2. Appendix to Minutes (10/29/24) — Anaheim City Council, May 29, 2025 (part 1 of 8)

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PUBLICCOMMENTFORITEM1410/29/2024COUNCILMEETING:

ThecityofFullerton'spublicworksprojecttoupdateOrangethorpeBlvdhasbeenlongoverdueand severalservicerequeststotheCityofanaheimtofixthepotholesalongitsportionofOrangethorpehave beenunresponsive. Pleaseapproveandexpeditethisitemasitismuchneeded.

ITEM31
Thethreatofabuilder'sremedybySALTistheworstpossibleoptionforthearea. Ratherthan complainingaboutlackofevacuationplanningandpreparedness, itwouldbehooveCitystafftocome upwithimmediatealternativestowhatisboundtohappen...moredevelopment. Localcontroldoesn't meanaffordablehousingwillnotbedeveloped, itonlymeansthatthosewhoshowupinmasseswillbe heard. PleaseaskCityStafftosubmitaproposalforevacuationplans, extralawenforcement, SantaAna Canyonwideningandsafetymeasures, WeirCanyonexitandentryupgradesetc. Denyinga developmentisnolongerthesolution, ratheridentifyingwaystomitigaterisksistheresponsibilityof localgovernmentofficials. ThereisahugedemandtoliveinAnaheimHills, hencewhythedeveloperhas anincentivetobuild. Pleasenegotiatebettertermswiththedeveloperratherthanforcinghimtotake advantageoftheState'smandates.
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IamINFAVORofITEM23onthe10/29/2024CONSENTCalendarwhichincludes Ordinancesnumbers6589, 6590and6591.

23. ORDINANCENO. 6589 ( ADOPTION) ANORDINANCEOFTHECITYOFANAHEIMaddingChapter

11.11 (ObstructionofPublicRights-of-WayandFacilities), toTitle11 (PublicProperty) oftheAnaheimMunicipal Codeprohibitinginterferencewiththepublic’srightofaccesstopublicstreets, sidewalks, rights-of-wayand facilities \[includesdeterminationthataddingChapter11.11totheAnaheimMunicipalCodeisnotsubjecttothe CaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityActpursuanttoSections15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), andSection15378ofTitle14 oftheCaliforniaCodeofRegulations\] \[introducedattheCouncilmeetingofOctober8, 2024, ItemNo. 19\].

ORDINANCE NO. 6590 (ADOPTION) ANORDINANCE OFTHECITYOFANAHEIM adding Chapter 11.13 (Prohibition onRepairandSalesofBicycles andBicyclePartsinPublicAreas) toTitle11 PublicProperty) oftheAnaheim Municipal Codetoprohibit bikesalesandbikerepairs onpublicproperty includes determination thataddingChapter 11.13totheAnaheim Municipal Codeisnotsubject tothe California Environmental QualityActpursuant toSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), andSection 15378 ofTitle 14oftheCalifornia CodeofRegulations\] \[introduced attheCouncil meeting ofOctober8, 2024, ItemNo. 19\].

ORDINANCE NO. 6591 (ADOPTION) ANORDINANCE OFTHECITYOFANAHEIM amending Chapter 6.30 (Smoking inPublicPlaces) ofTitle6 (PublicHealth andSafety) oftheAnaheim Municipal Code toprohibit smoking inpublicparksandwithinspecified distances ofschools, daycarecenters andtransit stops includes determination thatamendments toChapter6.30oftheAnaheim Municipal Codearenotsubject to theCalifornia Environmental QualityActpursuant toSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), andSection 15378of Title14oftheCalifornia CodeofRegulations\] \[introduced attheCouncil meeting ofOctober8, 2024, ItemNo. 19\].
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Iamincompletesupportofitem23. Ihopeitpasses, andIhopeitmakesadifferenceinourcommunity.

It'sridiculous there arenoconsequences foranything, nowonder it'sterrible outonourstreets ofwest Anaheim.

Pleasepassthisandkeeponsupportingtougherlaws.

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PleaseincludetheattachedletterthathighlightssomeareasofconcernAT&ThaswithAgendaItem #24.

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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Kennedy Commission Comments onItem25 Attachments: Anaheim Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Letter.docx (1).pdf Youdon'[email protected]. Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

Goodafternoon,
AttachedbelowwillbeKennedyCommissioncommentsregardingthesecondreadingofAnaheim's InclusionaryHousingOrdinance.

Best
JulianSebastianGutierrez (He/Him)
PolicyAnalyst - KennedyCommission
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Mayor Ashleigh Aitken and Members of City Council
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Anaheim, CA 92805
Re: Kennedy Commission Comments Regarding the Proposed Inclusionary Housing Ordinance; Agenda Item #25
Dear Mayor Aitken and Members of Anaheim City Council,
The Kennedy Commission ( the Commission) is a broad coalition of residents and community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than 30,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has been successful in partnering and working with jurisdictions in Orange County to create effective policies that have led to the increased production of affordable homes and housing stability for low income working families.

We are submitting this letter in support of the City of Anaheim’ s proposal to move forward with the second reading of the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to adopt and implement an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.

Addressing the Critical Need for Affordable Housing in Anaheim The need for affordable housing in Anaheim, particularly for low-wage earners, remains critical.

The current average fair market rent for an existing two- bedroom apartment in Anaheim is 2,560 per month1, making housing unattainable for many lower-income working families. In addition the average rent for new developments of market rate multifamily development are between $3155.67 -$ 4333.75.2 Despite rising rents and an increasing number of residents facing housing instability, the production of affordable housing has not kept pace with this growing need. Without adopting key affordable housing policies, such as inclusionary zoning, Anaheim will only continue to develop market-rate housing that remains out of reach for most residents.

During the current 6th Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) cycle, the City has to plan for a total of 12,453 housing units. Of that RHNA 3,767 units must be allocated for very low-income households and 2,397 units for low-income households. Per the city’s Draft Housing Element (July 2024), the city’s current pipeline projects have already met and exceeded its RHNA for above moderate income families. According to the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, Anaheim continues to prioritize above-moderate income housing, producing 1,175 units for this category, while only 137 deed- restricted units have been developed for very low-income households and 18 units for low-income households. Most of these very low-income 2 https:// www.apartments. com/ platinum- triangle- orange- ca/ min- 2-bedrooms/? bb=twnsrzo2iN5v9vtB 1 https:// www.zumper. com/ rent-research/ anaheim- ca
1 units have been developed as Permanent Supportive Housing, primarily serving formerly homeless individuals, leaving an unmet need for broader housing opportunities to house lower income families. The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance should focus on ensuring that low and very low income housing for working families is produced along with market rate housing.

