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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES
December 17,2003
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: Council member Claudia Alvarez,
Council member Lisa Bist and Council member Jose Solorio.
Staff members present were: City Attorney Joe Fletcher, Community Development
Agency Executive Director John P. Reekstin, Executive Director External Affairs Jill
Arthur, Downtown Development Manager Matt Lamb, Community Preservation
Inspector Alvaro Nunez, Associate Planner Bob St. Paul and Project Manager Vicki
Uehli.
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Member of the public present was: Ben Grabie!.
AGENDA ITEMS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - November 19, 2003
Action:
The minutes were approved by Councilmember Bist
appointed by the committee to approve the minutes
absent during this motion).
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2. PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
. Alvaro Nunez reported that citations are continuing, and they are stepping up
enforcement in the Downtown.
. Vicki Uehli provided an update on the Rebate Program.
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3.
PROJECT UPDATES
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a) SWC First and Main Streets - The project will be presented to the Planning
Commission on December 22, requesting approval of various entitlements.
Councilmember Bist indicated that she had been in contact with residents of
Henninger Park who have requested a meeting with the developer prior to the
Planning Commission meeting. Planning staff will pursue scheduling a
meeting as soon as possible.
b) Citv Place West - Staff is continuing to work with the developer on the
commercial component of the project, and revised plans have been submitted
for review.
c) One Broadwav Plaza - The following schedule has been established:
. Planning Commission Study Session January 26
. Planning Commission Public Hearing February 23
. City Council March
. Responses to environmental comments are in progress and will be
released ten days prior to the Planning Commission public hearing in
February.
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d) YMCA - Staff continues to market the building; however, to date no major
development submittal has been received.
e) Fence Adiacent to Bike Trail - This will now be presented to a Hearing
Officer. More information will be available in January.
f) Court of Appeals - The Civic Center parking lot site does not meet the needs
of the Court; therefore, an independent group has been convened to
recommend an alternative site. Santa Ana has identified two other sites in
the City for consideration. The State has allocated $17 million for the project
but must go back for yearly appropriation approvals. The Court is currently
looking for a site between 2.5 and 3 acres.
g) Main/Warner School Site - The school is under construction.
h) 4th Street Pushcart Status - A proposal is being presented to the various
vendors. Standards will be established for each of the various types. The
schedule has the carts being purchased in March with delivery by late
summer.
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i) South Main Public Improvements - Cost Estimates for New Sidewalk South
of Warner and North of Railroad Tracks - Sidewalk improvements south of
Getz will require right-of-way with an estimated cost of $340,000. To date
there are no funds available; however, it will continue to be revisited as the
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City proceeds through the budget process. It was suggested that if we are
unable to do the sidewalk improvements now that staff take measures to
minimize any duplicate work.
4.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ben Grabriel expressed concern for the lack of covered parking for the residential
units at First and Main. He also expressed concern for the minimum setback of
five feet along the Sycamore frontage.
5. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Council member Solorio
. Inquired about the banners on South Main for CHOC.
. Asked if the South Main Merchants could utilize the brackets should they be
interested in adopting a banner program.
. Inquired about a design for the Merchants' banner program.
6.
ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
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. Follow-up on the City's banner program.
7.
NEXT MEETING - January 21, 2004
ADJOURNMENT - The meeting was adjourned at 8:10a.m. to January 21, 2004.
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Recording Secretary
Community Development Agency
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