|py*u.wauwa|xwW.ocucom BUSINESS COUNCIL September 25.2O24 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Piz. Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Honorable Mayor &City Council Membors, On behalf of the Orange County Business Council (OCBC), we encourage you to approve the Related Bristol project during the upcoming vote onOctober 1.This transfnnnotivedevelopment represents osignificant economic opportunity nmonlyhx6amaAna.bmtothconUnaCnunty. promising to deliver substantial benefits that align with the city's long-term fiscal health and community growth goals. The economic impact ofRelated Bristol isundeniable. The project will create 1O.OVOnew jobs, generate $5O0million innew tax revenues over its firstD0 years, and provide a $544niUion community benefits package. These contributions are vital to fostering the city's economic resilience and competitiveness. It is crucial that we remain focused on the broader economic benefits for the entire community, rather than allowing additional requirements or union -related concerns oohinder the financial viability ofthis project. There isanurgency mact. Nearly 1OObusinesses within the Metro Town Square shopping Centel face uncertain futures, with leases expiring soon. The prospect ofavacant retail center —one that currently provides essential sales tax revenues mthe city —poses areal threat. Further delays x, the Related Bristol project risk undermining local business stability and economic growth. Approving this innovative mixed -use development will not only support Santa Ana's economic expansion but will also enhance its cultural and social fabric. Related Bristol stands to be a cornerstone indriving sustainable growth, prosperity, and opportunity for generations 0ucome. This is once'in'a-genonation opportunity that Santa Ana cannot onbnd to lose. | strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project and secure the economic future of our city. For these reasons, and we ask you to vote yes to approve this project. Sin *Je ey OBall 0 President & CEO Orange County Business Council CC Mayor VoleheAmezoua Councilmemter David Penaloza Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez THE LEADING VOICE OF BUSINESS IN ORANGE COUNTY Orange County Business Council vPofGovernment Affairs CouncilmemberPhil Bacerru CouncilmemberJouaieLupmz J () U R N EY j'TO) Orange County UnIted Way September 27, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and maginitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that Santa Ana desperately needs. There is a lot at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during Its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to Santa Ana, this project cannot be delayed any further; nor have its feasibility jeopardized. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in Santa Ana, including: * 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, * $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes * A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public pieces to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Susan B. Parks President & Chief Executive Officer 1813112 Mitchell South 949,660.7600 Irvine, CA 92614 UnrledWayOC,org F'' R YOU. F, ' R OUR COMMUNITY. F," R OUR FUTURE. 12 Dear Honorable City Council Member, As an advocate for the travel and tourism community here in Santa Ana, I wouildl like to express my support for the Related Bristol project slated to be voted on at the October 1, 2024, City Council meeting. We understand that this new development is expected to generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. Included in this project is the addition of a hotel which will assist in our efforts to attract visitors to our city. We appreciate the efforts of this council to enhance our community and improve our visitors' experiences through positive growth. We believe this project is part of that continued vision. Best Regards, WENDY HAASE-ROBERTS,CDME TAAV�L PreWent & CFO wendypravetsanbanaxom - 710.24ZM34 wwWArmehantaana.com 00000 flua v e I s a i i ta a n a. c o m J is, Owr-, fissuu.coml 13 September 24.2U24 Dear CounuUmemberHernandez, | strongly urgeyomhoappmv the Related Bristol project onOctober 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should boapproved, VVecannot lose sight ofwhat ivat stoke. Related Bristol will generate 1G'HOD new jobs, $608million innew tax revenue during its first 30years and m$544million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol isproposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality oflife inthis city, including: ~ 13acres ofpublicly accessible and actively programmed open space, ° $22M towards uCommunity Benefit Fund that could beused towards street improvements, ocommunity center, oranything else the City prioritizes, ° Apublic safety office tnshorten police response times, and ~ $18K4inaffordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, | support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. COO u y "am President & CEO Goodwill ofOrange County 41ON. ui,�vi° a, "cg"wdw/"rq Santa Aria, c^92xo 714.54Z6308 l4 September 24.2O24 Dear CounnUmemberVazquez, | strongly urge you toapprove the Related Bristol project onOctober 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should baapproved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its flrst 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time isnfthe essence! Nearly 1OOlocal businesses odMetro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect o/ovacant retail center that iemn important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality oflife in this ndy, including: w 13acres ofpublicly accessible and actively programmed open space, ° $22KAtowards aCommunity Benefit Fund that could beused towards street improvements, acommunity center, oranything else the City prioritizes, * Apublic safety office hushorten police response times, and ° *18K4inaffordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places hoconnect and build community � with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol � project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the � benefit nfall. � c ` � 01cou�pm " � President &CEO � Goodwill of Orange County wow, Fairview St. Sari mAna, cur27o rmmu^am 15 September 24.2O24 Dear CounoUmomberLopez, | strongly urge you hmapprove the Related Bristol project onOctober 1 Aproject ofthis size and magnitude will provide anunprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. VVecannot lose sight of what isotstake. Related Bristol will generate 16,000new jobs, $5UOmillion ionew tax revenue during its first 30years and a$544million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, itisimperative ioprioritize the needs ofthe overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect ofovacant retail center that inan important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality oflife inthis city, including: ° 13acres ufpublicly accessible and actively programmed open space, ° $22M towards oCommunity Benefit Fund that could baused towards street improvements, ucommunity center, oranything else the City prioritizes, ° Apublic safety office tnshorten police response times, and ° *1OMinaffordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, |support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit ofall. 61"M President & CEO Goodwill of Orange County mum.Fait view St. S.nt. A� CA 92703 71*�547.6308 10- '• gacdu�Ill September 24, 2024 Dear Councilmember Penaloza, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. ico �. "am President & CEO Goodwill of Orange County d10 N. Fairview St. ocgoodwi0l.org Si w Ana, CA 92703 7'14.547.6308 17 9 * * uNw , geradEwiXO September 24, 2024 Dear Councilmember Bacerra, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, * A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. f oo= President & CEO Goodwill of Orange County 410 N. Fairview St. ocgoodwilLorq Septa Ana, CA 42703 714,647.6308 18 IU N September 24, 2024 Dear Mayor Amezcua, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. wo o President & CEO Goodwill of Orange County 410 N. Fairview St. ocgoodwill.org Santa Ana, CA 92703 714.547.6308 Im ---------- Forwarded Message -------- - From: Randy Fong <qrfoLnge%qqyLo��, Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 7:28 PM Subject: Metro Town Square Redevelopment / Related Bristol To: <t.RLaniternandezfsanta ana > Randy Fong, D.D.S. 3620 S. Bristol St., Suite 208 Santa Ana, California 92704 (714) 549-1903 drfonffna,rand yfnnty,rj,rtw —11M Dear Santa Ana City Council Member Jonathan Hernandez: My name is Dr. Randy Fong, and I am a dentist at Metro Town Square, I have been a tenant there since 1989. 1 am Writilig to plead that Santa Ana City (,,Otlticif stop delaying the approvals ol'Related Bristol. From, the last hearing, City Council appears to be prioritizing Politics and others interests above the small businesses, that call this center honle. I an' Proud of my business and have worked hard through the years to build a strong relationship will, illy loyal Patients. Metro Town Square is over 50 Years old. The center has run its course and needs to be updated. Many other tenants also feel this way. Unless major changes occur, I may lose patients, which are mostly from local neighborhoods in Santa Ana. I support Related Bristol because the developer is committed to addressing growing concern, about Safety and Seellrity at the center and in South Santa Ann, This is a very high priority fior me, my patients and other terimns, I support the developer's offer to put a police substation within Related Bristol to help both private and public safety officers respond more quickly to emergencies. I want the Opportunity to remain here for years to come, but my lease expires next year, I do not have a lease extension in place because Related has been delayed by the City. I am anxious and concerned about my future. 20 If the City continues to delay Related Bristol, more businesses will leave and the community will suffer. As each day that goes by, Metro Town Square will continue to deteriorate. Please do not sacrifice the livelihood of small business owners in Santa Ana. Please approve Related Bristol. Thank you. Sincerely, Randy Fong, D.D.S. 21 ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Randy Fong <drfong@rand vfongdds.com> Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 7:21 PM Subject: Metro Town Square Redevelopment / Related Bristol To: <DPenialoza santa-ana.ora> Randy Fong, D.D.S. 3620 S. Bristol St., Suite 208 Santa Ana, California 92704 (71.4) 549-1903 drfong(.rand Yfongdds.com Dear Santa Ana City Council Member David Penaloza: My name is Dr. Randy Fong, and I am a dentist at Metro Town Square. I have been a tenant there since 1989. 1 am writing to plead that Santa Ana City Council stop delaying the approvals of Related Bristol, From the last hearing, City Council appears to be prioritizing politics and others interests above the small businesses that call this center home. I am proud of my business and have worked hard through the years to build a strong relationship with my loyal patients. Metro Town Square is over 50 years old. The center has run its course and needs to be updated. Many other tenants also feel this way. Unless major changes occur, I may lose patients, which are mostly from local neighborhoods in Santa Ana. I support Related Bristol because the developer is committed to addressing growing concerns about safety and security at the center and in South Santa Ana. This is a very high priority for me, my patients and other tenants. I support the developer's offer to put a police substation within Related Bristol to help both private and public safety officers respond more quickly to emergencies. I want the opportunity to remain here for years to come, but my lease expires next year. I do not have a lease extension in place because Related has been delayed by the City, f am anxious and concerned about my future. 