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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 50Ad � 7 ids CouncilCity Correspondence _ 10/3/2017 L Item No. 50A EMERGENCY ORDINANCE: AMENDING AND ADDING SECTIONS TO SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 10 RE: STORAGE OF PROPERTY, PROHIBITION OF ANIMALS, VEHICLE ACCESS AND SERVICES IN THE CIVIC CENTER AREA Date of Name Representative of In Favor In opposition Correspondence of RA*. of RA*. 1 9/30/2017 Maria Carrillo SAUSD Teacher and Santa Ana resident Yes 2 1011/2017 Eric Scandrett Morrison Park NeighborhoodHoardmember Yes 3 1011/2017 Christina Dorsa -Smith Morrison Park Neighborhood Boardmember Yes q 1012/2017 Dave Hoen Santa Ana Resident Yes 5 1012/2017 Barbara Russell Santa Ana Resident Yes 6 1012/2017 Darren Shippen Santa Ana Resident Yes 7 1012/2017 Janet Pekarek Santa Ana Resident Yes 8 101312017 Patricia Lockhart Yes g 101312017 Karina Lagace Santa Ana Resident Yes 10 101312017 Phil Bacerra Yes 11 10/312017 Chris Schmidt Yes 12 1013/2017 Marla Serna Yes 13 101312017 Lisa Mills Santa Ana Resident Yes 14 101312017 Sally Stanton Santa Ana Resident Yes 15 101312017 Emalie Huriaux CalHEP Yes "RA - Recommended Action Thursday, February 15, 2018 Page 1 of 2 *RA - Recommended Action Thursday, February 3.5, 2018 In Favor In opposition of i of i Yes Yes Yes Page 2 of 2 Date of Name Representative of Correspondence 16 10/3/2017 Markelle Pineda 17 10/312017 Rosie Tingle Citizen for Animal Shelter, OC 18 1013/2017 Alex Nava Tedoro Santa Ana Resident 19 10/512017 Cecilia Luna Santa Ana Resident 20 9126/2017 Craig L. Griffin, President Law Library Board of Trustees *RA - Recommended Action Thursday, February 3.5, 2018 In Favor In opposition of i of i Yes Yes Yes Page 2 of 2 Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Maria Carrillo < Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2017 1:49 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda Item 50A Hello I am writing on behalf of the homeless situation not just in the Civic Center area but also all over. I am part of the MPNA , I am a teacher in SAUSD, and a resident of Santa Ana all my life. The conditions are getting worse. I drive Bristol every morning and every morning I see more and more camp sites of homeless people. There are at least two homeless living on two bus stops on Bristol. One is permanent on Bristol and Warner! I see this every morning! If we do not put a stop to this it will just continue and they will be every where. There are several camp sites now on McFadden and Bristol which should be cited and torn down immediately. There is trash every where as you drive along Bristol , furniture left behind, & loitering all along. JUST yesterday I saw the mess of furniture, a bath tub, and lots of trash left behind by a homeless on Bristol where the Food 4 Less is located -The shut down taqueria location. Its HORRIBLE! I refused to go to the civic center area and the library because I feel it is a danger to myself and family. I work at Garfield Elementary (SAUSD) right on 4th and Lacy and every day we see the same issues. Syringes have also been found on our campus. This is not safe for our students! Camp sites yes camp sites plural are now on 4th and the train tracks area. Its horrible and should not be tolerated. ITs not SAFE! Camp sites are also on first street near the zoo but I am sure you are aware of it. PLEASE BE ACTIVE AND HELP WITH THIS SITUATION. WE CAN NOT LET OUR CITY BE DESTROYED! The police Should have the power to tell these people to leave. This is not allowed. This is not the place for them to set up camp! When I go to my sisters house in Rancho Santa Margarita you do not see this at all!!!! Why???? Please help us!! Thank you, Maria Carrillo Teacher, Mother & long time resident! School: 714 972 5300 Mitre -Ramirez, Norma r From: Erie Scandrett < Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2017 9:26 AM To: eComment Cc: emscandrett@aol.com Subject: Regarding Homeless Encampnent in Santa Ana ..................... Dear Mayor and City Council, I am a member of the Morrison Park Neighborhood Association Board and writing to you as a 34 year Santa Ana homeowner. I located here because it is the county seat and because this was a beautiful, established, diversified city..............not a "planned community" like Irvine. I use the term "was" beautiful because it no longer is and is getting worse every single day. Homeless Problem..............As long as you allow all these do-gooder organizations to come into our city and supply food, water and other things to the homeless they will continue to reside on city property. There may not be laws against being homeless but there are laws against loitering, being a public nuisance and doing illegal drugs on city property and most certainly defecating in public! WHY ARE YOU NOT HAVING THE POLICE ARREST THESE PEOPLE???????????????????? If these organizations are so passionate about helping the homeless then make them transport them to their cities and help them there! I am sick and tired of Santa Ana being the dumping ground for other cities problems. You can go to any number of cities in Orange County and not one homeless person is in their parks At a minimum what you are proposing should be adapted but it really does not go far enough. However, baby steps in the Loss of Trees..............The other major contribLItion you are making to systematically destroy the beauty of our city is allowing trees to die and not replacing trees that have died or been taken out because of damage caused by storms. Recently we were told at a public meeting that there is no money to take care of our parks and mow the grass, much less replace trees. I'm not quite sure how that squares with keeping Santa Ana a beautiful city. Perhaps taking another look at budget allocations might be worthwhile. We were promised replacement trees for Morrison Park so that our residents did not have to sit at picnic tables in the hot sun. Never happened. We were promised replacement trees on Memory Lane when trees died because of lack of water. Never Happened. About time it does, please! Sincerely, Eric Scandrett Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Christina Dorsa -Smith < Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2017 8:31 PM To: eComment Subject: Quality of Life/Safety Threats in the City of Santa Ana Mayor Pulido and City Council Members, I am writing this email to let you know of my concerns regarding the current state of our City and my increasing lack of confidence in what is being done to ensure safety as well as quality of life for our residents. I am on the Morrison Park Neighborhood Association board and writing to you as a long time Santa Ana resident/homeowner - 40 years total. I have been well aware of the reputation that Santa Ana has had and have always been able to defend and counter most negativity. I have loved living here in the City of Santa Ana and in the Morrison Park Neighborhood. My ability to support and defend the City has diminished greatly and I now question my commitment to remaining a resident. I am also sorry to see some wonderful neighbors move out of Santa Ana. The rights of the 'unsheltered' homeless have been elevated while the rights of other citizens have been put in jeopardy. Attending meetings at City Hall brings increased concerns of safety. This is also the case of the bike trails and some parks within the City. I can no longer walk the trails due to safety concerns with homeless encampments. I strongly hope that the Homeless Emergency Ordinance Section 10-554 - Unpermitted Services in the Civic Center - No person, entity, organization or business shall provide food, medical or social services in the Civic Center without first obtaining the written permission of the City Manager, or their designee, and any applicable licenses or permits required to provide such services or access to Civic Center property. The purpose of this section is to ensure that all services are provided in an organized manner by those who have the proper experience, credentials needed to provide the service and who have submitted a setup and clean-up plan. - is approved as soon as possible and then possibly extended to any'unsheltered' homeless encampments withing the City. The negative unintended consequence of the actions of those providing, food, clothing and other 0> — E%A C The trees in our parks are dying or dead. The head of Parks and Recreation spoke at a meeting recently and said there was no money to remove or replace trees. There is money; however, in a'liability fund' if someone gets hurt by a tree falling. So we would rather wait until someone gets hurt than be proactive in taking care of the trees that are in our parks? Couldn't it also be true that it will be more expensive to replace trees at a later time? We were also told that the parks are over-whelmed by the current amount of residents that use them. On top of this, the City is considering the approval of more high-density and low income housing. What effect will that have on our parks and how will that be handled? The fact that the current council supported continuing with the termination of the ICE contract without any firm ideas of a new use of the facility proves that there is no forward thinking, proactive planning or positive management leaving the City in a budget crisis. Isn't poor management one of the reasons the past City Manager is no longer our City Manager? The proposals that have been shared at various meetings may be a step in the right direction, but are not nearly enough. Action is needed to restore confidence in those that are running the City. Christina M. Dorsa -Smith [E- Virus -free. www.avast.com Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Dave and Darren < Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 7:28 PM To: eComment Subject: Public Comments - City Council Agenda Item 50A Emergency Ordinance 10/3/2017 Public Comments Santa Ana City Council Meeting October 3, 2017 RE: Agenda Item 50A; Emergency Ordinance: AMENDING AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 10 RELATED TO STORAGE OF PROPERTY, PROHIBITION OF ANIMALS, VEHICLE ACCESS AND SERVICES IN THE CIVIC CENTER AREA Dear Councilmembers, I have two things to say about this ordinance: • Ordinances mean nothing unless there are teeth behind the ordinance. We have many ordinances that we don't enforce as a City. Please ensure that Police and Code Enforcement have the power to enforce the ordinance and that the City is willing to back up these Officers and go to Court if necessary and mount an effective defense instead of just rolling over. • Section 10-554 - Unpermitted Services in the Civic Center. This is the most important aspect of this Ordinance. Homeless folks will lay their heads where the services are available. I know from personal experience that there are Churches and other non-profit Organizations from outside of Santa Ana that come to Santa Ana to feed and provide services for the homeless. Many of the homeless aren't from Santa Ana. Although the intentions of these volunteers may be altruistic, their efforts result in growing the homeless population in Santa Ana. I believe some of these efforts are intentionally meant to keep the problems in Santa Ana. Careful (and enforced) administration of the Services these non -profits provide will greatly reduce the problems in the Civic Center. This emergency ordinance is a good start. I encourage you to approve it and to continue with additional measures throughout the City. Sincerely, Dave Hoen 33 year resident ( Mitre -Ramirez, Norma Mayor and City Council Members: I strongly urge you to pass the Agenda Item 50A. Barbara Russell Santa Ana Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Dave and Darren < Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 8:40 PM To: eComment Subject: Public Comments - City Council Meeting