Support for The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
The Kennedy Commission strongly supports the City’ s efforts to adopt an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance that places a 10% inclusionary requirement or a $10 per square foot in lieu fee. We also recommend that the program should be reviewed on an annual basis in order for the city to measure the success of the ordinance and modify it depending on the effectiveness of the program. In our work and experience, we have seen that inclusionary housing ordinances are the most effective when they are expanded to all developments with an expanded in-lieu fee to ensure that affordable developments are commensurate with the market.

Implementing an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance will create a balanced approach to housing development, ensuring that affordable housing is developed alongside market- rate projects.

Similar ordinances have proven successful in neighboring cities in Orange County and statewide and believe this approach will help Anaheim meet its affordable housing goals and provide much needed affordable housing to working families struggling to remain housed.

The Commission looks forward to partnering with the city to increase affordable home opportunities for lower income households in the city.For more information on collaboration, please contact me at ( 949) 250- 0909 or cesarc@kennedycommission. org Sincerely,
Cesar Covarrubias
Executive Director
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ToMayorAitkenandtheAnaheimCityCouncil,
IamwritingtoyoutodayinsupportoftheInclusionaryHousingOrdinancefortheCityofAnaheim. Thiscityneedsmore affordablehousingandweneedtodevelopmorelow-costhousingspacesthatpeoplecanaffordtolivein. Somany Anaheimfriendsandneighborsarestrugglingtoaffordrent. Let'sbuildthespacesneededthatwillallowpeopleof Anaheimtothrive.

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Hello,
I’mgoingtokeepthissimpleanddirect. I’dlikeyoutorejectthis. Insteadof “HillsPreserve”, itneedstobecome AnaheimHillsResidents LivesPreserva?on”. Inthelastdevasta?ngrewhichburnedthroughtheslopebehindmy house, ittookmyhusbandandI90minutestoreachmyson’sschool (3.2miles), toretrievemyson, andfrightenedkids Ididn’tevenknow, astheirparentsweresi?nginthesametractryingtoreachtheirschool. Pu?ngmoreresidentsin themixcanonlymakethisevacua?ontracworse. Therehasbeen, andcanbenoimprovement totheevacua?on routewhichisdesignated formyarea. Ihavetwochoices, le? ontoSerrano orrightontoSerrano. Iwillgothedirec?on AWAYfromthere. Ievenhadadicult ?meturningoofmycul-de-sacintothistracwhichwasatastands?ll, as wereallthesurrounding streetswithresidents tryingtoevacuatetoo. Therewasnodierentwaytogototakeourlives outofdanger.

Ikindlyrequestyoutoconsiderpreserving thelivesofAnaheimHillsresidentsoverpreserving deercanyon. Thankyou.

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Hicitycouncil.

ThisemailistovoicemystrongoppositiontotheproposedDeerCanyondevelopmentbySALT.

FirstofallletmesharemyutterastonishmentatwhattranspiredonSeptember30thattheAnaheim PlanningCommissionpublicmeeting.

Afteralotofhardwork, our/yourAnaheimstaffputtogetherareportandrecommended DENIALofthis DeerCanyondevelopment. Thebiggesttakeawaywasoneofpublicsafety! Ourcurrentsituationisthat ourroadsareoverloadedalreadysoaddinginmorecarsandtrafficwilljustbetoomuch! Onesuggestionwastoworkonroad/infrastructure upgradesfirst! Thentalkaboutaddinginmoretraffic andhousing. Fairmontconnectorbeingonepossibility.

Then, theAnaheimfireDepartmentspokeandalsoconcurredwithstaffandrecommended DENIAL.

Then, theAnaheimPoliceDepartmentspokeandalsoconcurredwithstaffandrecommended DENIAL.

TheSALTdeveloperspokeandclaimedtheyhadmanylocalresidentsinsupportofthembuttheydidn’t cometothemeetingastheywerescared. Wow! Whatanoutrightlie! Theseguyshavebeennothing butunderhanded inEVERYTHINGtheydo! TheysentouttextstolocalresidentsseemingtobefromSAVE DEERCANYONpeoplebutitreallywasthemandwantedsupport! Thismightbehowtheyhad supporters”. Theywereduped! Theyevenwentoutandpoached
websites. SAVEDEERCANYON.comsendsuserstohttps://hillspreserve.com/ whichisSALT’s website!
WhenSAVEDEERCANYON.orgwastheoriginaloneandisOPPOSEDtoSALT! Thefacttheyhavestoppedtosuchtacticstellsmetheyarenotagoodfitforourcity! Theyshouldgo somewhere elseimho.

Andthen, about100localresidentscameforwardtosharetheirfireevacuationhorrorstoriesandtraffic andsafetyconcerns. Alsoinoppositionobviously.

Sothen, afterallthat, thePCratherquicklyvotedtoAPPROVEtheproject! Unbelievable! Nodiscussion aboutwhytheyfeltjustfinewithignoringalltheevidenceandpreviousrecommendations. Nothing! 1 Itseemedprettyobvioustheyhadtheirmindsupbeforethemeetingandthatwasthat! ThePCshouldhaveatleastpresented somesortofexplanationfortheirvote! Andsincetheyareappointedandnotelectedofficials, wethepeoplehavenorecoursewiththem.

IthasalsobeenpointedouttomethatAnaheimdoesnothaveanapprovedhousingelementinplace andthusweareopentoBuildersRemedyapplications. Anyideawhenthestatemightapproveour plan? Idon’tknowthosedetailssowillrelyonyourexpertise.

NowIknowthat “change” isafactoflife. ButIamprettysurethepeoplethatconceivedAnaheimHills andputthemasterplaninplacedidsowithacertainaestheticinmind. Andithasprettymuchremained asplannedalltheseyears. Thisdevelopment isamajorRe-characterization ofthisarea. Nobodythat boughtahomeinthisplannedcommunitywantstoliveamongstabunchofhighriseapartments! Thatis notthevibeofthiscommunity. ThisisaFamilyorientedcommunityandaddingtheseapartmentswill notelevateourcommunityastheyclaim, butreallywilldestroythebasicfabricofthearea. Italsoisnot inlinewiththecity’shousingelementasapprovedbythecitycouncil.