22 If the City continues to delay Related. Bristol, more businesses will leave and the community will suffer. As each day that goes by, Metro Town Square will continue to deteriorate. Please do not sacrifice the livelihood of small business owners in Santa Ana. Please approve Related Bristol. Thank you. Sincerely, Randy Fong, D.D.S. 23 ---------- Forwardedmessage--------- From: Randy Fong <drforr e rand r gdcis.cpn ,> Date: Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 7:15 PM Subject: Metro Town Square Redevelopment / Related Bristol To: <VLAMezcuia samta-an4.org> Randy Fong, D.D.S. 3620 S. Bristol St., 'Suite 208 Santa Ana, California 92704 (714) 549-1903 drfon randl fon Lds.cotn Dear Santa Ana City Council Member, My name is Dr. Randy Fong, and 1 am a dentist at Metro "fown Square. I have been a tenant there since 1989. 1 am writing to plead that Santa Ana City Council stop delaying the approvals of Related Bristol. From the last hearing, City Council appears to be prioritizing politics and others interests above the small businesses that call this center home. I am proud of my business and have worked hard through the years to build a strong relationship with my loyal patients. Metro Town Square is over 54 years old. The center has run its course and needs to be updated. Many other tenants also feel this way. Unless major changes occur, I may lose patients, which are mostly from local neighborhoods in Santa Ana. I support Related Bristol because the developer is committed to addressing growing concerns about safety and security at the center and in South Santa Ana. This is a very high priority for me, my patients and other tenants. I support the developer's offer to put a police substation within Related Bristol to help both private and public safety officers respond more quickly to emergencies. I want the opportunity to remain here for years to come, but my lease expires next year. i do not have a lease extension in place (because Related has been delayed by the City. I am anxious and concerned about my future. 24 If the City continues to delay Related Bristol, more businesses will leave and the community will suffer. As each day that goes by, Metro Town Square will continue to deteriorate. Please do not sacrifice the livelihood of small business owners in Santa Ana, Please approve Related Bristol. Thank you. Sincerely, Randy Fong, D.D.S. 25 Randy Fong, D.D.S. 3620 S. Bristol St., Suite 208 Santa Ana, California 92704 (714) 549-1903 drfong brand fon dds.com Dear Santa Ana City Council Member Jessie Lopez My name is Dr. Randy Fong, and T am a dentist at Metro Town. Square. I have been a tenant there since 1989, I am writing to plead that Santa Ana City Council stop delaying the approvals of Related Bristol From the last hearing, City Council appears to be prioritizing polities and others interests above the small businesses that call this center home. I am proud of my business and have worked hard through the years to build a strong relationship with my loyal patients. Metro Town Square is over 50 years old. 'The center has run its course and needs to be updated. Many other tenants also feel this way. Unless major changes occur, I may lose patients, which are mostly from local neighborhoods in Santa Ana. I support Related Bristol because the developer is committed to addressing growing concerns about safety and security at the center and in South Santa Ana. This is a very high priority for me, my patients and other tenants. I support the developer's offer to put a police substation within Related Bristol to help both private and public safety officers respond more quickly to emergencies. 1 want the opportunity to remain here for years to come, but my lease expires next year. I do not have a lease extension in place because Related has been delayed by the City_ I am anxious and concerned about my future. If the City continues to delay Related Bristol, more businesses will leave and the community will suffer. As each day that goes by, Metro Town Square will continue to deteriorate. Please do not sacrifice the livelihood of small business owners in Santa Ana. Please approve Related Bristol. Thank you. Sincerely, 0 Randy Fong, D.D.S. 27 Randy Fong, D.D.S. 3620 S. Bristol St.,, Suite 208 Santa Ana, California 92704 (714)549-1903 drfbn )rand fon Ydds.conll Dear Santa Ana City Council Member lien Vazquez: My name is Dr. Randy Fong, and I am a dentist at Metro Town Square. I have been a tenant there since 1989. 1 am writing to plead that Santa Ana City Council stop delaying the approvals of Related Bristol. From the last hearing, City Council appears to be prioritizing politics and others interests above the small businesses that call this center home. 1. am. proud of my business and have worked hard through the years to build a strong relationship with my loyal patients. Metro Town Square is over 50 years old. The center has run its course and needs to be updated. Many other tenants also feel this way. Unless major changes occur, I may lose patients, which are mostly from local neighborhoods in. Santa Ana„ I support Related Bristol because the developer is committed to addressing growing concerns about safety and security at the center and in South Santa Ana. This is a very high priority for me, my patients and other tenants. I support the developer's offer to put a police substation within Related Bristol to help both private and public safety officers respond more quickly to emergencies. I want the opportunity to remain here for years to come, but my lease expires next year, I do not have a lease extension in place because Related has been delayed by the City. I am anxious and concerned about my future. If the City continues to delay Belated. Bristol, more businesses will leave and the community will suffer. As each day that goes by, Metro Town Square will continue to deteriorate. Please do not sacrifice the livelihood of small business owners in Santa Ana. Please approve Related Bristol. "Thank you. Sincerely, 28 Dandy Fong, D.D.S. 29 Randy Fong, D.D.S. 3620 S. Bristol St., Suite 208 Santa Ana, California 92704 (714) 549-1903 drfon ^'rand fon dds.com Dear Santa Ana City Council Member Thai 'Viet Phan: My name is Dr. Randy Fong, and I am a dentist at Metro Town Square. I have been a tenant there since 1999. 1 am writing to plead that Santa Ana City Council stop delaying the approvals of Related Bristol. From the last hearing, City Council appears to be prioritizing politics and others interests above the small businesses that call this center home. 1 am proud of my business and have worked hard through the years to build a strong relationship with fray loyal patients. Metro Town Square is over 50 years old. The center has run its course and needs to be updated. Many other tenants also feel this way. Unless major changes occur, l may lose patients, which are mostly from local neighborhoods in. Santa Ana. I support Related Bristol because the developer is committed to addressing growing concerns about safety and security at the center and in South Santa Ana. This is a very high priority for me, my patients and other tenants. I support the developer's offer to put a police substation within Related Bristol to help both private and public safety officers respond more quickly to emergencies. I want the opportunity to remain here for years to come, but my lease expires next year. I do not have a lease extension in place because Related has been delayed by the City. I am anxious and concerned about my future. If the City continues to delay Related Bristol, more businesses will leave and the community will suffer. As each day that goes by, Metro Town Square will continue to deteriorate. Please do not sacrifice the livelihood of small business owners in Santa Ana. Please approve Related Bristol. Thank you. Sincerely, 30 Randy Fong, D.D.S.. 31 September 27, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Members, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $600 million in now tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $644 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall commiunity and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 0 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, # $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be, used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, 9 A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in affordable housing in-lieui fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank E Wou 1, Teresa Saldiva*r� 32 September 25, 2024 Dear Honorable CityComwci|Member, | strongly urge you toapprove the Related Bristol project onOctober 1.Aproject olthis size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should beapproved. VYecannot lose sight nfwhat ieetstake. Related Bristol will generate 16.800now jobs, $50Vmillion innew tax revenue during its first 30years and a $544nm|U|mn community benefits package. As part of your civic, duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility ofthe project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an Important generator ofsales tax revenues toour City, wecannot delay this project any further, norjooperdizeits feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality oflife inthis city, !inc|uding: ° 13acres ofpublicly accessible and aotiveyyprogrammed open space, ~ $22K4towards uCommunity Benefit Fund that could beused towards, street improvements, ecommunity center, uranything else the City prioritizes, " Apublic safety office toshorten police response times, and ^ $18K4inaffordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, | support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this Important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Mira Dukes 33 Dale Helvig Resident, Santa Ana CA 92706 September 25, 2024 Mayor Amezcua and Santa Ana City Councilmembers City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor Santa Ana CA 92702 Subject: Agenda Item 26 — Related Bristol Project I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Page 1 of 2 2024-09-25 Letter to City Council -Item 26 Related Bristol 34 Date HeIvig Resident, Santa Ana CA 92706 Thank you for your time and consideration. cc: Alvaro NuMez City Manager, Santa Ana somiaCama|ho' City Attorney, Santa Ana Minh Thai, Executive Director, Planning Mike Garcia, Executive Director, Community Development Related vfCalifornia Page zmz 2024-09-25 Letter to City Council-Itern 26 Related Bristol 35 Dear Councilmember Phil Bacerra I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity. Thank you, Lawna M. Munholland, RPAI Property Manager I Metro Town Square, LLC 3694 S. Bristol Streets Santa Ana, CA 92704 Phone: 714.546.2856 1J'rnunhollandCCarrrberCorpow°ation.com 0 Dear Honorable Amezcua I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social, and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity. Thank you, Lawna M. Munholland, RPAJ Property Manager ( Metro Town Square, LLC 3694 S. Bristol Street) Santa Ana, CA 92704 Phone: 714.546.285611munholland@CgmberCorpgrat!on.com 37 Dear Councilmember Phil Bacerra, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once- in -a -generation opportunity. Thank you, Lawna M. Munholland, RPA I Property Manager I Metro Town Square, LLC 3694 S. Bristol Street ( Santa Ana, CA 92704 Phone: 714.546.28561 niunholland@CamberCoraaration cam 38 Dear City Council Member David Penaloza I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity. Thank you, Lawna M. Munholland, RPAJ Property Manager I Metro Town Square, LLC 3694 S. Bristol Street I Santa Ana, CA 92704 Phone: 714.546.285611munhol!arndCCa,rrtberCg?rptaration Born 39 Dear City Council Member Jonathan Ryan Hernandez | strongly urge You toapprove the Related Bristol project on October 1 Aproject ofthis size and magnitude will provide anunprecedented economic pa�a thatdh uh»u�beapproved g�enthe best i�enao of m««aQe ««hyde«Pe�b*|yneedoond � constituents. vvecannot lose sight ofthe big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16MgOnmvvjmbm $500 miOioninuovvtax revenue dudngits first 3oyears and m$544mniU|mn'ommmmunityb'neRts package. !t�imperative tophorhizethe needs ofthe ovenoUuommnonityand not jeopavd~ethe hnamc|alfeaaibi|ityofthe pr�eo(over mdd�|ona|union iaauea components, and /� . . ermqu/vemanto. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future aodbumineem|ocatiun.VVith|eosesformUtenantaaxpihn0imm|nemt|ymnd the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision.|aminfull support ofthe visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because cfitpromises unprecedented benefits for the City ofSanta Ana for decades tocome. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social, and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities inOrange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once-i n-a-ge ne ration opportunity Thank you, Lawnam.w1unholbnm,npA| Property Manager IMetro Town Square, UI 3694lBristol Street ISanta Ana, C49Z704 poone:7l4.546.285§1 4o Dear City Council Member Benjamin Vazquez, |strongly urge YOU to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1Aproject of this size and magnitude will provide mnunprecedented economic package that ehuu�beaPpmvedgiven the best intereo ofthe oonaU�e«dydeope/u���needoand vvecannot lose sight ofthe big Picture. Related Bristol will generate 1GM�Bmmw]obm $500 mlU|on}nnew tax revenue during its Mmmt 3Oyears and o$544miNi ' ' package. /tioimpe«sUveLmp'imhtbethe needs ofthe ove U mnonmor��nib/bwne�ts #nanc[e/feueibi|i1yofthepn���overedditkzna|uniunissues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need �i c��mtyabout their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision./aminfull suppor t c*the visionary Rell�'/ an �tedB,ioto�m�d-uoe�ave|opmentbeu�uoeofitprom�aeou unprecedented benefits for the City mfSanta Ana for decades tocome. Approva� of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social, and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities |nOrange County. /urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this opportunity Thank you, LawaM. Munhdlard,0PA/Property Manager |Metro Town Square, LLC 369wlBristol Street | Santa Ana, CA92704 Phone:7l4.546,2O56| Al September 24, 2024 Honorable Santa Ana Mayor & City Council Members, I urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. This project will have major positive economic impact for the city as well as offer excellent upgraded amenities for the local residents. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $600 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility, Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open spare, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. 42 Thank you, Michael & AsIrid Colfins (Metro Classic Neighborhood) 43 September 25, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and w $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Katelin Reddick 44 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable Mayor Amezcua, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, « A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. David W. Cortney 45 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. `�' David W. Cort ey` 46 September 24th, 2024 Mayor and Members of the Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council, I am writing to express my strong support for approval of the Related Bristol project. As a lifelong resident of Santa Ana and someone deeply invested in the future of our community, I believe this project will significantly benefit our city. The creation of 16,800 newjobs, the addition of $5010 million in new tax revenue over 30 years, and the $544 million community benefits package will provide long-term economic growth, enhanced public services, and improved quality of life for Santa Ana residents. The opportunities and resources generated by Related Bristol will be transformative for our community, and I encourage you to support and approve this project as a vital investment in the future of Santa Ana. Thank you for your consideration, Nathan Hittle Santa Ana Foundation A7 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Bryan 48 Bryan W. Cortney, RPL CEOIC6-Founder, Pi Corporate Phone: 81.7- .7- . ....... .... Fax. 817-717-3836 Website; pA�C"/ 21LI I.Vgp cm Address; 5049 Edwards Ranch Road, 4th Floor, Fort Worth, Texas 76109 BAKERSFIELD, CA I CANONSBURG, PA I CANTON, OH I DENVER, CO I DICKINSON, No I FORT WORTH, TX I HOUSTON, TX I MIDLAND, TX I MORGANTOWN, WV I OKLAHOMA CITY, OK I ST. CLAIRSVILLE, CH CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this ELECTRONIC MAIL transmission is confidential It also may be or contain privileged work product or proprietary information, This ELECTRONIC MAIL transmission and the information contained in or attached as a file to it are intended for the excluswe use of the addressee(s). If you are not the addressee (or one of the addressees), you are not an intended recipient, it you are not an intended recipient, you hereby are notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution (other than to the addressee(s)), copying or taking of any action because of this information are strictly prohibited, 49 September 23, 20M Bear Flonmable, tatty Council Maanber, 1 rierally urge you to a,pprave'the Related Bristol project on October 1. A protect of ails spe and magnitude will provide an unprecedemed economic package that the cRy desperately needs, and should be approved., We cannot lame Ag,ht of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate, 16,80(1 now Jobs, . tWO na8hon in now tax revenue darting, Its first: 30 yours and a $544 million commrmty berreMts parkage. As part of your civic duty to vote In the beat interest of your constituents, fr is imperative to prioritize the needs of per overalltommonitry and not jeopardize the fiirsincrat fea0bilky of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essenca. Nearly 100 local' businesses at Matra Town Square shopping cerrter need certainty abort their future and business location, With uses for all tenants expiring Imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that Is an important geperator of sateen tax revenues W our City, we cannot delay this project any father, nortoapardiae its faaskGBlty. Related Bristall Is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhanceand elevate are quality of fife in this city, Including; 13 acres of pub4dyacressible and ,actively programmed open space, • $72M towards a Community Benefit Furst that could be used towards street Im,p,mwe'rnerb, a community center, or anything else to City, prmrNtues, A public safety office to shorten police response tames and $IBM in affordable housing to -lieu tape. More than ewer, people avant safe„ secure public plates to connect and build comanintty wf h family and friends. For these reasons, i support tiro viaannary Related BatsRai project, and Iurge you to approve this important, now gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of at. 1 have lived In tins community as a properly owner for over :50 years, and please consular this request to improw our neighborhood• Resle-ftly submitted„ Michael ] HIMM 50 September 23, 2024 Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council Member I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $644 million community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further nor jeopardize its feasibility. Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation opportunity Thank you, William Beaubeaux Historic French Park Resident 51 September 25, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, As one approaches the City of Santa Ana on Bristol Street, one passes by the beautiful area of Costa Mesa, South Coast Plaza and its surrounding venues on the way to Santa Ana. As you pass through this area and cross Sunflower it is indeed evident you are in Santa Ana, the poor stepsister of Orange County. All around you are tired, outdated, shopping centers. I used to live just up the street, so I know whereof I speak. Imagine driving by the proposed Related Bristol project, an actual destination and revitalized area. This project would be such an addition to a city that really needs a facelift. When I tell people I live in Santa Ana they roll their eyes as if to say why? I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs and should be approved. Our city will be losing the sales tax increase revenue we voted for several years ago, So look for a funding shortfall when this occurs. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, o A public safety office to shorten police response times, and 52 * $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the beinefit of all. Thank you, Deborah Hicks DeBach Robert DeBach Santa Ana Residents 53 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable Mayor Valerie Amezcua„ I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 10,800 now jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a SS" million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the bast interest of your constituents, it is imperative to iprioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union Tissues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essencel Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location, With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including, • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $221M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, 54 September 24, 2024 Hear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol wilt generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during Its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local i businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility,. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, A public safety office to shorten police response times„ and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Strad Ly*M, 55 Dear Phil, Please see the attached letter in support of Related Bristol Project Best Regards, Carolyn A. Killion, RIPA, CPM General Manager Asset Services CA License 01178766 Direct: +1 949.560.4146 ggMhLin killign&qu 1011CUSHMAN & h WAKEFIELD 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 927071 USA CLiShnnanwakefieA,corr�!U �hrnsinw: _akefield o _cm -------- ----- J The information contained in this email (including any attachments) is confidential, may be subject to legal or other professional privilege and contain copyright material, and is intended for use by the named recipient(s) only. Access to or use of this email or its attachments by anyone else is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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For information on how your personal information is processed, including information on how to 56 N & 111CUSHMA 1111h WAKEFIELD September 26, 2024 Dear Esteemed City Council Members: 4 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 92107 Tel (714) 850-1703 Fax (714) 850-0163 www.cushmanwakefield.com As a member of South Coast Metro Alliance, 4 Hutton's ownership, Ares Asset Management, LLC strongly urges you to approve the Related Bristol project an October 1 � 2024, A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city needs and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 18,800 new jobs, $500 million in now tax revenue during Its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best Interest of your constituents, It Is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time Is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to the City of Santa Ana, this project should not be delayed further, norjeoparclize Its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: * 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, * $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or other City priorities, * A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, 4 Hutton and Ares Asset Management, LLC support the visionary Related Bristol project, and we urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Sincerely, Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. as authorized agent for Ares Asset Management, LLC and 4 Hutton at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA Carolyn A. Killion I CA License 01178766 General Manager 57 Il CUSHMAN & AKEFIELD September 26, 2024 Dear Esteemed Mayor Amezcua: 4 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Tel (714) 850-1703 Fax (714)850-0163 www.cushmenwakefield.com As a member of South Coast Metro Alliance, 4 Hutton's ownership, Ares Asset Management, LLC strongly urges you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1.2024. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city needs and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during Its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to the City of Santa Ana, this project should not be delayed further, norjeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 4 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, 4 $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or other City priorities, 4 A public safety office to shorten police response times, and 4 $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, 4 Hutton and Ares Asset Management, LLC support the visionary Related Bristol project, and we urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Sincerely, Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. as authorized agent for Ares Asset Management, LLC and 4 Hutton at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA Carolyn A. Killion I CA License 01178766 General Manager 58 Dear Mr. Penaloza, Please see attached support letter for the Related Bristol project Best Regards, Carolyn A. Killion, RPA, CPM General Manager Asset Services CA License 01178766 Direct: +1 949.560.4146 §�aCql 1111111CUSHMAN & h WAKEFIELD 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 927071 USA �L,,shnlanwake �IeLcLq,Lt,njqL4hM_ akw. kg LtL-o rg'l The information contained in this email (including any attachments) is confidential, may be subject to legal or other professional privilege and contain copyright material, and is intended for use by the named recipients) only. 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As part of your civic duty to vote in the best Interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union !SSLeS, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real 1prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to the City of Santa Ana, this project should not be delayed further, norjeopardize Its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 0 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, * $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or other City priorities, 0 A public safety office to shorten police response times, and # $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, 4 Hutton and Ares Asset Management, LLC support the visionary Related Bristol project, and we urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Sincerely, Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. as authorized agent for Ares Asset Management; LLC and 4 Hlutton at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA Carolyn A. Killion I CA License 01178766 General Manager ME Dear Councilmember Lopez, Please see the attached letter in support of the -Related Bristol project Best Regards, Carolyn A. Killion, RIPA, CPM General Manager Asset Services CA License 01178766 Direct: +1 949.560A146 99LO—'xr'-'k'1' i —() al Qqu stla ke. mria 11111CUSHMAN & 11h, WAKEFIELD 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 92707 1 USA g-okln ni-ow9d, QLqLLQ.9—i1Lu5- The information contained in this email (including any attachments) is confidential, may be subject to legal or other professional privilege and contain copyright material, and is intended for use by the named reciplent(s) only. Access to or use of this email or Its attachments by anyone else is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful, ifyou are not the intended recipient(s), you may not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or its attachments (or any part thereof), nor take or omit to take any action in reliance on it. 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For information on how your personal information is processed, including information on how to -a 11111CUSHMAN & 1khWAKEFIELD September 26, 2024 Dear Esteemed City Council Members: 4 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Tel (714) 850-1703 Fax (714) 850-0163 www.cushmenwakefield.com As a member of South Coast Metro Alliance, 4 Hutton's ownership, Ares Asset Management, LLC strongly urges you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1,2024, A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city needs and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 now jobs, $500 million it now tax revenue during Its first 30 years and a $644 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and notjeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union Issues, components, and other requirements_. TimeIs of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to the City of Santa Ana, this project should not be delayed further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life In this city, including: 0 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or other City priorities, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, 4 Hutton and Ares Asset Management, LLC support the visionary Related Bristol project, and we urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Sincerely, Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. as authorized agent for Ares Asset Management, LLC and 4 Hutton at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA Carolyn A. Killion I CA License 01178766 General! Manager 62 Dear Mr. Vazquez, Please see the attached letter in support of the Related Bristol project Best Regards, Carolyn A. Killion, RPA, CIPM General Manager Asset Services CA License 01178766 Dilrect: +1 949.560.4146 carolvri,killionAcushwake,com , 1111111CUSHMAN &h WAKEFIELD 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 927071 USA cushrranwakefieId cqy cus}trnar7vtAkg_fi_ejAgQ_Oj The information contained in this email (including any attachments) is confidential, may be subject to legal or other professional privilege and contain copyright material, and is intended for use by the named recipient(s) only. Access to or use of this email or its attachments by anyone else is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient(s), you may not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or its attachments (or any part thereof), nor take or omit to take any action in reliance on it. 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For information on how your personal Information is processed, including information on how to 63 lCU5 MA & oll AK FIELD September 26, 2024 Dear Esteemed City Council Members: 4 Hutton Centre Drive Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Tel (714) 850-1703 Fax (714)850-0163 www.cushmanwakefield.com As a member of South Coast Metro Alliance, 4 Hutton's ownership, Ares Asset Management, LLC strongly urges you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1,2024. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city needs and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to the City of Santa Ana, this project should not be delayed further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: N 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or other City priorities, A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, 4 Hutton and Ares Asset Management, LLC support the visionary Related Bristol project, and we urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Sincerely, Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. as authorized agent for Ares Asset Management, LLC and 4 Hutton at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA Carolyn A. Killion I CA License 01178766 General Manager 6A Dear Mr. Hernandez, Please see the attached letter in support of the Related Bristol project Best Regards, Carolyn A. Killion, RPA, CPM General Manager Asset Services CA License 01178766 Direct +1 949.560.4146 Amlyj�iki I ItQn wa ks h �ecqLn La) �u CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 927071 USA The information contained in this email (including any attachments) is confidential, may be subject to legal or other professional privilege and contain Copyright material, and is intended for use by the named recipient(s) only. Access to or use of this email or its attachments by anyone else is Strictly prohibited .and may be unlawful. if you are not the intended recipient(s), you may not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email) or its attachments (or any part thereof), nor take or omit to take any action in reliance on it. 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For information on how your Personal information is processed, including information on how to 65 11111ILCUSHIMAN & AKEFN'E'LD September 26, 2024 Dear Esteemed City Council Members: 4 Hinton Centre Drive Suite 440 Santa Ana, CA 92707 Tel (714) 850-1703 Fax (714)850-0163 www.cushmanwakefield.com As a member of South Coast Metro Alliance, 4 Hutton's ownership, Ares Asset Management, LLC strongly urges you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1, 2024. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city needs and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and notjeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components, and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to the City of Santa Ana, this project should not be delayed further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or other City priorities, A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, 4 Hutton and Ares Asset Management, LLC support the visionary Related Bristol project, and we urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Sincerely, Cushman & Wakefield U.S., Inc. as authorized agent for Ares Asset Management, LLC and 4 Hutton at 4 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA Carolyn A. Killion I CA License 01178766 General Manager M September 24, 2024 Honorable Santa Ana Mayor & City Council Members, I urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. This project will have major Positive economic impact for the city as well as offer excellent upgraded amenities for the local residents. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essencel Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With, leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, A public safety office to shorten Police response times, and $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. 