Agenda Item 50A; Emergency Ordinance Public Comments Santa Ana City Council Meeting October 3, 2017 RE: Agenda Item 50A; Emergency Ordinance: AMENDING AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 10 RELATED TO STORAGE OF PROPERTY, PROHIBITION OF ANIMALS, VEHICLE ACCESS AND SERVICES IN THE CIVIC CENTER AREA Dear Councilmembers, First of all, thank you for coming up with a plan to address the rampant homelessness that is taking over our City. I belong to a group called Gay Neighbors, Families and Friends of Santa Ana and as such have been involved in many volunteer activities. Several years ago we participated in a monthly homeless outreach to feed homeless at Christ Chapel in French Park. It was an eye opening experience and education. Initially we thought we were providing a "hand -up", but soon learned we were doing nothing more than enabling continued bad behavior. And it was never enough. During the same time, we also participated in a downtown beautification project along Broadway. Planting and caring for plants and cleaning up debris (including feces, drug paraphernalia, vomit, etc.). Much of our volunteer work was done in the early mornings on weekends and it was literally like "Night of the Living Dead" with all the "zombie" homeless people stumbling about. We actually got to know some of them. There was Joe the Vietnam Vet, the Blanket Brothers, Nancy from New York and Poopie Pants. This was before the bus terminal opened as a homeless shelter. Now it is even worse! We have a zombie apocalypse going on in our City. Just a few short years ago I used to be able to run on the River Trail and would see maybe a half dozen homeless people. Now the numbers are in the hundreds and the River Trail is unusable except between 17th and Memory Lane (for now). The recent declaration by the City of Anaheim and the County will probably mean even more homeless will converge in Santa Ana. We cannot continue to be the dumping ground for the entire County. What happens when you feed seagulls at the Beach? They shit on you! Please enact and enforce this emergency ordinance. Sincerely, Darren Shippen Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 12:26 PM To: eComment Subject: FW: City Council Meeting, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 From: Janet Pekarek [ Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 12:03 PM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> Subject: Re: City Council Meeting, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 I just noticed an error in my email to you.... . My husband and I have lived in WASHINGTON SQUARE for 50 years, not Washington (the state). Yes, 50 years at - makes us old folks. (I grew up in Santa Ana.) We've seen the City changes over the decades. While there have been some good changes, our family and friends have moved out of SA due to the direction the City has taken. The massive homeless population is just another horrible issue. Agenda item 50A must pass. Thank you From: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.ora> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:15 AM To: 'Janet Pekarek' Subject: RE: City Council Meeting, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 Ms. Pekarek, Thank you for taking the time to comment on this item. Your comments will be entered into the record and distributed to the City Council for their review and consideration. Maria D. Huizar I Clerk of the Council Clerk of the Council Office I City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92701 F (714)647-6520 1 mhuizar@santa-ana.org This e-mail (and attachments, if any) may be subject to the California Public Records Act, and as such may therefore be subject to public disclosure unless otherwise exempt under the Act. From: Janet Pekarek [mailto:gmapek@live.com] Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 11:59 PM To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.ore> Subject: City Council Meeting, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 h The homeless situation in Santa Ana must be rectified . We need immediate support on Agenda Item 50A. My husband and I have lived in Washington for 50 years and have witnessed the massive numbers of homeless continue to come into Santa Ana. We do not feel safe in so many areas of the City. Even though we live so close to the Civic Center, we avoid that area. We don't feel safe allowing our granddaughters to go to our library. Please take whatever steps are needed to clear this terrible, fearful, and embarrassing situation. We no longer feel safe here. Thank you, Robert and Janet Pekarek Jun Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Patricia Lockhart < Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 5:04 AM To: eComment Subject: Agenda item 50A I support removing the homeless from downtown. Provide alternatives and get this city back on track. The homeless is just an external reminder of internal dis function. Take pride in our city especially in the Civic area. The seat of our city. It's a huge problem. Those people represent the reality of life. For many it is a struggle keep in mind those people could be any one of you. Have compassion and logic when you make your decision. Clean up our downtown the proper way. Sent from my Whone Patricia Lockhart Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: karina lagace < Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 6:33 AM To: eComment Subject: Homeless issue Good morning, I live on I have moved here from Fountain Valley this Summer and I wished I hadn't. I wish this city heard his residents, the ones who pay taxes and try to make it a better place. The riverbed situation allows the city to crumble. Homeless and criminals are everywhere in our neighborhood. They are disrespectful and dangerous. You can't go more than one block without seeing them. You can't go more than one week without seeing posts on next door of crimes or vandalism. They've given up on their lives and live for free on areas that residents are supposed to enjoy. Why is Santa Ana allowing this? Fountain Valley took care of the situation. I wished I never moved. IT probably take a loss and move out of this city if things don't get better. Somebody must do something. It's an epidemic. I have a heart for the homeless, but this population is different. They are drug addicts, thieves and dangerous. Please listen to your residents and clean up our city. Thank you. Karina Lagace Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Huizar. Maria Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 9:13 AM To: Magallon, Becky <BMagallon@santa-ana.org> Cc: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org> Subject: RE: Item 50A - Emergency Ordinance and Item 22B Thank you Becky! From: Magallon, Becky Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 8:00 AM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.orq> Cc: Castro -Cardenas, Julie <JCastro-Cardenas@santa-ana.orq>; Cruz, Rosa <RFlores@santa-ana.orq> Subject: FW: Item 50A - Emergency Ordinance and Item 22B Maria, Yesenia <YCruz5@santa-ana.org>; Flores, I'm forwarding an email that the City Council received regarding Items 50A and 22B. Thank you. Becky Magallon I Secretary to the City Manager City Manager's Office) bmagallon@santa-ana.orq 714.647.5200 120 Civic Center PlazalSanta Ana, CA 92701 This email and any files or attachments transmitted with it may contain privileged or otherwise confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, or believe that you may have received this communication in error, please advise the sender via reply email and immediately delete the email you received. From: Phil Bacerra fmailto:ohilbacerra@gmail.coml Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2017 7:21 AM To: City Council; Pulido, Miguel; Sarmiento, Vicente; Martinez, Michele; Solorio, Jose; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Tinajero, Sal Subject: RE: Item 50A - Emergency Ordinance and Item 22B I want to express my support for the emergency ordinance in Item 50A that will amend our City's municipal code in relation to activities in the Civic Center that is before you this evening. In addition to adopting the emergency ordinance immediately, I respectfully ask that the City Council direct City staff to bring locations to you that comply with SB -2 that would be a more suitable location for our homeless brothers and sisters to sleep and receive necessary services. The Civic Center is not a suitable location. ,4� 08Ce3 In order for the emergency ordinance to succeed, I also ask that the City Council address the conflict between Item 22B on your agenda and subsection 17 of proposed SAW Section 10-551 of the emergency ordinance in Item 50A. Unfortunately, Item 22B is necessary to address the potential health hazards that could arise within this encampment, but the City Council needs to carefully consider placement of these facilities and how long they are available near the Civic Center. I respectfully request that you locate the restrooms and related facilities proposed in Item 22B in or adjacent to the Courtyard facility on Santa Ana Boulevard. Sincerely, Phil Bacerra 10 Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Chris S <chris714oc@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 10:44 AM To: eComment; City Council Cc: Huizar, Maria; Cortez, Robert; Garcia, Jorge (CMO); Kurtz, Cynthia Subject: REGARDING: Agenda Item 50A.EMERGENCY ORDINANCE and the Orange County Needle Exchange Program Attachments: Aug2.JPG; Aug2b.JPG; Oct19.JPG; Oct19b.JPG; Remove.jpg Mayor and City Council Members, I fully support Agenda Item 50A before you tonight and ask that you vote YES. I would greatly appreciate if you would immediately remove the Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP) from operating in the Civic Center. Over the last year, we have seen an increase in used needles being left around my neighborhood and in the Santa Ana Riverbed. Pies attached of needles found in and around my neighborhood. Back in September, 2016, the city of Santa Ana passed an ordinance declaring the Civic Center a Public Health Crisis and one of the action items was to relocate the OCNEP from the Civic Center yet they are still operating and passing out needles every Saturday. From my understanding, there is a clause in the Memorandum of Understanding with OCNEP that allows the city to give them 30 days notice to stop operating in the Civic Center. Once again, I ask for your support on Agenda Item 50A and that you vote YES! Kind regards, Chris Schmidt Windsor Village NA w, a n. 20E-5 i g g a V Nry. N 4t N N N mm k u K N K H N 0 per.