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CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
MAIN STREET DEVELOPMENT
MINUTES
April 6, 2006
CALLED TO ORDER
The meeting convened at 5:55 p.m. in City Hall, Room 831, 20 Civic Center
Plaza, Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
City Council Committee members present: Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Sist,
Council member Jose Solorio, and Councilmember Claudia Alvarez (6 p.m.)
Staff members present: Deputy City Manager Development Services Steve
Harding; Chief Assistant City Attorney Benjamin Kaufman; Planning and Building
Agency Executive Director Jay Trevino; Planning Manager Karen Haluza;
Assistant Planner II Lucy Linnaus; Economic Development Manager Linda
Summers; Redevelopment Assistant Danell Mercado; Senior Civil Engineer
Mindy Ly; Community Preservation Inspector Alvaro Nunez; and Police Officer
Campuzano.
AGENDA ITEMS
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1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - March 2, 2006
Action:
The minutes were approved 2:0 (Alvarez absent)
6. PROJECT UPDATES
Item taken out of order.
d) Construction of Archwav Siun on South Main Street
A presentation was given by Simon Andres, Principal, Graphic Solutions.
Four preliminary concepts were shown to the Committee. The Committee
preferred option A, which resembles the original sign, and seiected Red
Barn as their color choice for the sign and Falling Water for the steel
construction arch span. The lighting for the sign is fine as proposed. '+i'Je
Committoe fa'loreali€)htin€) fer the sleol CBAstr\J6tion aF6h span so that the
si€)n aoes not appear as if it is fleatiA€). "The arch span does not need
additional lighting since there are two lights at the end of the post and
street lighting nearby as well.
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The Committee would like to consider feedback from the South Main
Merchants Association (SMMA) on the wording for the sign. Danell _
Mercado will present option A to SMMA at their April meeting and request
feedback on the wording from them.
3. SANTA ANA BOULEVARD RENAISSANCE SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE
Item taken out of order.
Interviews were conducted with city staff and community leaders the week
of April 3. Discovery workshops will be conducted on April 18 and 20.
The six-day Charrette will be held from May 8 thru 13.
5. 3'd STREET SECURITY UPDATE - FESTIVAL HALL
Item taken out of order.
Officer Campuzano informed the Committee of problems with Festival Hall
- transvestites loitering, drinking in public, etc. Vice is working under
cover at the site. Not a lot of calls are coming in from the Loft Owners.
Linda Summers informed the Committee that Vince Sarmiento is
scheduling a meeting with the Loft Owners and increasing his private
security for Festival Hall.
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2. PROPOSED CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
Continued to the May 4, 2006, meeting.
4. SECURITY OF 4TH STREET BUSINESSES UPDATE
Continued to the May 4, 2006, meeting.
6. PROJECT UPDATES
Continued to the May 4, 2006, meeting.
a) SC Gas Buildinq
b) Phase III Olson Lofts Status
c) Otis Buildinq Update
e) Nexus Entrv Siqn Update
f) Loft Survey Update
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g) Business Survey
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h) Property Owner Survey
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
8. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS - None
9. ITEMS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS - None
10. NEXT MEETING - May 4, 2006
ADJOURNMENT - 6:25 p.m.
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. Recording ecretary
Community Development Agency
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