67 Thank you, Michael & Astrid Collins (Metro Classic Neighborhood) 68 Dear Honorable Mayor Amezcua, Please see the attached letter in support for the Related Bristol project to be approved on October 1. Best, Celene Lyddon mw September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable Mayor Valerie Amezcua I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 116,800 now jobs, $500 million in now tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: * 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space,, * $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, * A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in, affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, 70 Dear Honorable City Council Member Penaloza, Please see the attached letter in support for the Related Bristol project to be approved on October 1, Best, Celene Lyddon 71 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $644 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: * 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, * A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these treasons. I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Area for the benefit of all. Thank you, M ne Lyddon 72 Bear Honorable City Council Member Hernandez, Please see the attached letter in support for the (Related Bristol project to be approved on October 1. Best, Celene Lyddoin 73 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the (Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $644 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the beat interest of Your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence? Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay thiis project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: * 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, * $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, 74 Dear Honorable City Council Member Vazquez, Please see the attached letter in support for the Related Bristol project to be approved on October 1. Best, Celene Lyddon, 75 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million In new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements.. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an Important generator or sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of Iife in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and l urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, i 691(m 76 Dear Honorable City Council Member Lopez, Please see the attached letter in support for the Related Bristol project to be approved on October 1, Best, Celene Lyddon 77 September 24, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jots, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With teases for all. tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related! Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the Ctty prioritizes, A public safety office to shorten police response times, and $18M in, affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Cetene Lyddon 011i 78 Dear Honorable Mayor Amezcua, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Claire M Charbonnet 79 Dear Honorable Councilmember Hernandez, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Claire M Charbonnet 80 Dear Honorable Councilmember Vazquez, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, * A public safety office to shorten police response times, and * $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Claire M Charbonnet 81 Dear Honorable Councilmember Lopez I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Claire M Charbonnet 82 Dear Honorable Councilmember Penaloza, strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Claire M Charbonnet 83 Dear Honorable Councilmember Bacerra, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and « $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Claire M Charbonnet 84 September 27, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, * $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and a $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Susan Gisler 85 September 27, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Member, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Jon -Michael Gisler 86 September 30, 2024 Dear Honorable City Council Members, I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately needs, and should be approved. We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: • 13 acres of publicly accessible and actively programmed open space, • $22M towards a Community Benefit Fund that could be used towards street improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, • A public safety office to shorten police response times, and • $18M in affordable housing in -lieu fees. More than ever, people want safe, secure public places to connect and build community with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the benefit of all. Thank you, Sasha Law 87 September 30t', 2024 Valerie Amezcua Honorable Mayor VAmezcua Santa-ana.or Delivered via email: Dear Honorable Mayor: Valerie Amezcua, As a resident, community member and business executive, I am writing to express my strong support for the approval of the Related Bristol project on October 1st, 2024. This initiative represents a significant economic opportunity that our city urgently needs, and it is crucial that we prioritize the best interests of our residents. This project has the potential to create 16,800 new jobs and generate $500 million in tax revenue over the next 30 year, along with a substantial $544 million community benefits package. Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With many leases expiring soon, we face the very real risk of a vacant retail center, which would significantly impact sales tax revenues for our city. Delaying this project is not an option. I urge you to please prioritize the general good of our community and support this project. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I kindly ask your support for Related Bristol now, for we risk losing this once -in -a - generation opportunity. osieroel Esankrd10CtQ mail corn (949)246.1299 88 September 3011, 2024 Phil Bacerra PBacerra5a santa-ana.org Delivered via email: Dear Honorable City Council Member, Phil Bacerra As a resident, community member and business executive, I am writing to express my strong support for the approval of the Related Bristol project on October V, 2024. This initiative represents a significant economic opportunity that our city urgently needs, and it is crucial that we prioritize the best interests of our residents. This project has the potential to create 16,800 new jobs and generate $600 million in tax revenue over the next 30 year, along with a substantial $544 million community benefits package. Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With many leases expiring soon, we face the very real risk of a vacant retail center, which would significantly impact sales tax revenues for our city. Delaying this project is not an option. I urge you to please prioritize the general good of our community and support this project. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come, Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I kindly ask your support for Related Bristol now, for we risk losing this once -in -a - generation opportunity. 0au erell SaCOOM Psanford 100@gmail.com (949)246.1299 89 September 30th, 2024 David Penaloza DPenaloza(a)santa-ana.org Delivered via email: Dear Honorable City Council Member: David Penaloza As a resident, community member and business executive, I am writing to express my strong support for the approval of the Related Bristol project on October 11, 2024. This initiative represents a significant economic opportunity that our city urgently needs, and it is crucial that we prioritize the best interests of our residents. This project has the potential to create 16,800 new jobs and generate $500 million in tax revenue over the next 30 year, along with a substantial $544 million community benefits package. Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With many leases expiring soon, we face the very real risk of a vacant retail center, which would significantly impact sales tax revenues for our city. Delaying this project is not an option. I urge you to please prioritize the general good of our community and support this project. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I kindly ask your support for Related Bristol now, for we risk losing this once -in -a - generation opportunity. 'I. , , "M Paul Sanford Psanford `ii 00 a@"�gmai@.c;om (949)246.1299 1 M September 30'h, 2024 Jessie Lopez Jess ieLorsez(.santa-ana.org Delivered via email: Dear Honorable City Council Member, Jessie Lopez As a resident, community member and business executive, I am writing to express my strong support for the approval of the Related Bristol project on October 15t, 2024. This initiative represents a significant economic opportunity that our city urgently needs, and it is crucial that we prioritize the best interests of our residents. This project has the potential to create 16,800 new jobs and generate $500 million in tax revenue over the next 30 year, along with a substantial $544 million community benefits package. Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With many leases expiring soon, we face the very real risk of a vacant retail center, which would significantly impact sales tax revenues for our city. Delaying this project is not an option. I urge you to please prioritize the general good of our community and support this project. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I kindly ask your support for Related Bristol now, for we risk losing this once -in -a - generation opportunity. ANWO Paul Sanford Pstrford100�maii.com (949)246.1299 U September 30I, 2024 Jonathan Ryan Hernandez JRygnh1q_(n dez santa ang prg Delivered via email: Dear Honorable City Council Member: Jonathan Ryan Hernandez As a resident, community member and business executive, I am writing to express my strong support for the approval of the Related Bristol project on October 1st, 2024. This initiative represents a significant economic opportunity that our city urgently needs, and it is crucial that we prioritize the best interests of our residents. This project has the potential to create 16,800 new jobs and generate $500 million in tax revenue over the next 30 year, along with a substantial $544 million community benefits package. Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need certainty about their future and business location. With many leases expiring soon, we face the very real risk of a vacant retail center, which would significantly impact sales tax revenues for our city. Delaying this project is not an option. 1 urge you to please prioritize the general good of our community and support this project. 1 am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. I kindly ask your support for Related Bristol now, for we risk losing this once -in -a - generation opportunity. Paul Sanford Psanford 1 00a)amail.corn (949)246.1299 92 Dear Honorable City Council Member: Benjamin Vazquez As a resident, community member and business executive, I am writing to exF strong support for the approval of the Related Bristol project on October VA, 2, initiative represents a significant economic opportunity that our city urgently ni it is crucial that we prioritize the best interests of our residents. This project has the potential to create 16,800 now jobs and generate $5 in tax revenue over the next 30 year, along with a substantial $544 millic community benefits package. Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center need cer about their future and business location, With many leases expiring soon, we very real risk of a vacant retail center, which would significantly impact sales I revenues for our city. Delaying this project is not an option. I urge you to please prioritize the general good of our community and suppor project. I am in full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use develo because of it promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for c come. Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable grm prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and ct expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange Cou I kindly ask your support for Related Bristol now, for we risk losing this once - generation opportunity. Paul $anflorFo 31(ltfl(,)-Illcll"1l_09f (949)246. 1299 93 Response to Letter LCC1: Support Comment Letters, dated September 29, 2024 These comment letters were received after the public review and comment period ended (July 6, 2023, through August 23, 2023). As stated in Section 15088 of the CEQA Guidelines, Lead Agencies are not required to respond to letters received outside of the noticed comment period. However, the following response has been prepared to provide clarity regarding the environmental concerns that have been raised. Comment LCC1.1: These comment letters express support for the proposed Project and urges the City Council to approve it at the October 1 hearing date due to the benefits of the Project such as job growth and increased tax revenue. Response LCC1.1: These comment letters express support for the Project and do not raise any specific environmental concerns with the analysis within the Draft Supplemental EIR or requirements of the proposed Specific Plan. The Draft Supplemental EIR was prepared pursuant to CEQA Statute and the CEQA Guidelines in order to provide a meaningful discussion of the proposed Project and its resulting potential environmental impacts as a means of public disclosure. Thus, no further response is required or provided; however, this comment will be forwarded to all decision makers as part of the Staff Report for the Project. 94 Letter LCC2: Jason Poulson on behalf of South Coast Plaza (1 Page) Late Comment Letter Jennifer la. Hall City Clerk City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, M-30 Santa Ana, CA 92701 September 30, 2024 Re: Related Bristol Specific flan-- VTTM No. 2023-01 Condition 13.g Dear Ms. Hall, On behalf of South. Coast Plaza, we write to request a minor modification to a proposed condition of approval for the Related. Bristol Specific Plan :Project that aligns with the Proj ect's Final Traffic Study. Per our communications with City staff and the Related Bristol applicant team„ South Coast Plaza respectfully requests that Condition of Approval 13.g, of the draft resolution approving the Project's Vesting Tentative Tract Map No 2023-01, be modified to state the following; Sunflower Avenue at Proposed Driveway. Suject to the improvements / realignment of South Coast Plaza driveway and the coordination with the City of Costa Mesa, install new traffic including traffic signal poles, controller cabinet, meter pedestal, conduit, wiring, video detection system; APS, CCTV camera per City specifications, emergency vehicle preemption, signage, and fiber optic communication system to connect to City of Santa Ana traffic signal network and any associated appurtenances as conceptually illustrated in Exhibit Cr, attached. (modifications in italics) South Coast Plaza believes this modification is essential to ensure that all parties, including the City of Santa Ana and City of Costa Mesa,. remain coordinated on proposed improvements. South Coast Plaza looks forward to continued coordination and communication with City staff and the applicant team for the Related Bristol Specific Plan Project. If you have any questions regarding the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Jason Poulsen Director, Real .Estate Development South Coast Plaza 3315 Fairview Road Costa',Vesa, CA 02s26 P %14.545.0110 95 LCC 2.1 Response to Letter LCC2: Jason Poulson on behalf of South Coast Plaza dated September 30, 2024 This comment letter was received after the public review and comment period ended (July 6, 2023, through August 23, 2023). As stated in Section 15088 of the CEQA Guidelines, Lead Agencies are not required to respond to letters received outside of the noticed comment period. However, the following responses have been prepared to provide clarity regarding the environmental concerns that have been raised. Comment LCC2.1: This comment states that South Coast Plaza suggests revisions to Condition of Approval 13.g of the draft resolution to state that suggested traffic improvements would be subject to the improvements of the South Coast Plaza driveway and in coordination with the City of Cost Mesa. Response to Comment LCC2.1: The comment does not raise any specific environmental concern with the analysis within the Draft Supplemental EIR or requirements of the proposed Specific Plan. The Draft Supplemental EIR was prepared pursuant to CEQA Statute and the CEQA Guidelines in order to provide a meaningful discussion of the proposed Project and its resulting potential environmental impacts as a means of public disclosure. Thus, no further response is required or provided; however, this comment will be forwarded to all decision makers as part of the Staff Report for the Project. 0- Letter LCC3: Katie Perez (1 page) Late Comment letter Halll, Jennifer Fromi: Lopez, Jessie Sent: Friday, September 27, 2024 5.09 PM To: eComment Subject: FW: Related Bristol From: Katie Perez <kb.perez14@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2024 3:05 PM To: Aimezcua, Valerie <VAmezcua@santa-ana.org>; Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana_org>; Penaloza, David <DPenaloza@santa-ana.org>; Lopez, Jessie <JessieLopez@Santa-ana.org>; Vazquez, Benjamin <bvazquez@santa- ana.org>; Hernandez, Johnathan <JRyan Hernandez@santa-ana.org>; Bristol@related.com Subject: Related Bristol 0c12ibi r a TI_i _—,iss.L f,iib uJ L!1tT1 Eru,r .)iu ..1d 1 J ! Y "A ta-I' A Li--c a<tiLii ii Esteemed City Council Members, As a resident of the South Coast Metro neighborhood. in Ward 4, I strongly oppose the proposed Related Bristol development. Nobody in this neighborhood wants or needs increased traffic. Nobody is asking for luxury apartments to be built where our community shopping center is. Very few people who already live in this area will be able to afford the rent for luxury apartments, so you will be pushing working class people out of their neighborhood and adding to the affordable housing crisis. I love Santa Ana and I love this neighborhood, please stop trying to gentrify her. We all agree that shopping center needs to be revitalized, but please do anything else with it other than building ugly high-rise apartments that nobody asked for. Build hotels if you want to build them there, but the traffic in this neighborhood can't support that many additional residents. If anyone actually believes that the people who '"live in those apartments will work where they live" needs to wake 'up and join us in real life because those people will have jobs elsewhere and they will commute in their car to their jobs. What will this development add to our community? What will it do to address the homeless problem our neighborhood currently has? The homeless people who sleep on Bristol can't afford luxury apartment rent. Don't say it will address the homeless problem because the "affordable" housing, you are offering is for seniors and it will do nothing to alleviate us on Bristol who have to deal with homeless people doing drugs in our parks and in the neighborhoods that are already here. Do something meaningful with the opportunity you have to redevelop this space. Build real affordable housing for working families, build a homeless shelter or a drug rehab facility. Something that will actually be better for our existing community instead of trying to replace us all with rich people. Thank you, Katie Perez Bristol and Segerstom resident 97 LCC 3.1 LCC 3.2 Response to Letter LCC3: Katie Perez, dated September 27, 2024 This comment letter was received after the public review and comment period ended (July 6, 2023, through August 23, 2023). As stated in Section 15088 of the CEQA Guidelines, Lead Agencies are not required to respond to letters received outside of the noticed comment period. However, the following responses have been prepared to provide clarity regarding the environmental concerns that have been raised. Comment LCC3.1: This comment states that the commenter opposes the proposed Project due to the increase in congestion around nearby roadways and the lack of affordable housing within the proposed Project. The comment also states that residents in the Project site would continue commuting elsewhere for work. Response LCC3.1: The comment does not raise a specific issue with the adequacy of the Draft SEIR or raise any other CEQA issue. Draft Supplemental EIR Section 5.1 3, Transportation, details that Senate Bill (SB) 743 changes include the elimination of auto delay, LOS, and similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion as the basis for determining significant impacts. As part of the 2019 amendments to the State CEQA Guidelines, SB 743 directed that the revised CEQA Guidelines "shall promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses" (Public Resources Code Section 21099[b][1 ]); and that "automobile delay, as described solely by level of service or similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion, shall not be considered a significant impact on the environment" (Public Resources Code Section 21099[b][2]). As such, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21099(b)(2), the Supplemental EIR focuses on analysis of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) criteria and improvements to the circulation system along the Project's frontage to accommodate buildout of the proposed Project, pursuant to the City's recent General Plan Update. Further yet, the Supplemental EIR is not required to analyze impacts related to traffic congestion. Nevertheless, a Traffic Impact Analysis was prepared for the Project and is publicly available on the City's Project website. This comment will be forwarded to all decision makers as part of the staff report for the Project. In regard to the affordability of the residential units within the proposed Project site, CEQA is an environmental protection statute that is concerned with physical changes to the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15358(b)). The environment includes land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance (CEQA Guidelines Section 15360). The Project's potential economic and social effects are not considered effects on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(e) and 15131(a)). Thus, consistent with CEQA, the Draft Supplemental EIR includes an analysis of the Project's potentially significant physical impacts on the environment and does not include substantial discussion of the Project's economic or social effects. Because no environmental impacts related to the affordability of the residential units would occur, mitigation measures are not required. Comment LCC3.2: This comment states that the proposed Project would not be useful in addressing the City's homeless problem as there are no affordable housing units proposed. Response LCC3.2: This comment does not provide substantial evidence of a significant environmental impact. The Project site has been designated as a District Center by the City of Santa Ana General Plan where intense mixed -use