Itotallyunderstandifthishighendapartmentdevelopmentwasaddedintoablightedareainacity, it couldactuallyraisethequalityoflifefortheneighborhood. Butinthisarea, thatisnotthecase. This developmentdoesnotfitthecharacterofthisarea. Andactuallyforeverdrasticallychangesthe characterofthiscommunity!
Onelastrant. Thedevelopersevenhavethenervetoclaimtheywillbemakingtheareasaferforthe existingresidentsduetotheirbuildingmaterialsandfirehydrantupgrades! Well, thatclaimisludicrous asprovenbythe25minutesadditionalevacuationtimethathasbeenpostulatedinthecaseofa wildfire. IftheyweretomakethehydrantupgradesandthennotbuildanythingIwouldagree.

Itisnottoolatetodotherightthing!
IurgeyoutoVOTENOonthisdevelopment!
Thanks,
Concernedresident,
RickPollgreen
AnaheimCA. 92807
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DearAnaheimPlanning andBuildingDepartment,
Iamarecentrst ?mehomeownerandIliveintheEastHillscommunity. Oneofthemainreasonsmyfamilyspecically chosethisneighborhood toliveinisbecauseofthemostlymanageable traconSantaAnaCanyonRdandWeirCanyon Rd, withtheproximity tothe91freeway. I’verealizedfromthe2yearsresiding here, manycommuters usesurface streetsthroughAnaheimHillsinana?empttopassthefreewaytrac.

IftheSaltDevelopment Apartment complex isbuilt, thesurrounding streetsthatarealreadyeasilycongested, will becomeadeathtrapformeandmyneighbors, intheeventofare, earthquake orotherdisaster. Evacua?onroutesare currentlyminimal. Addingmorepeopleandvehicles tothisareawillnotonlyworsentracandconges?onbutwill increasepanicandchaosduringadisaster, forexample, duringouryearlyreseason.

MyfamilyandIimploreyourcommi?eetostopthebuildofthisapartment complex inDeerCanyon, andndasaferand morebenecial loca?onforeveryone aected.

Sincerely,
Dr. LyNguyen
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TotheCityCouncil, areyouaware thatnoonecangetnewhomeowners insurance intheDeer Canyon area?
Policies arenotbeing renewed andwhen ahomeowner tries togetareplacement policy theyaretold NO. Theonly company thatwillwrite intheareaisFAIR.

California FAIRPlaninsurance isgeared toward homes andbusinesses inareasat highriskofwildfires.

AFAIRPlanpolicy typically costsmorethanatraditional policy does.

FAIRPlaninsurance offers lesscoverage thantraditional property insurance. For example, thesepolicies won’tcovertheftorprovide liabilityprotection against lawsuits.

Californians cansupplement aFAIRPlanpolicywithadifference inconditions (DIC) policy toobtainadditional coverage.

WhytheCaliforniaFAIRPlanExists
Amidtheriseinrisksstemmingfromwildfiresandinsuranceratehikes, Californiansnowhave feweroptionsforfireinsurance. That’sbecausemoreinsurershavedecidedagainstoffering newcoverageorrenewingcurrentpolicies. Therefore, manyCalifornianshavebeenforcedto relyontheFAIRPlanforbasicfirecoverage.

FromSeptember2019toJune2024, thenumberofFAIRPlanpoliciesforCaliforniahomes soaredby164%, theplan’sdatashows.
1 Iftheinsurance companies, thefiredepartment andthepolice department allfeelthatweareaBIG riskforafire, withevacuation aBIGissue forthepolice department, whywould youeven consider allowing such adevelopment tobebuilt?
Please, Iambegging youall. Please doyourhomework andunderstand allthesafety issues thatare against thisproject. Please listen tothepublic outcry about thisproject.

Thank you.
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] EastHillsFamily strongly againstSaltDevelopment ofFestival Shopping Center/SantaAnaCanyon
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MynameisAlexRomeroandIhavelivedinAnaheimHillssince1993. August2022IpurchasedanewhomeintheEast HillstrackbehindtheFes?valCenter.

MywifeandIpickedthisspecicloca?onbecauseitisagreatneighborhood toraiseourveyearoldson.

Iamstronglyagainstbuildingapartments/homesintheFes?valmovietheaterloca?onandoralongSantaAnaCanyon.

PleaseaddmeasaNO!
Wespentalotofmoneyonourhomewhichtookyearsofhardwork toobtain. Weoverpaidforourhouseduringa sellersmarketknowingwewouldbecenteredinasafebeau?fulcommunity. Theneighborhood wasworththe overpayment. MywifeandIareconcernedofthehightrac / conges?onaswellasthedangerregarding re evacua?on.

Thankyouforreadingthis.

DrAlexander Romero
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AnaheimMayorandCityCouncil, IcannotbelievethatanyoneisconsideringonDoublingDownonmore CommuterTrafficinAnaheimHills. Aseveryoneisaware, InlandEmpireandRiversideCommuterTraffic hastakenovertheNeighborhoodsonSerranofromCanonallthewaytothe91Fwy. Itisnolongersafeto evenwalkonSerranomuchtodrivesafely. Ihavebeenrearendedtwicebyspeedingdistracted commuterdrivers. TheresidentshavebeenbeggingfortheCitytodosomethingbyaddingSTOPSIGNS andTRAFFICLIGHTStoslowthetrafficdown, butAnaheimchooseto “LowertheSpeedLimit” without providinganyEnforcementtoslowtheTrafficdownfromtheAverage50mphspeeds. NoEnforcement doesnothingtoslowtheTrafficdown. NowtheCityCouncilisconsideringtoaddtotheTrafficand CongestionwiththisDevelopment. DeerCanyoniszonedasaPARKPRESERVEandshouldnotbe DevelopedasHighDensityHousing. DonotdestroyAnaheimHillsOpenSpacesandPaveParadisewith anotherHighRiseCommunity. EveryoneontheCityCouncilshouldberequiredtodriveonSantaAna CynduringRushHoursAMandPMandseewhatitislike. TheyshouldalsohavetodriveonSerranoina similarpatternIRushHourTraffic. JustusingtheTerm “RUSHHOURTRAFFIC” foraResidential Neighborhood whereFamiliesliveandChildrenareraisedandgotoSchool shouldRepulseyou.