- p N N N N N N s A a ja o }gyp lff hC h w S p `pN¢ a al O iz it u a � c �•,. w & ; y 8 B b a tE G gggg y c � k a Z' a n a 20E-5 i Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: M Serna < Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 10:59 AM To: eComment Subject: Homelessness City officials and council members: Our city has taken a turn to the worst, I can only tell you from my daily commute to Costa Mesa via Fairview Rd ,the amount of teenagers and early teens I see daily walking along 17th st. and Fairview and they having to look and half drunken or high on drugs people and some of them not even half dress. It is just not right to have our kids having to look at that. The thing that I fear most is one of these people doing something to the kids as the time changes it will be dark in the mornings as well in the afternoon. I have spoken to the principals of both Godinez high school and Spurgeon about increasing security around the schools . Hopefully we can improve the safety of our children Thank you Maria Serra Sent from my Whore 12 October 3, 2017 Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, I'm writing to support Item 50A — Emergency Ordinance for the Civic Center. As a long time resident of Santa Ana, I have watched the City provide the most support to the homeless community with little help from the County and other cities. Only within the past year, with the homeless encampments along the SA River Trail and highly concentrated in Anaheim and Orange, have you seen a strong call for action. The City of Santa Ana has been working on the issue since the early 1990's. Your efforts to provide 1500+ affordable housing units and build transitional housing are commendable and compassionate. This number is significant given the very little developable land remaining in a small geographic area (27 square miles). The three large homeless residential projects underway are well thought out and should serve the community: • The Orchard 2151 East 1St Street 71 units • Aqua Housing 317 East 171h Street 56 units • Veterans Village 3312 West 1St Street 75 units 202 Total When examining the City's other shelters such as the Courtyard, the Armory during winter months, Wiseplace, Regina House, Joseph House, Emmanuel Residence, San Miguel Residence and the current Salvation Army hospitality house, total beds available range from 600 to 800 (when the Armory is open). I believe no other city provides this much shelter for people in need. I have studied the homeless issue over the last few months, read the County Homeless assessment reports, toured The Orchard, the Courtyard, the Plaza of the Flags/civic center, the Bridges in Anaheim and rode my bike on the SA River Trail. I'm sure you are aware of these items but sometimes seeing them in print makes the issue clearer. The Santa Ana Civic Center is significantly impacted. Why? • Needle exchange program (no other county location) • Naloxone kit distribution (no other county location) • Courtyard is an open shelter unlike Bridges in Anaheim. Homeless individuals are directed to this location by other public agencies • Well meaning groups from other cities continuously feed, cloth and deliver goods 0 Central Jail — inmate release. Mayor and City Councilmembers Page 2 The last item is significant. I've recently learned that all inmates from the Irvine Musick Jail and maximum -security inmates from Theo Lacy Jail are transported back to Santa Ana for release. The County Board of Supervisors negotiated this decision as part of settlement agreements with the Cities of Irvine and Orange. I don't believe the City of Santa Ana was contacted about these agreements. This action creates a convenient homeless venue at the Civic Center. I raise this issue because one of my friends from Irvine recently told me that all homeless people are from Santa Ana. When I look at our demographics, we are 77% Latino. Compare this information with the County Homeless Assessment report findings and the recent article in the OC Register that state the majority of homeless are white male. Some of these individuals may have come from the jails, others for our services such as the needle exchange/naloxone program and probably the most important reason is because Santa Ana is compassionate and is working to help everyone in need. Your emergency ordinance will allow the City to continue addressing the issues in the Civic Center. One final thought, after watching the last City Council meeting, I agree this is a shared countywide responsibility. The County's Homeless Assessment Report recommended the following: • A minimum of 500 year-round beds (emergency/bridge) is needed to support the pathway to housing for homeless individuals living on the streets in Orange County: 1. North: Kraemer Multi -Service Center —200 beds for single adults in 2017 2. Central — Santa Ana — Transit Terminal temporary site at "The Courtyard," 200 — 300 beds (Santa Ana now has 400+ beds) 3. South County location to be determined 4. Specialized housing options are needed for those undergoing substance abuse treatment, mental health stabilization and domestic violence, as well as transitional age youth, and discharge planning beds for those existing hospitals, jails and foster youth placements. The County of Orange has worked hard and quickly to open shelters in Santa Ana and Anaheim. No apparent work has been done to open a shelter in South County. The County owns a large warehouse (building 317) on the 100 acres near the Great Park in Mayor and City Councilmembers Page 3 Irvine. This building could be quickly upgraded similar to what was done at the Courtyard to house the homeless from the Civic Center and the SA River Trail. The building is near the large Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse. The County's recent environmental report studies three alternatives. Two of the alternatives include a homeless shelter. Alternative Two would provide 675 beds. Building 317 could be used now as an emergency shelter while they build a permanent shelter on the south side of the Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse. I have attached the information for your review. I'm also willing to take you on a tour of the area. If you are interested, the City Manager has my cell phone number. Thanks for taking the time to read my letter. I appreciate the work you have done on helping the homeless. I urge you to work with the Orange County Board of Supervisors to provide a shelter(s) and other related services in South County for the homeless. Sincerely, ,Sent via email Lisa Mills Resident, West Floral Park ! } �. » I J E{)\)$. �- ! } �. 5.0 Al ternatives TABLE 5.2 ALTERNATIVE 1B LAND USE SUMMARY Land Use Development Size Government Office 78,000 square feet Law Enforcement 61y.0.0.a, uare feet Emergency Shelter 175 bed 05,000 square feet) Maintenance and Storage 81,500 square feet RV/Boat/Vehicle Storage 3,600 square feet Warehousing 136,000 square feet Vacant 59.3 acres Source: KTGY 2016. Anticipated actions required for the implementation of Alternative 1b would include the following: • Runoff Management Plan(s) • Water Quality Management Plan(s) • Grading Permits • Building Permits • Encroachment Permits • Acquisition and dedication of rights of entry, easements, and rights-of-way for off-site improvements Impact Evaluation Aesthetics The proposed development under the No Project/Institutional Entitlements Alternative would change the visual quality of the southeastern portion of the site, but the northwestern portion would remain vacant. Short-term construction and infrastructure improvements would have reduced impacts compared to the proposed Project, as more than half of the site would not be developed. Under the No Project/ Institutional Entitlements Alternative, long-term changes to the visual setting would be different than the Project because more of the existing structures may remain; the proposed warehouse, equipment maintenance, and storage uses would be concentrated in the southeastern portion of the site; and the alternative's improvements would be of a lower intensity than the proposed Project. The proposed institutional uses would somewhat improve the existing condition of the abandoned and dilapidated buildings by reusing portions of them and incorporating them in the proposed development. Some buildings and portions of some buildings would remain vacant under this alternative. While the No Project/ Institutional Entitlements Alternative would improve the quality of a portion of the site, this alternative would not substantially transform the site and a substantial portion of the site would remain in its current condition that is inconsistent with the planned uses for the area. Thus, as the surrounding OCGP and associated neighborhoods develop, the institutional improvements in existing buildings, the other improvements associated with this alternative, EL TORO, 100-ACRR PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT \ «»,{< )) B ! y ! - . w w:r w J - :f\\ . \ )\\\(: ® !§#GA m - - d d §°!( Ao ? <� . /(§(k) -- «° )) B ! y ! TABLE 5.4 ALTERNATIVE 2 LAND USE SUMMARY Land Use Government Offices Development Plan -IA85,00 square feet Emergency shelter 675 hed (164,600 square feet) Equipment Storage 30,000 square feet Law Enforcement 54,000 square feet Maintenance 152,000 square feet Source: KTGY 2016. 0 Anticipated actions required for the implementation of Alternative 2 would include the following: • At the County's discretion, a recommendation to the City regarding an appropriate General Plan Amendment and zoning code Amendment pursuant to the Pre -Annexation Agreement, as this alternative exceeds the assumptions in the 2003 OCGP Program EIR • Runoff Management Plan(s) • Water Quality Management Plan(s) • Grading Permits • Building Permits • Encroachment Permits • Acquisition and dedication of rights of entry, easements, and rights-of-way for off-site improvements Impact Evaluation Aesthetics The proposed development under Alternative 2 would change the visual quality of the entire site, similar to the proposed Project. Short-term construction and infrastructure improvements would occur within the same general footprint as the proposed Project. While the intensity of the improvements would be reduced, the long-term changes to the visual setting would be similar compared to the Project. Under this alternative, buildings would be of varying heights and sizes. Also, similar to the proposed Project, the impacts would be less than significant. This alternative would improve visual quality of the site compared to existing conditions because it would remove the majority of the degraded buildings on site. As with the Project, a determination of impacts to visual character is relatively subjective. Changes to the visual quality are expected to be similar compared to the proposed Project because the overall site would be developed; however, Alternative 2 would not have a 50 -foot -wide linear park abutting Marine Way. Proposed development under Alternative 2 would introduce new sources of light and glare that would increase lighting levels on the entire site similar to the proposed Project. Distance from existing and planned uses and proposed landscaping would minimize light and glare spillover. 5-32 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ACRES II MODS W ACRES J 1T OVFle BFACE '. ePOR1S.PgRK. t65�CRES 1 ?fid oil 91 ExhlhilA LJ LOWDERSDI RESIDENDAL MODS VOACRES Q\ u lDO CR StgCgFS OPEN SRAM 6GlFMASE 1SROLES THACM / RAD mcm a WAY ROAD 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY �.� INTRODUCTION The environmental impact report (EIR) process, as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), requires the preparation of an objective, full -disclosure document in order to (1) inform agency decision makers and the general public of the direct and indirect potentially significant environmental effects of a proposed action; (2) identify feasible or potentially feasible mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate potential significant adverse impacts; and (3) identify and evaluate a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed project. In accordance with Section 15168 of the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14, Chapter 3, Sections 15000, et seq.), this Program EIR addresses the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed project, as described herein (Project), through the adoption and implementation of the El Toro, 100 -Acre Parcel Development Plan ("Development Plan" or "Project"). 1.2 PROJECT LOCATION The Project site consists of property that is or will be owned by the County of Orange (County), located in the City of Irvine (City). The Project site is at the southern edge of the former Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, east of the interchange of the Interstate (I) 5 and State Route (SR) 133 in Orange County. The site is bound by the proposed realignment of Marine Way on the northeast; the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) rail lines and an approximately 21.3 acre Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) property on the southwest; a City of Irvine -owned parcel of approximately 1.6 acres on the northwest; and District 6 of the Great Park Neighborhoods project to the southeast. The Project would encompass approximately 108 acres, (The exhibits depicting regional location and local vicinity are provided in Section 3.0, Project Description.) The Project site surrounds the 6.6 -acre Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse on three sides. 