development is encouraged. As discussed in Section 5.8 Land Use and Planning, of the Draft SEIR, the proposed Project would be consistent with its General Plan designation. The proposed Project would provide housing proximate to local employment centers, commercial retail services and restaurants for onsite residents and employees working nearby. In addition, the proposed Project would provide onsite open space and recreation activities that would integrate into the existing communities around the site. Thus, the redevelopment of the site and change to the area has been planned for by the City. In regard to the provision of affordable units by the Project, the proposed Specific Plan does not include specific requirements for affordable units. However, the proposed Project would result in a residential density of 91 du/ac, which would allow the potential for each proposed residential or mixed -use development to include affordable residential units. Section 3.6 of the proposed Specific Plan describes that the City of Santa Ana has established an Affordable Housing Opportunity and Creation Ordinance (AHOCO) to 98 encourage the development of housing that is affordable to a range of households with varying income levels. The Ordinance is applicable to new residential projects within the Specific Plan area that meet certain criteria. As implementing projects in the Specific Plan area are submitted to the City for review, they would be required to comply with the City's AHOCO or the Project's Development Agreement when approved. In addition, affordable housing is an economic and social issue. CEQA is an environmental protection statute that is concerned with physical changes to the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15358(b)). The environment includes land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance (CEQA Guidelines Section 15360). The Project's potential economic and social effects are not considered effects on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(e) and 151 31(a)). Thus, consistent with CEQA, the Draft Supplemental EIR includes an analysis of the Project's potentially significant physical impacts on the environment and does not include substantial discussion of the Project's economic or social effects. Because no environmental impacts related to affordable housing would occur, mitigation measures are not required. Letter LCC4: Pete (2 pages) Late Comment letter Alcala, Abigail Fromi: pjI Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 5:17 PM To: eComment Subject: Related South Bristol Oct 1 2024 A. WO.ioi �.. T ol rrNJIA,-fi ._Jl 0 A 1 FJJ-1 I LU-1;I] T "M" ILL 1. RELATED DEVELOPMENT SOUTH BRISTOL Please do not approve this project without completely addressing these issues. These must be iron clad in the Development Agreement. More Public Benefit from the developer, (at a minimum, adjusted for inflation from the last 4+ years) spent in the area around the development, with active input from the residents and businesses most impacted. 13 ACRES In various meetings, we've heard folks positively gush about the great 13 acre "park" in this development. Realistically, this is open space only for the residents. No one from outside the development will be going there specifically to enjoy the park, walk the dog, or have fun with the kids. (maybe with an ice cream from Hans') there is nothing in the renderings that resembles a play area or sports facility, much less public restrooms. If there is no playing field, it can't possibly take any pressure off of any of the parks that currently host multiple soccer games, basketball, etc. on every weekend. (more residents will I exacerbate the situation) If there is a provision for that, it wdl be difficult for people to use it. Where are "outside" visitors going to park? They're not going to use valet. Currently in many Santa Ana parks, the leagues bring their own goals, corner flags, etc. That won't bean option. How will they gain access to the area to unload/ load equipment? It won't be a convenient walk . How are they going to get their picnic baskets (?), beer and soda coolers, and chairs umbrellas to the site? That issue currently exists; several parks are under-utilized (for sports) because of access issues. (e.g. Lili King... reallly can't park unless we pay off / twist the arms of SAUSD. Sandpointe... constant street parking already filled. There are folks that think the addition of 13 acres to the City resume is a great thing; and any increase helps. But the over-alll value to everyone outside of the property is imairginal. There will be resistance to any organized sports if it upsets in any way the atmosphere of expensive Iluxury apartments. Referees' whistles, boisterous players, cheering, fans and their kids are not part of this development; not to mention evening practices and pick-up games. if you visit a "league play" day in a Santa Ana park, you know that activity would not work in this development. If this is truly a windfall) for the city, it should have provisions for weekend organized sports for the community. It should be ironclad in the Development Agreement. We know from sad experience that terms of Development Agreements are not always met (see Nexus INS2691). Any less -active amenities, tennis or pickle ball, for example, will undoubtedly be restricted by "reservations," card or code access, lack of restroom access, and parking issues. And consider that tennis pickleball in Sandpointe isn't exactly booked solid. The open space is private. Santa Ana Parks has not been a part of the discussion. There are no guarantees; and this isn't the windfall that some proclaim it to be. It is illusional. EIR /Quality of Life The area surrounding this proposed development will be subject to high disruptions in the quality of Ilife- up to 15-20 years of construction issues, culminating in a 260% increase in "unmitigable," traffic by phase 11. They propose to use commercial ride sharing, which only INCREASES the number of trips v. a, personal vehicle. UK$ LCC 4.1 Macarthur is already the de facto alternate for issues on the 405. This is in an area that already has some of the busiest intersections in the County. Between Thanksgiving and Lunar New Year, the area is already frequently gridlocked. There is a development under construction now at Macarthur and the 55 freeway. THE VILLAGE (adjacent to this proposal, and across from South Coast Plaza) has already been presented. Think what a project like this would do to the area where you live. The Development Agreement must contain more mitigation for the area. Remember, the owners of this property also own property on the East side of Bristol. Parts of this could contain modified right turn / access -egress provisions to mitigate the issues. "PUBLIC BENEFIT FUNDS" $22,000,000 has been suggested for "Public Benefit". Considering the current costs of just about everything, this is absurdly inadequate. What does it cost to fully reconstruct 2 miles of Macairthur Blvd? ( Hint: roadway reconstruction costs have been rising by 24 % per year; UP 65% since December of 2020. One intersection, Spruce and Segerstrom, will cost $800,000.00 today;. wlhat will things cost in another 2-5-10 years?)* The increase in construction traffic alone will accelerate the need for work on Macarthur and other arterials, already in jeopardy. This will need to be done before the RELATED project is fully contributory. Traffic on Flower, Sunflower, Macarthur, and Fairview will greatly increase, with a need for increased maintenance. The proposed funds will be exhausted just maintaining** what we have, and nothing will improve or be mitigated. The majority of the funds proposed need to be allocated to the area that will be most impacted by the development. There needs to be local citizen input, with full voting on how funds would be used. The developer has touted the economic boon (sales tax, real estate taxes / valuation, increased economic activity) this will be for the City. That "largess" is in the future: 10-15 years. But the area will suffer and degrade in the interim. There will be an immediate decrease in funds from businesses, and increase in infrastructure deterioration. The investment of the Public Benefit funds in the immediate area is needed to off -set this impact, AND to ensure that the area is prepared and attractive to future residents, investors, and retail customers. If this does not happen, if the funds are parsed throughout the city on short-term pet projects and feel -good promotions, the development will not deliver the future projected gains. We must maintain the long view on the investment of the area. Remember the pain, economic impact, and ongoing traffic issues of the trolley? And how we were hamstrung by the County? The City needs to utilize the funds to offset the issues, anticipated and unanticipated, for the local area. This project impact will be an order of magnitude greater in volume and duration; in the area that is a large (largest?) contributor to the City budget. The project will undoubtedly impact that budget when we can least afford it, the next 2-6 years. *lrtt sl e:natrrar nw_ury-corstrcurr)w at_24_tnnual,_rate1. ' **'jittLa��r�yvorru s�nta ar?� ¢1rT;C.dac�ar�rot nts1Tir�ft _"_C322 L�ati.e_mcrrt t?Isn "the arterial network will change from "Good" to "Fair" condition from FY2022123 to FY2028129 ...level of funding is insufficient to stabilize the backlog since the unfunded deferred M&R projects will increase by 43 percent for the arterial network and increase by 35 percent for the local network. Pete on nt. Response to Letter LCC4: Pete, dated September 24, 2024 Comment LCC4.1: This comment letter is a copy of a previous letter sent to the City on September 17, 2024 prior to the City Council Hearing on September 17, 2024. Response LCC4.1: Please refer to Responses CC7.1 through CC7.4, as included in the Staff Report for the September 17, 2024 City Council Hearing. 102 Letter LCC5: Beverly and Gary Voechting (2 pages) Late Comment letter Ibarra, Evelyn From: Lopez, Jessie Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2024 10:14 AM To: eComment Subject: FW: OPPOSE the Related California Bristol Specific Plan project From: Beverly Voechting < Sent: Monday, September 30, 2024 9:40 PM To: Lopez, Jessie <JessieLopez@santa-ana.org> Subject: OPPOSE the Related California Bristol Specific Plan project Uteindiow 1'his cmail nrc,auma(cd trom ouie r:ln Frft'if} of'Sama Aiw. (ISC C�Wli011 MIC11 Opcnlnw , or links. Dear Councilmember Lopez, My husband and I are residents of Santa Ana living in the Sandpointe neighborhood of south Santa Ana area. I am writing to express my view to OPPOSE: the Related California Specific Plan project that is proposed for 3600 S. Bristol Street. The issues we have with the Related California Bristol Specific Plan is: 3750 units X 800 (Avg sq ft?) = 3,000,000 sq ft of residential. At 3 people average per apartment unit that is 11,250 people generating 30,000 more vehicle trips on Bristol and surrounding streets. Bristol is a crowded and busy street, especially by the In and Out. That intersection is busy all of the time. Adding more residents in such a small space will make traffic unbearable. LCC 5.1 Estimating that maybe 50% of the 200k sq ft commercial is retail. The retail is 3% of the residential. There is no anchor retail. That is not mixed -use, it's a mixed ruse. Where do we LCC go shopping? The amount is not big enough for a Vons plus other retail. Is it only going to be donut shops and 5.2 nail salons? If that is the case, where do I go for my groceries? Irvine or Costa Mesa? The alleged "14 acres" of underwhelming open space is grossly exaggerated as it appears to count