AnaheimHillsdoesnotwanttobeanotherUrbanDevelopment!
DoNotApproveSALTDevelopment!!!
MichaelHenderson
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IwouldliketovoicemyobjectiontotheproposedSALTdevelopmentalongwiththethousandsofpeople thatopposethis. WemovedtoAnaheimHillsfromOrangemanyyearsagobecausewelovedthesimple, naturalbeautyofthearea. LivingofftheMohlerLoopfeelsasifwe'reawayfromthehustleandbustleof citylifeevenifit'sonlytemporary. It'ssoimportantformyfamily'smentalhealthtohavethisescape eachdayaswecomehomefromworkandschool. Theproposeddevelopment iseverythingweranaway fromandlovedaboutAnaheimHills!! ThistypeofdevelopmentDOESNOTfitinourcommunity. Thisis notIrvineandwedon'twantittobecomethattypeofcitywhereluxuryhighriseshavetakenoverthe wholecommunity - anuglyconcretejunglesocompletelyoppositeAnaheimHills. Noteveryonewantsto liveinacitywithmodernhighrisesetc... it'simportantwepreserveoursimplewayoflife, whichiswhy weallliveinAnaheimHills! Thestressthiswillputontheresidentsisimmense. Pleaseconsiderthe mentalhealthandhappinessoftheresidentsoverthemoney. Asidefromthis, therearesomanyother reasonsthishideousprojectisdetrimentaltoourneighborhood.

1. Trafficandgridlockonanalreadycongestedstreet. TrydrivingdownSantaAnaCanyoninthe afternoononaweekday! Completenightmareaspeopletrytobypassthe91aswe'rejusttryingtoget homefromwork. Let'sjustadda1,000morecars, nobigdeal. PerfectexamplewasyesterdayFridaythe 18thabsolutehorriblenightmare. Peopletryingtobypassthe91andSantaAnaCanyonweregoingdown NohlRanchRdwhichalsobecameanightmare! Andthisisnormalbusytraffic, nofire! Ittookme30 minutestogethomeexitingImperialand1.3milestoourhome. Absolutely ridiculousthataprojectlike thisisevenbeingconsideredinthisarea.

2. Considertheaboveduringafireevacuationinahighfireriskzone. Ismoneymoreimportantthanour lives??

3. Schools. Wherearethesekidsenrollinginschools? Orarewetobelievetheresidentswillhavenokids asthedeveloperstrytotellus. Dotheythinkwe'rethatstupidtobelievethem? Theschoolsintheareare alreadyatcapacity!

4. ThedisruptionofthewildlifeinDeerCanyon. Howdaretheycallthisapreservation? It'sdestructionof natureandwildlifeindisguise. Pleasedon'tfallforit!
Iurgeyoutoconsiderourlives, safetyandwell-beingoverthemoney! Considerthesafetyand preservation ofthewildlifeoverthemoney!
Thankyou,
AnitaYacoub
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IhavesomanyconcernsregardingthisprojectandtheimpactitwillhaveontheresidentsofAnaheimHills. Hereareafewkey concerns: 1. Increasedfireriskandevacuationconcernsinahigh-riskfirezone. 2. Creatinggreatertrafficandgridlockonanalready congestedstreet (SantaAnaCanyon), amongothers. 3. Changingthenaturalbeautyandcharacterofthecommunitywitha24-hour shoppingmallstylelighting. 4. Overcrowding oflocalschools, whichwilllikelydecreasekids' academicperformanceandscores. 5.

Disruptinganddisplacingwildlife. ThepurposeoflivinginAnaheimHillsistogetawayfromtheurbandevelopmentofshopping malls, parkinglots, andrestaurants. ThereneedstobeadiversecollectionofurbanandsuburbancommunitiesinSouthern California. Ourcityisoneofthemostbeautifulandit'sourresponsibilitytokeepitassuch. Irespectfully requestthatyouseriously considerthemanynegativeimpactsofthisprojectandthedetrimentitcanbringtothequalityofourlivesinthisarea.

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IwouldliketovoicemyobjectiontotheproposedSALTdevelopment. WemovedtoAnaheimHillsfrom Orangemanyyearsagobecausewelovedthesimple, naturalbeautyofthearea. LivingofftheMohler Loopfeelsasifwe'reawayfromthehustleandbustleofcitylifeevenifit'sonlytemporary. It'sso importantformyfamily'smentalhealthtohavethisescapeeachdayaswecomehomefromworkand school. TheproposeddevelopmentiseverythingweranawayfromandlovedaboutAnaheimHills!! This typeofdevelopmentDOESNOTfitinourcommunity. ThisisnotIrvineandwedon'twantittobecome thattypeofcitywhereluxuryhighriseshavetakenoverthewholecommunity - anuglyconcretejungleso completelyoppositeAnaheimHills. Noteveryonewantstoliveinacitywithmodernhighrisesetc... it's importantwepreserveoursimplewayoflife, whichiswhyweallliveinAnaheimHills! Thestressthiswill putontheresidentsisimmense. Pleaseconsiderthementalhealthandhappinessoftheresidentsover themoney. Asidefromthis, therearesomanyotherreasonsthishideousprojectisdetrimentaltoour neighborhood.

2. Considertheaboveduringafireevacuationinahighfireriskzone. Ismoneymoreimportantthanour lives??

4. ThedisruptionofthewildlifeinDeerCanyon. Howdaretheycallthisapreservation? It'sdestructionof natureandwildlifeindisguise. Pleasedon'tfallforit!
Iurgeyoutoconsiderourlives, safetyandwell-beingoverthemoney! Considerthesafetyand preservation ofthewildlifeoverthemoney!
Thankyou,
NatalieAntoine
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Iwouldliketovoicemyobjection totheproposed SALTdevelopment. Wemoved toAnaheim Hills fromOrange many yearsagobecause welovedthesimple, natural beauty ofthearea. Livingoffthe Mohler Loopfeelsasifwe'reawayfromthehustle andbustle ofcitylifeevenifit'sonlytemporary. It's soimportant formyfamily'smental health tohavethisescape eachdayaswecomehomefromwork andschool. Theproposed development iseverything weranawayfromandlovedaboutAnaheim Hills!! Thistypeofdevelopment DOES NOTfitinourcommunity. ThisisnotIrvine andwedon'twant ittobecome thattypeofcitywhere luxuryhighriseshavetakenoverthewholecommunity - anugly concrete jungle socompletely opposite Anaheim Hills. Noteveryone wants toliveinacitywith modern highrisesetc... it'simportant wepreserve oursimple wayoflife, whichiswhywealllivein Anaheim Hills! Thestress thiswillputontheresidents isimmense. Please consider thementalhealth andhappiness oftheresidents overthemoney. Asidefromthis, therearesomanyotherreasons this hideous projectisdetrimental toourneighborhood.