1.3 PROJECT BACKGROUND In July 1993, the Department of Navy (DON) decided to close MCAS El Toro under the Base Realignment and Closure Act. Since then, several plans for reuse of the former MCAS El Toro site were considered by both the County and the City. In March 2002, the plan for the Orange County Great Park was approved when voters passed Measure W, an initiative which eliminated planned aviation uses for the MCAS El Toro site and re -designated the unincorporated land in the County General Plan for park, open space, and other uses. Following closure of MCAS El Toro, on March 4, 2003, the County, the City, and the Irvine Redevelopment Agency entered into a tri -party, Property Tax Transfer, and Pre -Annexation Agreement (Pre -Annexation Agreement) regarding the annexation and reuse of MCAS El Toro. The parties entered into an agreement to "establish and demonstrate their mutual desire and commitment to cooperate" on the annexation proceedings and subsequent redevelopment of the former MCAS EI Toro (Irvine et al, 2003). As part of that agreement, the City agreed to provide fee ownership to certain lands to the County, including approximately 100 acres of the Project EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1-1 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Summary site. The Pre -Annexation Agreement also establishes that the County retains exclusive land use control over County -owned properties within the farmer MCAS El Toro. The Project site, which is approximately 108 acres, is encumbered by several public easements for drainage and utilities. The DoN has released fee title to approximately 60 acres of the Property, to Heritage Fields, which subsequently turned it over to the City via the Great Park Agreement executed between Heritage Fields and the City of Irvine. That agreement provided for transfer of some lands to the City as outlined in an earlier three -party agreement (DoN, City, and Heritage Fields). The City (with some use restrictions), in turn, has conveyed that property to the County, as required by the Pre -Annexation Agreement. The remaining portions (approximately 41.64 acres) of the Property are covered under a "Lease in Furtherance of Conveyance" or "LIFOC" pending completion of environmental remediation by DoN (further discussion of the LIFOC is provided in Section 4.7, Hazards and Hazardous Materials). Once the Property is remediated by the DoN, the DoN will make a Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST), allowing the transfer of the remaining Property, in fee, to Heritage Fields LLC. Subsequently, that portion of the Property will be transferred to the City, who must then transfer it to the County, as required by the Pre -Annexation Agreement. Additionally, pursuant to the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and Homeless Assistance Act of 1994 (BRAC Law), the Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA) for each closing military base must make a reasonable effort in its community reuse plan to meet the needs of the local homeless population. The County has been assigned as the official and federally -recognized LRA for the reuse planning at MCAS El Toro. In 2003, DoN and the EI Toro Homeless Service Providers Collaborative coordinated and identified properties on MCAS El Toro for use by the homeless service providers. The 125,000 -square -foot Warehouse 360 on a 5.2 -acre, surrounded on all sides by the 100 -acre County -owned parcel, was awarded to the Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAPOC) and Families Forward (FF). In 2012, the DoN conveyed Warehouse 360 to the County via Quitclaim Deed and entered into Legally Binding Agreements (LBAs) with CAPOC and FF. In accordance with the LBAs, the County conveyed Warehouse 360 via Quitclaim Deed to CAPOC and FF with a requirement that it be used for homeless services within the allocated timeframe. Should CAPOC and FF determine that Warehouse 360 cannot reasonably meet the needs of their Program, the property will be conveyed to the County under Section 13 of the Base Closure Agreement. Subsequent to the Board approval of Supplemental Agreements, CAPOC and FF notified the County that Warehouse 360 is not a suitable option to provide homeless services, and therefore the property was reconveyed to the County under Section 13 of the Base Closure Agreement, and CAPOC and FF were provided with alternate conveyances to meet their homeless services, which met the purpose of the McKinney Act. 1.4 PROJECT DESCRIPTION SUMMARY The following discussion provides an overview of the proposed Project. A more detailed discussion of the proposed Project and processing requirements is provided in Section 3.4 of this EIR. The Project proposes a mixed -used, low -impact development (LID) that maximizes the benefit derived from proximity to the Irvine train station (Irvine Station) located less than a half mile from Property and the Orange County Great Park (OCGP). 1-2 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Sum The Development Plan would be used to guide future development on the Project site. The anticipated mix of uses is summarized in Table 1-1. Recognizing the Project would be implemented over a period of years, the land use regulations contained in the Development Plan allow for flexibility in the location, mix, and intensity of uses. As market demands change and as businesses expand or contract over time, the Development Plan provides for a range of residential, office, and commercial uses to accommodate potential changes in the residential market and business environment. The Development Plan is provided in Appendix A. TABLE 1-1 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROPOSED USES Land Use Development Size Residential 2,103 dwelling units a Retail 220,000 square feet Office 1,876,000 square feet Hotel b 242 rooms a Live/Work or Shopkeeper units are considered 1 dwelling unit. The work area within these units do not count toward retail or office square footage. b Includes up to 20,000 square feet of meeting space. Meeting space does not count towards the maximum allowable development Identified in this table. Source: EI Toro, 100 -Acre Parcel Development Plan, 2016 General infrastructure would be provided on-site to support the proposed Project, and would include streets, storm drain system improvements (including storm water detention and treatment systems), and utility facilities for domestic water, recycled water, sewer, electrical, gas, telephone, cable television, and other data communication systems. Off-site improvements would also be required to serve the proposed Project and would be provided as part of future development, the details of which are discussed in Section 3.4, Project Processing. 1.5 PROJECT OBJECTIVES The following objectives have been identified for the proposed Project: 1. Fully utilize this County real estate asset to generate new sources of revenue for the County and stimulate economic commerce in the City. 2. Enhance the condition of the Project site so it is compatible with and enhances the viewshed from the Orange County Great Park (OCGP) and the adjacent land uses. 3. Build a project using environmental stewardship and sustainability principles through measures that promote linkages to transportation and transit networks. 4. Promote sustainability through the development of a mix of commercial, residential, and visitor -serving uses that are located in close proximity to existing residential and employment opportunities, public transit, and recreational amenities. S. Promote brown field development opportunities as a means of decreasing the region's dependency on the automobile, reducing associated air pollution and greenhouse gas EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1-3 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Summary emissions, and preserving natural open space areas by locating the mixed-use development on a previously developed site in proximity to existing and planned employment -generating uses, recreational and cultural amenities, residences, transit service, and along transportation corridors. 6. Develop infill improvements that facilitate mixed- use opportunities that can consume less land and energy per housing unit and square footage of development, compared to a conventional suburban development, and therefore result in fewer associated greenhouse gas emissions. 7. Provide employment -generating uses near or with amenities and services that will support the work force (e.g., recreation, retail, and housing opportunities). 8. Revitalize the underutilized Project site through implementation of an innovative development, near transit and compatible uses that will meet the regional demand for employment, service and residential uses. 9. Promote sustainability by re -purposing and adaptively reusing the existing materials on the site to the extent feasible. 10. Promote use of alternative modes of travel such as biking trails and walkways that link residential, parks, retail, and commercial areas. 11. Provide public space within the Project to support community activities. 1.6 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES Section 15126.6(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines state that "an FIR shall describe a range of reasonable alternatives to the project, or to the location of the project, which would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project, and evaluate the comparative merits of the alternatives." Five alternatives have been evaluated. These alternatives are summarized below and discussed and depicted graphically in Section 5.0, Alternatives, of this EIR. The alternatives were developed to avoid or minimize impacts associated with implementation of the proposed Project. Given the nature and scale of the proposed Project, complete avoidance of significant impacts is not feasible for any alternative even the No Project Alternative. The summaries of each alternative provided below, identify the significant unavoidable impacts associated with each alternative. Table 5-1, Compatibility Comparison of Alternatives With Project Objectives, provides the compatibility comparison of the alternatives against each Project objective, and Table 5-5, Summary of Potential Impacts, Mitigation Measures, and Level of Significance, provides a summary of alternative impacts compared to the proposed Project. Additionally, there is one alternative identified in the Notice of Preparation (NOP) that was considered but not carried forward. The NOP identified an alternative that proposed the development on the Second Harvest Food Bank warehouse parcel and the approximately 21 -Acre, Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) -owned parcel located south of the Project site. This alternative was deemed to be infeasible due to the fact that the Second Harvest Food Bank as well as the OCTA were not willing to sell their parcels of land to the County of Orange. 1-4 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Summ 1.6.1 ALTERNATIVE 1A - NO PROJECT/NO DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE This alternative assumes the site would continue to remain in its current state without demolition or active uses on-site. The undeveloped portion of the site would stay undeveloped, and the abandoned and dilapidated structures would remain vacant. This alternative would avoid potentially significant Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, Land Use and Planning (interim), Population and Housing, Recreation (short-term), and Transportation/Traffic impacts. However, given the existing condition of the site, without any improvements the site would have a significant Aesthetics and Hydrology and Water Quality impacts. This alternative would not meet any of the Project objectives. This alternative is more fully discussed in Section 5.4.1. 