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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES
June 18, 2003
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 7:20 a.m. in City Hall, Room 831, 20 Civic Center Plaza,
Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
City Council Committee Members present were: Councilmember Claudia Alvarez,
Councilmember Lisa Bist and Councilmember Jose Solorio.
Staff members present were: City Attorney Joe Fletcher, Executive Director of External
Affairs Jill Arthur, Community Development Agency Executive Director John Reekstin,
Planning Manager Joseph Edwards, Associate Planner Bob St. Paul and Project
Manager Vicki Uehli.
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AGENDA ITEMS
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - May 21,2003
Action: The minutes were unanimously approved.
2. PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
No report was provided.
3. UPDATE ON 4th STREET PUSHCARTS
Joe Fletcher reported that the City had adopted an ordinance banning pushcarts
on 4th Street. This was challenged in court and the ordinance was overturned.
The settlement agreement required the vendors to wear uniforms, buy new carts
and also included maintenance provisions. This item was continued to July for
further information from Matt Lamb regarding the status of settlement
implementation.
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4.
PROJECT UPDATES
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a) SWC First and Main Streets - John Reekstin reported that renovation is
nearing completion. Mr. Harrah has not been able to secure a restaurant
user, and he is considering an interim restaurant use.
b) Main Street Concourse - John Reekstin reported that the developer is
expecting to have a new site plan submitted within the next two-to-three
weeks.
c) One Broadwav Plaza - Bob St. Paul reported that all property acquisition has
been completed, and the project is ready to move forward with the
environmental review.
d) Utilitv Underoroundino on South Main - Vicki Uehli reported that the City
Manager, Jim Ross and George Alvarez had met with representatives from
SCE. Their plans are complete, and they are forwarding them to other utility
companies for review. In turn, the other companies need to incorporate their
design into the project. SCE will try to get the other companies to accelerate
their design schedule. If they are successful, the project could start as early
as October 2003. Otherwise, the project would commence in January 2004.
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e) Fence Adiacent to Bike Trail - Code Enforcement is following up with the
property owner to ensure compliance with the Municipal Code.
f) Downtown Redevelopment - John Reekstin presented an overview of the
status of various Downtown projects in process or under negotiation.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Council member Solorio
. Requested that the following be added to Project Updates for the next
agenda: YMCA and Court of Appeals.
Council member Bist
. Requested that the MainlWarner school site also be added, along with the
archway sign at MainlWarner.
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7.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
. YMCA
. Court of Appeals
. MainlWarner School Site
. Archway Sign at MainlWarner
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NEXT MEETING - July 16, 2003
ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 a.m. to July 16, 2003.
John R f!e-;kstin
Recording Secretary
Community Development Agency
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