2. Consider theabove during afireevacuation inahighfireriskzone. Ismoney moreimportant than ourlives??

3. Schools. Where arethesekidsenrolling inschools? Orarewetobelieve theresidents willhaveno kidsasthedevelopers trytotellus. Dotheythinkwe'rethatstupid tobelieve them? Theschools in thearearealreadyatcapacity!

4. Thedisruption ofthewildlife inDeerCanyon. Howdaretheycallthisapreservation? It's destruction ofnatureandwildlife indisguise. Please don'tfallforit! Iurgeyoutoconsider ourlives, safetyandwell-beingoverthemoney! Consider thesafetyand preservation ofthewildlife overthemoney!
Thank you,
NatYacoub
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From: Douglas RRobbins <[email protected]>
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Hellorepresentative Diaz, Ihaveattached aletterofopposition andcalling onyoutogovern bythe willofthepeople thatputyouinoffice. Andtonotgiveintowealthy special interests groups thatdon't careaboutusorourcommunity. VoteNOonthisProject ! Seeattached letter.

Thank you,
Douglas Robbins
1 SALTDevelopmentHillsPreserveProject
MynameisDouglasRobbins, Iliveat AnaheimHills. Iliveinzone8andhave livedhere38years.

IstronglyencourageyoutovoteNOonthisdevelopment! Weliveinanareathatalreadyhaswaytoo muchtraffic. Peopletryingtogetthroughthechokeholdofthecanyononthe91Freewayheadedeast boundisblockingourstreets. Theinfrastructure inthisareaisnotenoughtohandlethecurrenttraffic.

Wearealsoinahighfireriskzone. Undernormalconditions thismightnotbetoobigofanissue.

However, wheneverthereisaSantaAnawindconditionthisbecomesaverydangeroussituation. The windcomesthroughtheCanyonWestbound likeafreighttrain. Andforsomereasonthefiresalways happenduringtheseconditions. ThefiresfannedbythesewindsmovethroughtheCanyonatsucharate thatfirefighterscannotcontrolit. Andwhentryingtoevacuateyoufindyourselfinagridlockwhereyou literallycannotmoveaninch. Yourlifeisingod’shandsatthispoint. Ihavebeeninthissituationatleast 3timesinthisarea, itisveryscary. Ihavebeenabletoseethefiresfrommyporch.

ThetrafficintheareaisonlygettingworseandthefirerisksareincreasingaswellduetoGlobal Warming.

ManyoftheresidentsofAnaheimHillshaveexpressed ourconcernstothePlanningCommission and CityCouncil. AndIdon’tbelieveyouguysarehearingus. AttheplanningCommissionmeetingtovoteon thisProject, thePlanningcommissionstaff, thefiredepartmentandpolicedepartmentallmade recommendations tovoteNOonthisproject. AnaheimResidents inhugenumbersturnedouttovoice theirconcernsandseekaNOvote. ButsomehowthePlanningcommissiondecidedtovoteYes. Lucille KringwentsofarastomockusforourconcernsandrefertousasNIMBY’s. Idon’tappreciatethistype ofbehaviorfromCityOfficialsandwillnottolerateit!
LetmeremindyouthatyouareaPublicServant, youhavebeenentrustedbythepeopletokeepthem SAFE. Andtogovernbythewillofthepeoplewhoputyouinoffice. Wedemandthatourvoicesbeheard! ThisProjectputseveryoneatconsiderably higherriskofbeingkilledinafire.ItisanotherLahaina tradgedyinthemaking. It’snotanIFsituation, itisaWHENsituation. InsteadoftalkingaboutthisProject weshouldbetalkingabouthowtomakethisasaferenvironment, notamoredangerousone.

VoteNO th onthisProjectonOctober29!
Thankyouforyourconsideration, feelfreetocontactmeifyouhaveanyquestions, seeyouatthe meeting,
DouglasRobbins
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From: Douglas RRobbins <[email protected]>
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To: Ashleigh Aitken
Cc: Public Comment
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HelloMayorAiken, Ihaveattached aletterofopposition andcalling onyoutogovern bythewillof thepeople thatputyouinoffice. Andtonotgiveintowealthy special interests groups thatdon'tcare aboutusorourcommunity. VoteNOonthisProject ! Seeattached letter.

Thank you,
Douglas Robbins
1 SALTDevelopmentHillsPreserveProject
MynameisDouglasRobbins, Iliveat AnaheimHills. Iliveinzone8andhave livedhere38years.

Wearealsoinahighfireriskzone. Undernormalconditions thismightnotbetoobigofanissue.

ThetrafficintheareaisonlygettingworseandthefirerisksareincreasingaswellduetoGlobal Warming.

VoteNO th onthisProjectonOctober29!
Thankyouforyourconsideration, feelfreetocontactmeifyouhaveanyquestions, seeyouatthe meeting,
DouglasRobbins
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Hellorepresentative Leon, Ihaveattached aletterofopposition andcalling onyoutogovern bythe willofthepeople thatputyouinoffice. Andtonotgiveintowealthy special interests groups thatdon't careaboutusorourcommunity. VoteNOonthisProject ! Seeattached letter.

Thank you,
Douglas Robbins
1 SALTDevelopmentHillsPreserveProject
MynameisDouglasRobbins, Iliveat AnaheimHills. Iliveinzone8andhave livedhere38years.

Wearealsoinahighfireriskzone. Undernormalconditions thismightnotbetoobigofanissue.

ThetrafficintheareaisonlygettingworseandthefirerisksareincreasingaswellduetoGlobal Warming.

VoteNO th onthisProjectonOctober29!
Thankyouforyourconsideration, feelfreetocontactmeifyouhaveanyquestions, seeyouatthe meeting,
DouglasRobbins
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Hellorepresentative Faessel, Ihaveattached aletterofopposition andcalling onyoutogovern by thewillofthepeople thatputyouinoffice. Andtonotgiveintowealthy special interests groups that don'tcareaboutusorourcommunity. VoteNOonthisProject ! Seeattached letter.

Thank you,
Douglas Robbins
1 SALTDevelopmentHillsPreserveProject
MynameisDouglasRobbins, Iliveat AnaheimHills. Iliveinzone8andhave livedhere38years.