1.6.2 ALTERNATIVE 1B - NO PROJECT/ INSTITUTIONAL ENTITLEMENTS ALTERNATIVE Alternative 1b, which is a variation of the No Project Alternative, would provide development for institutional uses on the site, with buildings not exceeding the 436,000 square feet of institutional uses provided for in the City of Irvine General Plan (Irvine 2015a, 2015b). This level of development would be consistent with the assumptions in the original 2003 Orange County Great Park Final Program EIR1. Institutional uses proposed under this alternative include government office, law enforcement, emergency shelter, maintenance and storage, recreational vehicle (RV)/boat/vehicle storage, and warehouse uses for homeless providers. This Alternative would maximize the use of existing structures. This Alternative is discussed in greater detail in Section 5.4.2. Compared to the Project, this Alternative would have fewer impacts, and would avoid significant impacts to Air Quality, Land Use and Planning (interim), Population and Housing, and Recreation (short-term). The significant and unavoidable impacts for Transportation/Traffic would not be avoided, but would be less when compared to those under the proposed Project. For GHG Emissions, Alternative 1b would also have significant and unavoidable impacts and those impacts would be greater than the Project's as Alternative 1b has higher estimated emissions on a service population basis. This Alternative would meet three of the Project Objectives outlined above (Objectives 3, 7, and 9). This Alternative has been deemed environmentally sustainable due to its linkage to transportation and transit networks (i.e., development in proximity to the Irvine Station). Additionally, it proposes to adaptively reusing and upgrading most of the existing structures on- site. This Alternative was able to partially meet the objectives associated with enhancing the degraded physical condition of the Project site and the objective associated with provide employment -generating uses with amenities and services that will support the work force. This Alternative would not meet the remaining seven objectives. Therefore, this Alternative was not i In May 2003, the City of Irvine certified the Final Program EIR for the Orange County Great Park (OCGP), SCH No. 2002101020, which analyzed the environmental impacts of the development of 3,625 residential units and 6,585,594 million square feet of non-residential development, including Great Park and other non -Great Park Neighborhood uses, on a portion of the former MCAS El Toro site. Refer to Section 2.4.4 for more detail. EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1-5 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Sum identified as the environmentally superior alternative (see Section 1.6.5 for a summary of the Environmentally Superior Alternative or Section 5.5 for the full discussion.) 1.6.3 ALTERNATIVE 2 - INTENSIFIED INSTITUTI®NAL USES Alternative 2 would provide development of institutional uses on the site; however, the intensity of the proposed uses would exceed the 436,000 sf of Institutional uses assumed in the 2003 OCGP Program EIR for the site. This alternative assumes approximately 2,085,000 square feet of institutional uses would be developed. Uses would include government offices, emergency shelters, equipment storage areas, law enforcement facilities, and maintenance areas. This Alternative is more fully discussed in Section 5.4.3. Compared to the Project, this Alternative would result in an incremental reduction of impacts and would avoid significant Population and Housing impacts; however, significant and unavoidable impacts of the proposed Project related to Air Quality, GHG Emissions, Land Use and Planning (interim), and Transportation/Traffic would not be avoided. Though this Alternative would result in incrementally less GHG Emissions, the GHG Emissions impacts for Alternative 2 would remain significant and unavoidable and greater than the Project's due to the lower GHG Emissions efficiency in the absence of mixed-use, high density land uses. Of the 11 Project objectives, this alternative is able to fully meet 3 of the Project objectives and partially meet 5 objectives. This Alternative would enhance the degraded physical condition of the Project site by providing new development (Objective 2). It would also use sustainable principals through measures that promote linkage to transportation and transit networks (i.e., development in proximity to the Irvine Station) (Objective 3); and it would promote re- purposing and adaptive reuse of existing materials (Objective 9). There are four objectives that would be partially met: (1) utilize this County real estate asset to generate new sources of revenue (Objective 1); (2) promote brown field development opportunities as a means of decreasing the region's dependency on the automobile by locating the mixed-use development on a previously developed site (Objective 5); (3) it would provide employment -generating uses near amenities (Objective 7); (4) revitalize the underutilized Project site through the implementation of an innovative development, near transit and compatible uses that will meet the regional demand (Objective 8); and (5) Promote use of alternative modes of travel such as biking trails and walkways that link residential, parks, retail, and commercial areas (Objective 10). This Alternative would not meet the remaining three objectives. Though this alternative would eliminate one of the significant impacts identified for the proposed Project and meet or partially meet the majority of the Project Objectives, it did not meet the Project Objectives as effectively as either the Proposed Project or Alternative 3. Therefore, this Alternative was not identified as the environmentally superior alternative. 1-6 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Sum 1.6.4 ALTERNATIVE 3 -REDUCED INTENSITY AND REDUCED DENSITY ALTERNATIVE Alternative 3 assumes that the County would reduce the number of residential units and the overall square footage of commercial and mixed -uses that would be built on the site, while still meeting most of the Project objectives. This alternative would provide 1,998 dwelling units, 1,000,000 square feet of corporate office uses, 200,000 square feet of retail uses, and a 242 -room hotel. This Alternative is discussed in greater detail in Section 5.4.4. Compared to the Project, although this Alternative would substantially lessen impacts, it would not avoid any of the significant unavoidable impacts to Air Quality, Land Use and Planning (interim), Population and Housing, Recreation (interim), and Transportation/Traffic for the proposed Project. Impacts would be incrementally reduced because the level of development is reduced. This Alternative would result in 35,179 Average Daily Trips (ADT) compared to 46,746 ADT under the proposed Project. Additionally, due to reduced population and building square footage, there would be reduced consumer project volatile organic compound (VOC) and long- term criteria pollutant emissions, though the impact would remain significant and unavoidable. This alternative would generate less total GHG Emissions than the Project. However, because it would have a lower GHG Emissions service population metric compared to the Project, this alternative would have greater impacts under the applicable SCAQMD efficiency metric based significance thresholds. This Alternative would fully meet 10 out of the 11 Project objectives, and is partially consistent with Objective 1. Under this alternative, employment would increase compared to existing conditions as a total of 4,576 jobs would be created. However, compared to the proposed Project, this alternative results in fewer jobs, and therefore, this objective of fully utilizing the County real estate asset is only partially met. As discussed below, this Alternative has been identified as the environmentally superior alternative. 1.6.5 ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE The No Project/No Development Alternative (Alternative 1a) and the No Project/Institutional Entitlements Alternative (Alternative 1b) would have the least impacts to the environment. Alternative 1a would have no significant and unavoidable impacts associated with Air Quality, GHG Emissions, Land Use and Planning (interim), Population and Housing, Recreation (short- term), and Transportation/Traffic. However, the beneficial impacts of the proposed Project associated with provision of additional housing, infrastructure improvements, and improvements to the existing visual character of the site would not occur, and none of the Project objectives would be met. Similarly, Alternative 1b would reduce impacts compared to the proposed Project and avoid significant impacts to Air Quality, Land Use and Planning (interim), Population and Housing, and Recreation (short-term); the significant and unavoidable impacts for Transportation/Traffic and GHG Emissions would not be avoided and only two of the Project objectives would be met. Further, CEQA requires the identification of an environmentally superior alternative. Section 15126.6(e)(2) of the State CEQA Guidelines states that if the No Project Alternative is the environmentally superior alternative then the EIR shall also identify an environmentally superior alternative among the other alternatives. EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1-7 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive Summ When evaluating the proposed Project compared to Alternative 2, Intensified Institutional Use and Alternative 3, Reduced Intensity and Reduced Density, both would result in less environmental impacts than the proposed Project. A key factor in the reduction of impacts is associated with the number of vehicle trips generated. The vehicle trips not only result in transportation impacts, they are associated with the generation of additional air emissions, incremental noise increases, and GHG Emissions. The greater the number of trips, the greater the level of impacts in these topical areas. Alternative 2 would reduce the overall trip generation by 1,608 ADT but the number of intersections and freeway ramps with direct impacts would be fairly comparable to the proposed Project. Comparatively, Alternative 3 would further reduce the trip generation to a total of 35,179 ADT compared to the proposed Project's 46,746 ADT (a reduction of 11,567 ADT or about a 25 percent reduction in trips generated with Alternative 3 when compared to the proposed Project). In addition to the greater reduction in environmental impacts, Alternative 3 would'better meet the objectives compared to Alternative 2. Therefore, when considering the environmental impacts and the ability to meet the objectives, Alternative 3 is the environmentally superior alternative. 