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ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
December 15, 1975
The Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Community Redevelopment
Agency was called to order by Chairman John Garthe, at 2:00
P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza.
Roll call was as follows:
PRESENT
ABSENT
David L. Brandt
Gordon Bricken
Vernon S. Evans
David F. Ortiz
James E. Ward
Harry K. Yamamoto
John Garthe
The following persons were also present:
Richard E. Goblirsch, Executive Director
Susan Shick, Assistant to Executive Director
Bruce Spragg, City Manager
Keith Gow, City Attorney
PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
FOR SALE OF SANTA ANA TOWERS SITE
Chairman Garthe announced that this was the time and place for
the public hearing on the proposed Disposition and Development
Agreement for the sale of the Santa Ana Towers site to National
Housing Consultants, Inc. The Santa Ana Towers is a proposed
200-unit residential development for senior citizens~
The public hearing was opened by the Mayor and continued to
4:00 P.M., to be held in conjunction with the Agency's 4:00 P.M.
public hearing on the Environmental Impact Report on the unani-
mously approved motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Yamamoto.
RECESS
At 2:02 P.M. the Agency meeting was recessed until 4:00 P.M.,
on the unanimously approved motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Yamamoto.
PUBLIC HEARING - SANTA ANA TOWERS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
At 4:08 P.M., Chairman Garthe announced that this was the time
and place set for the Redevelopment Agency's public hearing on
the draft supplemental Environmental Impact Report to the Santa
Ana Redevelopment Project Environmental Impact Report for 200
units of senior citizens' housing to be constructed between
Ross and Birch, First and Third Streets in the Santa Ana Rede-
velopment Project Area under the United States Housing Act of
1937 as amended.
The Chairman stated that the draft supplemental Environmental
Impact Report had been on file for public inspection in the office
of the Redevelopment Agency since November 14,1975. He opened
the public hearing and requested a staff presentation.
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Mr. Goblirsch stated that the Agency had received copies of the
Environmental Impact Report and that it had been available for
public review.
Mr. Ward stated that he had found the Environmental Impact Report
to be quite adequate. He questioned the statement on page 21
regarding lack of better access. Mrs. Shick responded that the
Environmental Impact Report defines existing environmental con-
ditions surrounding the site; that there is a lack of access
between the downtown and the freeway.
The public hearing on the draft supplemental Environmental
Impact Report was closed by the Chairman.
RESOLUTION 75-19 - ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
The full reading of the following resolution was waived and it
was read by title only on the unanimously approved motion of
Mr. Yamamoto, seconded by Mr.' Evans and adopted on the motion
of Mr. Yamamoto, seconded by Mr. Evans and carried, with Council-
man Bricken dissenting:
RESOLUTION 75-19: A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING AND CERTIFYING THE
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT TO THE SANTA ANA REDE-
VELOPMENT PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADOPTED MAY 15,
1975, FOR 200 UNITS OF SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING TO BE CONSTRUCTED
BETWEEN ROSS AND BIRCH, FIRST AND THIRD STREETS IN THE SANTA ANA
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA UNDER THE UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT
OF 1937 AS AMENDED '
PUBLIC HEARING - SALE OF SANTA ANA TOWERS SITE DISPOSITION AND
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
The Chairman stated that this was the time and place for the
public hearing on the proposed Disposition and Development Agree-
ment for the sale of the Santa Ana Towers site to National Housing
Consultants, Inc., for the purpose of developing 200 residential
units for senior citizens.
The Executive Director reported that a copy of the Agreement had
been on file for public inspection in the office of the Redevelop-
ment Agency since November 28, 1975.
The Agency certified that the Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Report for the project had been reviewed and considered
on the unanimously approved motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by
Mr. Ward.
The Chairman invited public testimony. There was no response
from the audience and the public hearing was continued to 2:00
P.M., January 5,1976, in the Council Chambers, on the unanimously
approved motion of Mr. Evans, seconded by Mr. Ward.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourend at 4:45 P.M., on the unanimously carried
motion of Mr. Ward, seconded by Mr. Evans.
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Executive Director
John Garthe, Chalrman