Wearealsoinahighfireriskzone. Undernormalconditions thismightnotbetoobigofanissue.

ThetrafficintheareaisonlygettingworseandthefirerisksareincreasingaswellduetoGlobal Warming.

VoteNO th onthisProjectonOctober29!
Thankyouforyourconsideration, feelfreetocontactmeifyouhaveanyquestions, seeyouatthe meeting,
DouglasRobbins
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To: Public Comment; Nicholas J. Taylor; KristinPelletier Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Project
Attachments: DeerCanyon Project 10.20.2024.docx; Landforming excerpt.pdf; CityCouncil

3.25.1975.pdf
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Dr. RickMoyer
1 Anaheim, CA92807
October20, 2024
RE: DeerCanyonProject
DearMayorAitkenandmembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil:

HousingdensityhasbeenanissueinAnaheimHillssincetheearly1970’swhenthelandthatwould becomeAnaheimHillswasannexedfromTexaco. InthebookLandforming, co-writtenbylocalresident HorstSchor, anentirechapterisdevoted tothedevelopment ofAnaheim Hills (attached). Theauthors remindusthattheoriginalMasterPlanforAnaheimHillsincludedmultipleapartment buildingsand high-densitycondominiums. However, afteranevaluation byAnaheimCityengineers itwasdetermined thisplanwasnotfeasible. Thereasonsforthisdetermination included, butwerenotlimitedto, problemswiththelocalgeologyandtopography;

1. TheterraininAnaheimHillswastoosteep.

2. Multiplefaultlinesweredetected.

3. Ancientlandslidesweredetected.

4. Deepalluvialdepositsmadeitcostprohibitive tomovetheearthneededtohavestablebuilding pads.

TheAnaheimCityCouncildetermined thatlowdensityhousingwastheonlyviablesolutionandto achievethisitwasnecessary tocreatealotof “openspace” andtotransferslopemaintenance to mandatory community associations (HOAs). Toachievethedesiredaesthetics andnecessary slope gradients, athenexperimental formofgradingcalled “Landform GradingandRe-Vegetation” (or Landforming”) wasutilizedandwelcomed bytheparticipants. Upontherecommendations ofaJoint TaskForcewhichincludedmembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil, thegradingordinancewasrevisedto addresshillsideareas. ThefinalproductwasTitle17, releasedinitsamended formonApril1, 1975, and enteredintheMunicipalCode. Mr. Horstplayedavitalroleinalltheproceedings andhisaccountmay beverifiedinthemeetingminutesoftheAnaheimCityCouncil. Asanexample, Ihaveattacheda portionoftheCityCouncilmeetingminutes fromMarch25, 1975whichaddressed theCanyonArea GeneralPlanningTaskForceandamendments toTitle17.

TheDeerCanyonProjectnowseekstoaddhighdensityhousingtoAnaheimHills, despitetheearlier conclusions oftheAnaheimCityCouncil. AsIreviewed theSoilsreportfortheDeerCanyonProjectIwas reminded ofthesamegeological andtopographical problemsbroughtupinthe1970’s – steepterrain, ancientlandslides, faults, andalluvialsoils. Ishouldpointoutthatthegeology/topography ofthisarea hasnotchangedsincetheAnaheimCityCouncildetermined thatlowdensityhousingwasthebest choiceforAnaheimHills. OnesentencefromtheProject’sSoilsreportreallyconcernsme; ReviewoftheCGS (CaliforniaGeologicalSurvey) Landslide Inventory reportsindicatethewestern andnorthernfacingslopeswithintheProjectSitehaveahighlandslidesusceptibility andare considered UNSTABLE”.

Ourhomeof30yearsislocatedafewmilesuphillfromtheproject, nearSerrano andHiddenCanyon.

WearelocatedintheSantiagoGeologicHazardAbatement DistrictwhichwascreatedbytheCityof 1 Anaheimin1999followingthe1992/1993Santiagolandslide. TheSoilsreportfortheDeerCanyon Projectsuggests thattheSantiagolandslidewascausedbyheavyrainin1993. Thisisnotthecase.

Groundmovement intheSantiagolandslidewasfirstdiscovered inJuly, 1992. Groundwater levelswere veryhighandtherainsofJanuary, 1993causedtheongoinggroundmovement toaccelerate. Earlyon, theCityhiredthegeotechnical firmofEberhartandStonetoinvestigate thelandslide. Theydiscovered thepresence ofamassivedeepancienttranslational landslidewithaslipplaneatabout180ft. below thegroundsurface. TheSantiagolandslidewasareactivation ofthisancientlandslide. Unfortunately, theCity’sgeotechnical vendor (Converse) failedtoidentifythisancientlandslideinitspre-development evaluation. DanEberhart cited “inadequate boreholeinvestigation”. Anaheimeventually suedConverse fornegligence butonlyrecoveredaboutamilliondollarsforwellover $30millionofdamages. The Santiagolandslideisconsidered anactivelandslide, controlled onlybyamassivedewatering system.

Thelandslidestillplaguesourcommunityandhasyettobefundedpastnextyear.

TheGeotechnical studyfortheDeerCanyonProjectmaybefoundat:
https://www.anaheim.net/DocumentCenter/View/55863/Appendix-I_Geotech-Report?bidId= Afterreadingthestudy, threequestions immediately cametomind:

1. Aretheboreholeinvestigations adequate? Theyseemshallowtomegivenwhatweknowabout thedepthoftheSantiagolandslide, butIamnotanexpert.

2. Willadequatemeasures, suchasthe $25milliontiebacksystemrecentlyproposed foraportion oftheSantiago landslide, betakentostabilizethe “unstable” slopesinDeerCanyon?

3. Whowillensurethatallgeotechnical recommendations willbefollowed? Condition ofApproval
TheDeerCanyon projectresurrects theissueofhousingdensityinAnaheimHills. Ontheonehand, the CityCouncilvotedtolimithousingto “lowdensity” backinthe1970’s, basedonextensive evaluation by Cityengineers citinggeological andtopographical issueswhichareunchanged. Ontheotherhand, the developer’sgeotechnical consultant isnowgivingthegreenlighttoproceedwith “high-density” housing, likelyunawareoftheCityCouncil’shistoryandpreviousdecisions. Intheeventyoudecideto approvetheprojectdespitethemyriadofotherobjections, pleaseconsiderasaconditionofapproval, themutualengagement ofanindependent thirdpartygeotechnical consultant* toensurethat adequate boreholeinvestigation isdoneandappropriate measureswillbetakentoprotectthepublic fromfurtherlandslides andpotential lossoflife. Asinthepast, anotherlargelocallandslidewill devastate propertyvaluesthroughoutAnaheimHills. Wemustlearnfrompreviousmistakesandprotect ourcommunity.