1.7 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOCUS AND EFFECTS FOUND NOT TO BE SIGNIFICANT In accordance with Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the County prepared an Initial Study/ Environmental Checklist (the IS) for the proposed Project and distributed it, along with the Notice of Preparation (NOP), to responsible and interested agencies, and key interest groups. The IS/NOP was distributed to 40 agencies and individuals for a 30 -day review period beginning on November 7, 2014. In addition, notices regarding the availability of the IS/NOP were distributed to all property owners and occupants of businesses within 500 feet of the Project site. The IS/NOP was also posted on the County website. A scoping meeting was held on November 21, 2014, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at Building 317 on the Project site. County staff were available to answer any questions about the proposed Project. A hand-out, providing an overview of the proposed Project, the Project alternatives, and Project schedule was distributed. Comment cards were available for attendees to submit at the meeting or mail to County staff. Approximately 20 people attended the scoping meeting (13 people signed the sign -in sheet). In response to the comments received, the County provided additional opportunity for input on the scope of the EIR, and the comment period extended from June 6, 2015 through July 3, 2015. The extension was noticed in the newspaper and approximately 400 notices were sent to the adjacent cities and properties. An additional scoping meeting was held on October 23, 2015, with a comment period that extended from October 9, 2015 through November 7, 2015. A similar noticing process occurred for this meeting. During these additional scoping periods, seven additional comments were received. A summary of the issues raised in the IS/NOP comment letters is provided in Section 2.3 of this EIR. Copies of the IS/NOP, its distribution list, comments received on the IS/NOP, and the hand-outs made available at the Scoping Meetings are included in Appendix B of this EIR. A total of 13 comment letters were received during the 30 -day IS/NOP review period. Two additional comment letters were received after the end of the IS/NOP review period. During the additional scoping periods, seven additional comments were received. 1-8 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive The EIR addresses all potential significant effects identified in the Environmental Checklist, as well as several topical areas that the County decided to include in the EIR, though the Initial Study determined there would be no significant Project impacts. The following topical areas are addressed in this EIR. • Aesthetics • Land Use and Planning • Air Quality • Noise • Biological Resources • Population and Housing • Cultural Resources • Public Services • Geology and Soils • Recreation • Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions • Transportation/Traffic • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Utilities and Service Systems • Hydrology and Water Quality Section 2.3 provides an overview of the EIR review process and a summary of the issues that will not receive further evaluation in the EIR. 1.8 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY/ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED Section 15123(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR identify issues to be resolved, including the choice among alternatives and whether or how to mitigate the Project's significant effects on the environment. With respect to the proposed Project, the major issues to be resolved by the County, as the Lead Agency, include the following; A pedestrian bridge is considered as a potential element of the proposed Project, connecting the Project site to the OCGP across Marine Way (Pedestrian Bridge). However, the County does not have land use authority over the bridge landing on the north side of the Marine Way, which is City property. This issue would need to be resolved in close coordination with the City and OCGP and additional CEQA documentation would be required, should the concept become a component of the Project. However, there would be no additional significant effects if the Project is implemented without the Pedestrian Bridge. The phased improvements of the Marine Way extension would influence the implementation of the Project. At this time, a construction schedule for the Marine Way extension east of Great Park Boulevard West is not available. It should be noted that Great Park Boulevard West referenced herein and in all EIR exhibits is referred to as GP -1 in all City documents. The timing of Marine Way improvements would be contingent on issues such as construction phasing of the adjacent Great Park Neighborhoods and funding availability. As discussed in Section 4.13, Recreation, delays in the construction of Marine Way would also potentially delay the construction of the "Park within the Park" concept presented in the Development Plan. Potential impacts associated with Marine Way have been addressed in the Orange County Great Park EIR and subsequent Addenda. During the preparation of this EIR, the City of Irvine has been conducting studies for Marine Way and the future development of OCGP. As of November 2015, an alignment for Great Park Boulevard was completed by the City that modifies the location of the intersection of Great Park Boulevard West and Marine Way. The modified alignment results in a different location than the one depicted on the exhibits provided in this EIR; EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1-9 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive however, the alignment for the entire Great Park Boulevard West is yet to be completed and finalized. The alignment of the said roadway shown on the exhibits in this FIR reflects the expected intersection location at the time the NOP was issued. At the time of Project development, minor modifications to the Project would be required to reflect the final roadway alignment, including, but not limited to, minor modifications to Planning Areas 1 through 13 to reflect the final location of Marine Way. Also, it is anticipated that the change to the Great Park Boulevard West/Marine Way intersection (if the proposed November 2015 alignment is implemented) might require the other changes to the proposed Project access points from Marine Way. It is not anticipated that this should result in a substantial modification to the findings in this EIR; however, this would be determined as part of the Level 1, II or III review when development is proposed. It should be noted, that Development Requirement (DR) TRAN-8 (in Section 4.14.7) requires individual development projects under the Development Plan that connect with external roadways be evaluated for consistency with applicable design requirements outlined in the City of Irvine Transportation Design Procedures or County of Orange equivalency. This measure would ensure there would be adequate intersection spacing even with the relocation of the Great Park Boulevard West/Marine Way intersection. • The Project site is located on the former MCAS El Toro, which had been ]mown to use and store chemicals and jet fuels. The base is included on the Cortese List compiled pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the California Government Code. Due to the potential site and groundwater contamination, approximately 41.64 acres of the Project site has not yet been found suitable for transfer. Therefore, this portion of the site remains under fee ownership by the DoN and is subject to a LIFOC between the DoN and Heritage Fields, with a sublease to the County. Once remediated, the DoN will make a FOST, allowing the transfer of the remainder of the Property in fee to Heritage Fields LLC. Subsequently, that portion of the Property would be transferred to the City, and then to the County, as required by the Pre -Annexation Agreement. The precise timing of the transfer is not known at this time. Should there be unforeseen delays in the transfer of the property, the phasing of the Project development may be influenced because the County would not have fee title to the property. As shown in Exhibit 2-3, the LIFOC area is generally located southeast of the Bee Canyon Channel and in the southern portion of the Project site. This delay should not influence the CEQA document. • The Pre -Annexation Agreement provides for the transfer of a contiguous 100 -Acre parcel to the County for development. The location of the parcel was identified in the Pre - Annexation Agreement but the precise boundaries of the parcel had not been established. The final alignment of Marine Way is required before this can occur because minor variants in the roadway alignment would result in changes to the size and configuration of the County property west and southwest of Marine Way. This process, known as the "true -up" is memorialized in Implementation Agreement #2 between the County and the City and will be completed once the final Marine Way alignment is established. Minor changes to the Property boundary are anticipated as part of the true -up process. Although the alignment west of the Great Park Boulevard West was finalized in November 2015, as indicated above, the alignment east of the Great Park Boulevard West is yet to be completed and finalized. It is not anticipated that the true -up process would result in a substantial modification to the findings in this FIR because the anticipated property line adjustments would be very minor; however, this would be determined at the time the final true -up is completed. 1-10 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive In conjunction with the preparation of the EIR, additional testing for hazardous materials was conducted. However, the LIFOC area of the Project site contains portions of Installation Restoration Program (IRP) Sites 8, 12, and 24 (the Volatile Organic Compound [VOC] Source Area/Vadose Zone) and is currently inaccessible to the County for environmental testing/investigation for hazardous materials assessment. Therefore, no additional testing in the LIFOC area was conducted. As a result, there are some data gaps regarding environmental conditions in IRP Sites and locations of concern located within the LIFOC area. The DON is required to sufficiently remediate those areas prior to release under a FOST so significant hazardous material impacts are not anticipated. However, Section 4.7, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, includes a mitigation measures requiring an independent radiological survey for soil, further evaluation of previously collected data, calculation of cumulative human health risks, and further soil vapor testing at various locations within the LIFOC area. If warranted by these additional investigations/evaluations, additional sampling, targeted excavation, confirmation sampling, and off-site disposal may be performed or remedial actions may be developed in consultation with appropriate regulatory agencies to confirm concentrations of hazardous materials are below appropriate regulatory screening levels prior to construction. Section 4.7, Hazards and Hazardous Materials identifies and discusses areas within the Project site where risks are below the threshold levels established for commercial/industrial uses but may exceed the risk thresholds established for residential uses. Specifically, these areas include: o Units 1 and 4 of IRP Site 8 (Planning Areas 12, 13, and 14), which are currently planned for non-residential land uses; o Units 1 and 2 of IRP Site 12 (Planning Areas 6, 7, 8, and 19), which include both residential and non-residential uses; and o Unit 1 of IRP Site 21 (Planning Area 9); which is currently planned for non- residential land uses. The Development Plan allows for future transfer of land use between the various planning areas. Therefore, even the planning real that are currently shown for mixed-use or commercial uses may have a residential component. Should the land use at these locations include residential uses, potential risks may need to be re-evaluated. Mitigation measures requiring additional testing and potential remediation have been incorporated into the EIR. As discussed in Section 4.14, Transportation/Traffic, the Project -related traffic impacts occur at locations that are outside the County jurisdiction. Therefore, County would be unable to implement the measures to mitigate or minimize the impacts. A number of the impacts would be mitigated through County participation in the North Irvine Transportation Mitigation (NITM) Program. Other mitigation measures require