sidewalks, and maybe drive aisles, etc. There is no nice 5-acre central park with lots of grass and trees. (All that LCC concrete/asphalt from the ground and stucco side of 5-story and 10-story buildings throws off a lot of 5.3 heat.) Where do kids kick a soccer ball or adults throw a frisbee? Where is the landscape plan? What are the size of the apartment units? Who are the proposed residents who will live here'? Are there deed -restricted low-income units and if so, how many? Also, with an open design, will there be security assigned to keep the homeless out of the landscaping? LCC With that many residents in a small area, most people will have pets. Where is the dog park or do the animals 5.4 share with the children in the "green space"? It feels dishonest to pretend this is a benefit for Santa Ana residents when it's not. This is probably the largest, most dense residential project ever in Orange County. (Or close to it). There will be over 10,000 people living LCC there. The City should candidly present this project for what it is and let everyone then give their opinion based 5.5 on accurate information and presentation, and not misleading spin. 103 Are there at least provisions to ward off multiple changes to the design after approval"? Will the developer he responsible for holding to this exact plan or will there be a bait and switch due to costs or desire for higher profits to change significantly later to line pockets? LCC This project is not what our area needs. Revitalization and improvements of the retail area are always welcome, 5.5 but this project will ruin the lifestyle of current Santa Ana residents and cause us tospend our money elsewhere Cont. or eventually move to get away from the high -density, wall-to-wall buildings that will block the horizon view. Please vote to OPPOSE this Related California Bristol Specific Plan. Thank you for your time and consideration. Beverly and Cary Voechting 104 Response to Letter LCCS: Beverly and Gary Voechting, dated October 1, 2024 Comment LCC5.1: This comment begins the letter by explaining that the commenter opposes the proposed Project. The comment states that the Project would generate more than 30,000 vehicle trips and would result in unbearable traffic. Response LCC5.1: The comment does not raise any specific environmental concern with the analysis within the Draft SEIR. The commenter incorrectly claims that the Project would result in 30,000 additional vehicle trips. As shown on Table 5.1 3-3 of the Draft Supplemental EIR, buildout of the proposed Project would result in an increase of 7,328 vehicle trips. In addition, Draft Supplemental EIR Section 5.1 3, Transportation, details that Senate Bill (SB) 743 changes include the elimination of auto delay, LOS, and similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion as the basis for determining significant impacts. As part of the 2019 amendments to the State CEQA Guidelines, SB 743 directed that the revised CEQA Guidelines "shall promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses" (Public Resources Code Section 21099[b][1 ]); and that "automobile delay, as described solely by level of service or similar measures of vehicular capacity or traffic congestion, shall not be considered a significant impact on the environment" (Public Resources Code Section 21099[b][2]). As such, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21099(b)(2), the Supplemental EIR focuses on analysis of Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) criteria and improvements to the circulation system along the Project's frontage to accommodate buildout of the proposed Project, pursuant to the City's recent General Plan Update. Further yet, the Supplemental EIR is not required to analyze impacts related to traffic congestion. Nevertheless, a Traffic Impact Analysis was prepared for the Project and is publicly available on the City's Project website. This comment will be forwarded to all decision makers as part of the staff report for the Project. Comment LCC5.2: This comment states that the proposed Project does not include enough commercial space to serve the surrounding community including space for a grocery store. Response LCC5.2: The comment does not raise any specific environmental concern with the analysis within the Draft Supplemental EIR. CEQA is an environmental protection statute that is concerned with physical changes to the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15358(b)). The environment includes land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance (CEQA Guidelines Section 15360). The Project's potential economic and social effects are not considered effects on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(e) and 15131(a)). Thus, consistent with CEQA, the Draft SEIR includes an analysis of the Project's potentially significant physical impacts on the environment and does not include discussion of the type of commercial uses that would be included in the Project. Comment LCC5.3: This comment states that the Project's proposed open spaces are not sufficient to serve the surrounding community as there are no wide open green spaces. The comment also wishes to see the landscape plan for the proposed Project as well as the size of the residential units. Response LCC5.3: The comment does not raise any specific environmental concern with the analysis within the Draft Supplemental EIR or requirements of the proposed Specific Plan. As discussed on page 5.12-8 of the Draft Supplemental EIR, the proposed Project would provide approximately 17.21 acres of total open space, with 13.1 acres being available to the public. While there are designated private open space areas proposed for the Project site, those areas are not included in the 13.1 acres of public open space that would be available to anyone in the community to access. As discussed on page 5.12-5 of the Draft EIR, the 13.1 acres of public open space will include a central park, two plaza spaces, a green link/paseo, and other open spaces such as landscaped parkways and programmable roads that could be used for public recreational areas. While the proposed open space areas may not be able to accommodate organized sport activities such as soccer or baseball, parks and open space come in a variety of forms, and the open space provided by the proposed Project would be consistent with Policy OS-1.5 of the Santa Ana General Plan Open Space Element to "provide a mix of community, neighborhood, and special -use parks, along with greenway corridors, natural areas, and landscape areas, to meet community needs for greenspace, 105 recreation space, social space, and trail connectivity." This comment will be forwarded to City decision makers as a part of the Staff Report for the Project. Regarding the landscape plan and residential unit sizes, the Draft Supplemental EIR includes the proposed Open Space Plan in Figure 3-1 1. In addition, Section 5.0 of the Specific Plan sets forth design guidelines for landscaping for future developments within the Specific Plan. The exact size of the residential units is not known at this time as the proposed Project is a Specific Plan that delineates the maximum buildout of the Specific Plan area. Future residential development projects may not include the maximum allowable number of residential units and would be reviewed through the City's development review and permitting process. Further, it should be noted that the existing General Plan District Center High (DC-5) land use designation has an allowable density of 125 dwelling units per acre (du/ac), and the proposed development would result in a maximum density of 91 du/ac, which is 34 du/ac below the maximum allowed by DC-5. Comment LCC5.4: This comment questions how many low-income units would be available as part of the proposed Project. The comment also explains that the increase in population will require increased security as well as areas for pets that would live within the development. Response LCC5.4: The comment does not raise any specific environmental concern with the analysis within the Draft Supplemental EIR or requirements of the proposed Specific Plan. The proposed Specific Plan does not include specific requirements for affordable units. However, the proposed Project would result in a residential density of 91 du/ac, which would allow the potential for each proposed residential or mixed -use development to include affordable residential units. Section 3.6 of the proposed Specific Plan describes that the City of Santa Ana has established an Affordable Housing Opportunity and Creation Ordinance (AHOCO) to encourage the development of housing that is affordable to a range of households with varying income levels. The Ordinance is applicable to new residential projects within the Specific Plan area that meet certain criteria. As implementing projects in the Specific Plan area are submitted to the City for review, they would be required to comply with the City's AHOCO or the Project's Development Agreement when approved. In addition, affordable housing is an economic and social issue. CEQA is an environmental protection statute that is concerned with physical changes to the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15358(b)). The environment includes land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance (CEQA Guidelines Section 15360). The Project's potential economic and social effects are not considered effects on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(e) and 15131(a)). Thus, consistent with CEQA, the Draft Supplemental EIR includes an analysis of the Project's potentially significant physical impacts on the environment and does not include substantial discussion of the Project's economic or social effects. Because no environmental impacts related to affordable housing would occur, mitigation measures are not required. In regard to security, as noted on page 5.1 1-12 of the Draft Supplemental EIR, the Project would include development of an administrative Police Department substation within the commercial use area. In addition, the Project would include low -intensity security lighting, security cameras, electronic access to residential buildings, and onsite security personnel. Therefore, adequate security for public patrons would be included within the Project. CEQA is an environmental protection statute that is concerned with physical changes to the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15358(b)). The environment includes land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance (CEQA Guidelines Section 15360). The Project's potential economic and social effects are not considered effects on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(e) and 15131(a)). Thus, consistent with CEQA, the Draft SEIR includes an analysis of the Project's potentially significant physical impacts on the environment and does not include substantial discussion of pet access to open spaces. Comment LCC5.5: This comment states that this would be one of the largest projects in Orange County history and that the developer should be held responsible to develop what is approved by the City. The UM comment concludes in stating that this Project is not what the City needs and the City should move away from high -density developments that block views. Response LCC5.5: The comment does not provide any specific concerns regarding the environmental impacts or analysis associated with the proposed Project and merely provides their opinion that they oppose the Project. As such, no further response is warranted. This comment and responses will be forwarded to City decision makers as part of the Project's staff report for their review and consideration. 107