Sincerely,
RichardJ. Moyer, M.D.

Personally Irecommend thegeotechnical firmTetra-Tech, astheyhaveexperience withourlocal geologyandhavedoneworkinAnaheimHillsfortheCityofAnaheim. AsadisclaimerIhavenopersonal orfinancialtiestoTetra-Tech. Theyarethoroughanddoexcellentwork. 2 Susana Barrios
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Dear council members. Unfortunately due reasons mywifeandIwill notbeable toa?endthemee?ngso please consider thisasourvoice inopposi?ontothe Salt development ofDeer canyon. Youhave heard themany legi?mate concerns with reevacua?onand trac conges?onbeing atthetop ofthe list. Ifyou lived here youwould understand. Addthe proposed plan forthe Fes?valshopping andIcan seeadisaster themaking. Please vote NOonthis project. Thank you. Rich andJanFagner lnAnaheim 92808.

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HonorableCityCouncilMembers,
PleaseconsiderthisemailmessageouroppositiontotheSALTdevelopmentproposal. MywifeandIhaveresidedinAnaheimHills for37years. Wecurrentlyliveat backinguptoDeerCanyon. Weareconcernedaboutincreasedtrafficthat willbeaddedtoourexistinggridlockconditionsthatoccursduringrushhours, andthesafeandtimelyevacuationthatwewillbe facedwithwhenweareconfrontedwithwildfires. Inaddition, wefeelstronglythatthearchitecturalstyle, heightanddensityofthe proposedprojectiscompletelyoutofcharacterforthiswellestablishedarea. Wewereextremelydisappointedintheresultsofthe PlanningCommissionrecommendationforapprovalafterlisteningtothevalidconcernswesharewithsomanyofourfellow citizens. Pleasecarefullyconsiderthoseconcernsaswellastheprofessionalinputofyourveryknowledgeablestaff.

Sincerely,
GregandRochelleHastings
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Date: Tue, Oct22, 2024at3:15PM
Subject: Proposed SALT Development Project inAnaheim Hills To: <bballinas@anaheim. net>, <nkurtz@anaheim. net>, <jodiaz@anaheim. net>, <cleon@anaheim. net>, nrubalcava@anaheim. net>, <sfaessel@anaheim. net>, Natalie Meeks <nmeeks@anaheim. net> FACT: This isaphoto oftheevacuation traffic from Canyon Fire2onSanta Ana Canyon Road (SAC). A three hour line. Heading WEST withthefirein theEAST.
1 FACT: Ontheleftisthelocation oftheproposed SALT Development project.

FACT: SACisthreelaneseachdirectionnearWeirCanyonandagainnearImperialHwyBUTONLYTWO LANESEACHDIRECTIONherecreatingaCHOKEPOINT.

FACT: InCanyon Fire2, Traffic was NOTALLOWED totravel totheEAST sincethat was thedirection of thefire. Verify this withyourFire Chiefand thephoto.

FACT: ALLofthemajorfireshavecomefromtheEASTsotrafficwillALLbedirectedtotheWEST. Verify thiswithyourFireChief.

FACT: TheKnowYourWayplanhassomeresidentstravellingEASTintothefire. ThiswillNOThappen withafireinthe EAST.

FACT: Theproposeddevelopmentdoesnothaveasecondaryexit. Theyhavetwomainexits. Bothof them exit ontoSAC inthis choke point.

FACT: Secondary exits arecrucial topublic safety. Theintent isthat when oneexitisblocked thereisa secondary way toexit.

FACT: ManyofushaveonlyoneexitoutanditisontoSAC. Thisisamajorinfrastructureproblem. Do notputanadditional1000peopleatriskinthesameway!
FACT: Residents oftheproposed project willbeblocked andtrappedin that canyon because SAC does notmovehereasevidencedintheevacuationphotoabove.

FACT: ManyofusinEastAnaheimHillsarelosingourfireinsurance.

FACT: The California Insurance Commissioner stated that oneproblem isthatbuilders havebeen allowedtobuildintheseVeryHighFireDangerareas.

FACT: Deer Canyon has beendesignated asaVeryHigh Fire Danger area. This practice needs toend.

VerifythiswiththeCAInsuranceCommissioner.

FACT: AnaheimHillscouldgetamultifamilydevelopmentofapproximately450unitsintheFestival Shopping Center (Festival).

FACT: TheFestivalisasaferlocationfordevelopment. Itismoreappropriatelyzonedandhasreal secondary exitsfor itsresidents toevacuate safely.

FACT: TheSALT developer purchased theproperty knowing itwas zoned forsingle family homes.

FACT: TheSALT developer has theoption tobuild ontheproperty ascurrently zoned.

FACT: The SALT developer shouldn'tcomplain about money they havealready spent when they knowingly purchased parcels that arenotzoned forwhatthey wanttobuild.

FACT: Wildfire isaREAL problemthat theresidents ofyour cityontheEast sideface.

FACT: Youneedtoprotect ALLtheresidents inyour cityandany new residents who willbemoving in.

FACT: AsCouncilMembers, youfocusontheneedsoftheconstituentsofyourindividualdistricts, but youalsohaveadutytoprotectALLthecitizensofAnaheim.

FACT: IfyouareaCouncil Member from adifferent district please consider allofthese factsbefore you vote. This isapotentialloss oflifeissue.

PleasevoteNOonrezoningandapprovingthisdevelopment. LookatotherareasinAnaheimHills. Iget it, theCity needs housing.

Let'sgettogether andfind asafer place inAnaheim Hills foraproject likethis.