modification to improvements previously planned for locations in the NITM area that did not anticipate additional improvements required to reduce the Project's impacts to a level of less than significant. Inclusion of these improvements in the NITM Program and inclusion of the County as a NITM member (or alternative fair -share agreement with the City) would provide a mechanism for the County to mitigate potentially significant impacts through a fair -share contribution toward the improvements, but implementation of that measure is not entirely within the control of the County. Additional CEQA EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN 1-11 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive documentation would be required for implementation of some of the required improvements. However, it should be noted, since the improvements are outside of the County jurisdiction and are not covered by the Pre -Annexation Agreement, agencies other than the County would reasonably be the lead agency on the roadway improvements. • IRWD is obligated to deliver an offsite capital improvement sewer system that would address sewer discharge from upstream development including, but not limited to, the proposed Project development area. However, if the capital improvement system downstream of the County's property has not been constructed to accommodate existing and approved sewer flows from upstream development, as initially planned and programmed by IRWD, then IRWD would be responsible for providing an alternative solution that would serve the proposed Project, as well as any other upstream sewer flows from tributary developments. Regarding conveyance of Project storm flows off-site on to other properties within the Marshburn Watershed, the County would be responsible for finding a solution, which could include, but not be limited to, the following: o Modifying site grading and drainage west of Bee Canyon Channel to drain a portion of the site towards Marine Way and install storm water detention ponds to discharge into the existing storm drain line in Marine Way o Modifying site grading and drainage west of Bee Canyon Channel to expand the area that currently drains into the Bee Canyon Watershed. The Bee Canyon Watershed and Agua Chinon Watershed have on-site storm drain lines that the Project area can be connected to. The potential of any off-site environmental impacts associated with these improvements would be evaluated when development concept plans are prepared and the engineering elements are ]mown. Section 3.4.1 of the Development Plan, Development Equivalency, provides for a transfer in the type of uses to allow flexibility in the future in response to changing community and regional needs, and the market conditions over the buildout of the Project. To accommodate this flexibility while maintaining balance of land uses, proposed land uses may be transferred to other permitted uses as part of the Level I Review process. Table 3-2 of the Development Plan identifies how additional intensity in one use may be increased with the corresponding decrease in another use. The formula is based on the number of trips generated per land use, which is derived from the 2014 Irvine Transportation Analysis Model (ITAM), version 12.4. This will be evaluated on a project - by -project basis and when a transfer of use is proposed. Potential impacts would be assessed as part of the CEQA review. • On September 8, 2016, Senate Bill (SB) 32, which amends Section 38566 to the Health and Safety Code pertaining to the reduction of GHG Emissions, was signed by Governor Brown. SB 32 implements a goal of Executive Order (EO) B-30-15 by requiring the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to ensure that statewide greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to 40 percent below the 1990 level by 2030. At this time, CARB has not developed the plan to ensure compliance with the GHG Emissions reductions contemplated by SB 32. Based on available information, this DEIR analyzes the Project's 1-12 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive consistency with SB 32 and concludes Project impacts are significant and unavoidable. However, once CARB adopts a plan identifying the responsibilities for achieving SB 32 compliance, additional requirements may apply to the Project. 1.9 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS AND MITIGATION Table 1-2 presents a summary of the potential environmental effects of the Project; measures to mitigate impacts to the extent feasible; and expected status of effects following implementation of the mitigation measures. The more detailed evaluation of these issues is presented in Sections 4.1 through 4.15. The level of significance provided in the 'Project Impact' columns denotes the level of significance prior to mitigation. There is also an indicator in the column identified as 'Level of Significance After Mitigation,' which makes a determination if the mitigation measures would reduce the impact to a level of less than significant. If the text of the mitigation measure is too lengthy to include in tabular format, it is briefly summarized in the table and the mitigation measure number is noted. All mitigation measures are listed in their entirety in the appropriate portion of Section 4. 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Irvine, CA: the City. http: //vvww.cityofirvine. org/community-development/current-general-plan. 2015b (August 15). Memo: General Plan Supplement No. 9. Irvine, CA the City. https: //alfresco.cityofirvine.org/alfresco/guestD ownload/direct?path=/Company%2 0 H ome/Shared/C D/Planning%20and%2 0 Development/General%2 0 Plan/Supplement% 209%20package.pdf. Irvine, City of and County of Orange, 2010. Sublease between City of Irvine and County of Orange for Institutional Parcel within El Toro LIFOC Parcel 3. Irvine, City of and County of Orange. 2010. Implementation Agreement No. 2 between City of Irvine, Irvine Redevelopment Agency, and County of Orange. Irvine, City of, Irvine Redevelopment Agency, and County of Orange (Irvine et al.). 2003 (March 4). Property Tax Transfer and Pre -Annexation Agreement among the City of Irvine, the Irvine Redevelopment Agency, and the County of Orange, Regarding the Annexation and Reuse of Former MCAS El Toro. KTGY. 2016 (September). El Toro, 100 -Acre Parcel Development Plan. Irvine, CA: KTGY. Orange, County of. 2014a (January 28, meeting date). Agenda Staff Report: Development Agreement with Lowe Enterprises for Development of El Toro Parcels. Santa Ana, CA: the County. 2 014b (November). Notice of Prepara tion of a Program Environmental Impact Report and Notice of Scoping Meeting, El Toro Development Plan, County of Orange. Santa Ana, CA: the County (Appendix B). 1-51 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Executive This page intentionally left blank 1-52 EL TORO, 100 -ACRE PARCEL DEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Norma From: Sally Stanton <sallystanton@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 1:16 PM To: eComment Subject: Ordinance homeless Hello, I am a resident of Santa Ana for over 30 years and I live at 1143 West Memory Lane. Luckily the homeless haven't got into my neighborhood too much as I know it can be a real problem especially the stealing. I urge you to do whatever you can to move them out of the river bed. It's just awful what's happening to the neighbors in that area as they feel like they can't even leave the house or let their kids play outside. This group is not the single mother of 2 down on her luck struggling to make ends meet. Its mainly druggies who love the homeless life and addicted to something. They have a bike ring going on down there too. The parties are crazy nightly drugs Galore a lot of noise a lot of drugs and drinking and the place is frill on mess. I believe in rights for everyone but I don't believe that everyone should suffer because of some indigents wanting to party and ruin the neighborhood. Thank you, Sally Stanton Sally Stanton Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Sally Stanton <sallystanton@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 1:22 PM To: eComment Subject: Homeless civic center I live at 1143 w. Memory on. I've lived here for 8years and at another location in Santa Ana for 50 years. I urge a to take the appropriate steps to move the homeless people from the civic center area. No one that isn't authorized should be administering medical attention either to these homeless. If we keep on providing them with porta potties and medical help and food etc hey will only become more of a problem. Please do the right thing for the tax payers, your constituents. Sally Stanton 14 Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Emalie Huriaux < Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 4:11 PM To: Pulido, Miguel; Sarmiento, Vicente; Martinez, Michele; Solorio, Jose; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Tinajero, Sal Cc: eComment; Carol Newark Subject: Concern regarding potential displacement of social services in the Civic Center area To the Mayor and Members of the Santa Ana City Council, I am writing on behalf of the California Hepatitis Alliance (CaIHEP) to express concern about the City Council meeting this evening and the potential displacement of social services from the Civic Center area, in particular the services provided by the Orange County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP). Founded in 2006, CaIHEP is an alliance of more than 100 organizations dedicated to reducing the scope and consequences of the hepatitis B and C epidemics in California, which disproportionately affect California's ethnic communities and the socioeconomically underserved. CaIHEP includes among its membership public health departments, community-based organizations, clinics and health care agencies, county hepatitis task forces, and others committed to eliminating viral hepatitis. CaIHEP's work focuses on advocating for sound policies, promoting evidence -based and culturally competent education, and broadening access to services. Supporting syringe exchange programs (which have a crucial role in preventing infectious diseases among people who inject drupe, providing resources to address the opioid overdose crisis, and linking people to health care, drug treatment, and other social services) is consistent with our mission. As you may know, OCNEP, is authorized to operate by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) for a period of two years (February 11, 2016 through February 11, 2018) at the Santa Ana Civic Center. When OCNEP first discussed providing services with the City of Santa Ana, it planned to provide them at the Orange County LGBT Center, but specifically moved them to the Civic Center based on the request from the City of Santa Ana. Displacing this program will leave people without access to critical lifesaving services. CaIHEP urges the City Council to ensure that there is no disruption to the services provided by OCNEP. Syringe exchange services must be provided in an area of the city that will reach people most in need (i.e., people who inject drugs). Any change to OCNEP's service location must be done through a thoughtful and deliberate process and done with sufficient lead time so the program can communicate the location change to participants and ensure no one currently using their services is unable to find them. If you have any questions or would like more information, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Emalie Huriaux; MPH Director of Federal & State Affairs, Project Inform Chair, California Hepatitis Alliance Office 415.580.7301 1 Mobile 51V4097041 877 -HELP -4 -HEP (877-435-7443, hepatitis C helpline, ) Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Sent: To: Subject: To whom it may concern, Markelle Pineda < Tuesday, October 3, 2017 5:24 PM eComment Isn't it bad enough they are homeless?! Why would you ever consider doing this?! We have enough issues with the OCAS being overcrowded, animals killed Dailey, and you want to take pets from people whom are already down and out and kill them too?! Why not mandate having them fixed? Us rescues will pay for it! We are the ones malting sure these pets stay healthy most of the time anyway! Scenario: Person loses place to live due to unexpected event and has a hard time finding another one due to he has a pet he refuses to give up on. That pet has shown them love, raised his spirits, he is doing the responsible thing by NOT dumping that beloved pet, then you come along and tell him he can't have it? This mattes no sense at all! Come on! Where is your empathy? Don't you have something bigger and better to do to try to make Orange County a better place? With disgust from an OC resident, Markelle Pineda Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Rose Tingle < Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 5:32 PM To: eComment Subject: Today's Agenda item 50A Importance: High Good Afternoon, Regarding the banning of pets of the homeless at Civic Center, keep in mind Santa Ana is 2nd only to Anaheim in the amount of animals received in at the county animal shelter and euthanized. Animals enrich our lives in so many ways, yet you are considering banning one of the elements whicht would help the homeless. It would be more productive to focus on the cause in lieu of the effect. Your representative from Santa Ana on the City Managers Association Animal Care Committee is lacking the knowledge and attitude to properly monitor and assure the best and progressive care for the animals for your constituents, and this is just another example. 5 Orange County Grand Jury Reports, lawsuits and a negative performance audit on the county animal shelter is sufficient evidence of this fact. We are asking you to please not ban the pets of the homeless. This would be a great injustice, not to mention lack of compassion. Thank you, Rose Tingle Citizens for animal shelter, Orange County Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Alexis Teodoro (SABHQ <alexis.teodoro@sa-bhc.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2017 6:05 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 50A "Emergency Ordinance" 10/3/17 Attachments: Letter on 50A.doc Dear City Council of Santa Ana, Please see attached my letter on item 50A. I have also pasted the contents of letter below: October 3, 2017 City of Santa Ana Council Chambers 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA Re: Emergency Ordinance Item #50A on 10/03/17 Council Meeting Dear City Council of Santa Ana, I am writing this letter as a private citizen because I am concerned that all of you might vote on item 50A without allowing the current democratic process that exists within the city for adopting ordinances. I have worked with the city on many policies where we had to obey this process that requires two readings before a vote. This process is democratic because it properly allows the public to provide timely input. In addition, I have been informed by advocates who serve the homeless and unhoused population here in Santa Ana and across Orange County. They brought up to me issues with this ordinance especially around the enforcement mechanisms within the language that may lead to further criminalization. I would like to remind the city that a Sanctuary place is for everyone, the immigrant community and those of our community members that currently do not have the means to obtain permanent housing and as a result are forced to live on the street where they become more vulnerable and prone to abuse. As a Santa Ana resident, I too want to see the issue be resolved like you all do. However, without proper input from the residents, the public, and those most vulnerable and closest to the issue and their allies, is not democratic and sets a dangerous precedent for current proposed initiatives and future policy making. Thank you for your leadership on this issue but please allow the currently existing democratic process to be in motion and set time to speak with the impacted community, their allies and the attorneys that are working every day to defend the civil rights of the homeless and unhoused community. Respectfully, Alexis Nava Teodoro Alexis Nava Teodoro Campaign Strategist Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (714)574-6540 alexis.teodoro@sa-bhc.org 721 W 1 St Apt F-102 2017 CBCT _') AM {i' C5 Santa Ana, CA 92701 CITY OF SANTA ANA CLERK OF COUNCIL September 20, 2017 Santa Ana City Council 20 Civic Center Plaza P.O. BOX 1988, M 31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Dear Councilmember Martinez: I am a resident of Santa Ana. I would like to talk about a big problem, homelessness in this City. Because homeless people are asking for money on the corners street, sleeping next to Federal Buildings and living on the riverbed. the City should build a homeless shelter, provide training and prepare homeless people to take a job a job and change their lives and provide classes in Community Centers. Sincerely, 6&. Cecilia Luna County, ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC LAW LIBRARY 515 NORTH FLOWER STREET SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92703-2354 (714) 338-6790 • FAX (714) 338-6814 WWW.00PLL.ORG JUDGE CRAIG L. GRIFFIN, PRESIDENT rFCJ JUDGE JULIAN W. BAILEY ?0I7 26 AM, il= „/ JUDGE JACKI C. BROWN MARYRUTH STORER JUDGE WILLIAM CLASPER DIRECTOR DAVID HESSELTINE, ESQ. CITY OF Sf5&"M ANA PROFESSOR LINDA KAWAGUCHI CLERK OF i'Irli JUDGE GLENN R. SALTER September 22, 2017 TO: The Honorable Board of Supervisors, County of Orange The Honorable Mayor and Members of the Council, City of Santa Ana Chair, Orange County Civic Center Authority As President of the Board of Trustees of the Orange County Public Law Library, I write to inform you of our Board's concerns about the conditions in the Civic Center and the impact the actions of some members of the homeless community have had upon our ability to carry out the Law Library's mission to provide access to legal information to all residents of the County. In the period from June 17, 2017 to August 31, 2017, the following incidents occurred at the Law Library: • 17 incidents of apparent drug use inside the restrooms (abandoned syringes) • 9 incidents of serious unsanitary conditions inside the restrooms (blood on walls, inches of water on the floor, etc.) 2 incidents of public urination on carpet • 4 exterior window walls broken during closed hours A screaming man pounded on an interior glass wall, harassed custodian and tried to hit the security guard; he then challenged a county worker and patron to fight one on one before eventually leaving the building (while staff was still waiting for law enforcement to arrive) s A screaming woman refused to leave the restroom so that it could be cleaned, was extremely verbally abusive to staff and the guard, spat on the guard and threatened to hit him • Multiple instances of urination/defecation in both hardscape and landscaping around the exterior of the building, creating pedestrian hazards and odor that entered interior areas of the building The Law Library is the closest public building to the encampment on the Plaza of the Flags, and the individuals camping there and elsewhere in the Civic Center cannot have all their sanitation needs met at the Law Library. Our restrooms are small and designed per Building Code requirements to provide for the expected normal number of library visitors using our legal materials, not for the hundreds of individuals camping September 22, 2017 2 outside. The toilets are often clogged, sometimes by clothes or other solid objects stuffed into them. The sinks do not accommodate the 10 gallon buckets individuals are using to have fresh water at the campsite, so the inevitable spills create a slipping hazard inside the Library building. (It is notable that when one of the glass walls of the Library was broken into this past month, a security camera captured a number of homeless walking through the broken glass simply to use the Library's drinking fountain.) Unsanitary and flooded conditions in the restrooms regularly require the restrooms be closed to use by the public. Even with restrooms available, there have been multiple occurrences of individuals urinating and defecating inside the elevator and hallways of the Law Library building. The presence of so many homeless people at the Library's doorstep is more than a mere annoyance; it is a danger to Library staff and patrons. The risk of disease from feces on the Library carpets and literally scores of hypodermic needles discarded in various areas of the Library within the past year is not imaginary. San Diego County recently suffered an outbreak of hepatitis A that killed 16 people, and sickened 421 more. This outbreak occurred primarily within the homeless population, but also affected a substantial number who associated closely with that community. Disease is not the only risk faced by library staff and patrons. Combative, mentally -ill transients routinely challenge library staff, both verbally and physically. Staff members arriving early in the morning entered the library and found it has been broken into during the night and left unsecured. Given the safety risks almost daily encountered over the past two or more years, only sheer luck has prevented serious harm to staff and patrons. That luck ran out, however, on July 13, 2017. On that day, a transient was found in the restroom mixing some type of chemical which created a strong odor that spread into the adjacent hall and entryway. It took 20 minutes of staff and guard intervention just to get the person out of the restroom. The odor persisted for days until a hazmat contractor came to clean the location. Most importantly, the security guard, day porter, and three staff members suffered adverse physical reactions to the incident, including burning eyes, breathing difficulties, vision problems, and throat irritation. Two staff members filed workers' compensation claims as a result of their injuries. Our Library staff should not have to face daily threats to their physical health just to perform their jobs. Despite declining revenues, the Library's Board of Trustees voted last year to hire a security guard. After the harm suffered by staff due to the July incident, suggestions have been made to hire a second guard, primarily to police the public restrooms. The cost of doing so, however, would require further cuts to library services. September 22, 2017 3 I have lamented that something will only be done about the situation if and when someone dies or is permanently injured. We should not wait until then. We request that you take immediate action to promote a healthier, safer environment at the Civic Center location surrounding the Law Library. Until a long-term solution can be achieved, we request, at a minimum, the placement of temporary restrooms, a clean water source, and a cell phone charging station in the plaza near the Law Library. These simple steps should prove neither costly nor controversial. But they will greatly reduce the strain now being placed on Library resources. More important, they will promote the welfare of not only the Library staff and patrons, but also the campers outside our door. We understand that many entities are involved in efforts to address this problem, and we hope they can work together to find a more permanent resolution. But in the interim, immediate action is necessary to avoid further harm to Library staff and patrons. If you have questions regarding our request, or need assistance in implementing this interim solution, please do not hesitate to contact the Law Library Director, Maryruth Storer at 714.338,6802, mstorer@ocpll.org. Sincere _ ,,,The.H raig L. Griffin 'dent, Law Library Board of Trustees