Sincerely,
DeWayneFilppi - AnaheimHillsresidentsince1972.
2 Susana Barrios
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October10-23-2024
Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: AshleyAiken
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 1 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Proposed project atSantaAnaCanyonAnaheim Hills -- OPPOSSED!
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October10-23-2024
Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: NickTaylor
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives 1 ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
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Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: NatalieMeeks
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.
1 The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
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Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October23, 2024at08:04:48PMPDT
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Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
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Attention: NatalieMeeks
1 THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
2 Susana Barrios
From: Brenda Robbins <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October
To: JoseDiaz
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Proposed project atSantaAnaCanyonAnaheim Hills -- OPPOSSED!
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Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: JoseDiaz
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives 1 ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
2 Susana Barrios
From: Brenda Robbins <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October
To: CarlosA. Leon
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Proposed project atSantaAnaCanyonAnaheim Hills -- OPPOSSED!
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Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: CarlosLeon
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 1 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
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From: Brenda Robbins <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October
To: Natalie Rubalcava
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Proposed project atSantaAnaCanyonAnaheim Hills -- OPPOSSED!
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Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: NatalieRubalcava
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 1 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
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From: Brenda Robbins <[email protected]>
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Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: StephenFaessel
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" Thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives 1 ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
2 Susana Barrios
From: Brenda Robbins <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October
To: Norma C. Kurtz
Cc: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Proposed project atSantaAnaCanyonAnaheim Hills -- OPPOSSED!
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October10-23-2024
Regarding: ProposedDeerCanyonPreserveProjectatSantaAnaCanyon Road
AnaheimHills, CA
Attention: NormaCamposKurtz
THISPROJECTISNOTRIGHTFORTHISSITE.

Myfamily'ssafetyismy #1priority.

The "footprint" thisdevelopmentwouldleaveinourbeautifulcanyonwould destroyit! Thehundredsofextracarsthatwouldbecomingandgoinginto theseunitscreatingtrafficisoneproblem. Thatdoesn’teveninclude tenantvisitors, Amazondeliveries, maintenanceworkers, etc. Whatif1000 morepeopleinthatcomplexhadtofleetheirhomes, inadditiontothelives 1 ofourfamilies, duringournextfire???? Someresidencestook2hoursto getOUTofAnaheimHillsduringtheCanyonFirein2017! Theythink3-4 hourswillbeacceptable? Justaddalittlewindtoanyfireanditmoves FASTER! Dotheywantustoburntodeathinourcars???
TherearepeoplecuttingcomingdownSerranoAvenuefromworkheading downtoWeirCanyon, alreadyblocking2-3lanesinthelateafternoonjust togettotheeastbound91Freeway. SantaAnaCanyonalreadycan’t handle2lanesoftrafficeachway! Theyusethisasaneastboundfreeway 91onrampshortcuttoo.

Idon'twanttolosemyhomeorthelivesofanyofmyfamilymembersjust becausesomeonewantstobuilda "beautifuloasis." Dotherightthingand tellSALTandfindsomeplaceelsetobuild!!!
Saveoursceniccorridorandsavelives!
BrendaRobbins, Homeownersince1985
Anaheim, CA 92808
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ClerkBass:

A?achedisale?erofsupportfromtheApartmentAssocia?onofOrangeCountyfortheproposedSALTprojectinDeer Canyoncomingtocouncilforthenextcitycouncilmee?ng.

Wethankyouforyourassistance inincludingthisle?erinthepublicrecord, andforsharingwiththemayorand membersofthecouncil.

Shouldyouhaveanyques?ons, pleasefeelfreetoreachout.

Sincerely,
ChipAhlswede
VicePresident ofExternalAairs
Apartment Associa?onofOrange County . Protec?ngtherental housing industry since 1961! e. [email protected] | t. (714) 245-9500x. 1416
w. www.aaoc.com | Address 1601E. Orangewood Ave., Suite125, Anaheim, CA92805 1 www.AAOC. com
October 24, 2024
Mayor Ashley Aitken and Anaheim City Council
City of Anaheim
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.

Anaheim, CA 92805
Re: Support for Hills Preserve Project (Agenda Item #31) Mayor Aitken and Council Members,
The Apartment Association of Orange County (AAOC) is the professional trade association representing more than 2,000 multi-family housing providers and other industry professionals in Orange and Riverside Counties. Since 1961, the association has worked to establish and maintain strong relationships with the cities that it represents, as well as encourage a healthy and responsive housing market.

While AAOC does not typically speak out on specific residential proposals, the significant efforts of Salt Development to not only meaningfully address the need for additional housing in Anaheim but to also propose a project uniquely designed as a complement to the Anaheim Hills community is notable and worthy of acknowledgement and support.

Meeting the needs of land conservation, accommodating housing demand, and complying with state housing mandates poses a challenge for any city. However, the nearly 500 units proposed by Salt Development for its Hills Preserve project will do just that for the city of Anaheim. Compared to other developments of comparable size, the Hills Preserve project will extend housing opportunities to a similar number of people and preserve over 50 acres of surrounding open space.

As you are aware, providing adequate parkland for community use is another major challenge for cities – including Anaheim. The proposed Hills Preserve project, again, will meet a major need of the city by ensuring broad public access to Deer Canyon Park. While the park has technically been open for years, it has remained practically inaccessible to the public at large due to its lengthy setback from Santa Ana Canyon Road. The Hills Preserve project will result in roadway access to the park being created so that this community asset can be enjoyed by residents from across Anaheim.

Sadly, California’ s housing crisis has been exacerbated by the resistance of community members to support housing near where they live. Unfortunately, this resistance creates a climate that pits residents against residents, and residents against city officials, resulting in conflicts between city compliance with state housing requirements and its ability to maintain local control over housing approvals. The state’s solution to this problem is to take away local control. Each residential project denial moves Anaheim one denial closer to the state imposing its will on the city and its residents. 1601 E. Orangewood Avenue, Suite 125
Anaheim CA 92805
714) 245-9500
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When a proposed residential project helps a city meet its state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Assessment, provides significant preservation of open space or creates a community benefit, and adequately plans and mitigates for issues of concern, it is a project that AAOC believes is worthy of favorable consideration and support. The Hills Preserve is a project that meets these standards, and AAOC encourages favorable consideration and support by the Anaheim City Council.

Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on this worthy project which will benefit the city and its residents for years to come.

Sincerely,
David Cordero
Executive Director
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HelloAsaresidentofAnaheimHills, I’mopposedtobuildingalargescaleresiden?alareaonthevacantland. Iliveinanarea wherethereisnoexitoutsideofSantaAnaCanyon. Ialreadyhaveahard ?mewithtracleavingmyhomeandthe streetcannotsupporttheaddedtrac. Incasesofemergency, thiswillbeincredibly disastrous sincethereisalways tracwiththeslightestchangetothenormalcyofthearea (e.g., peoplediver?ngfromthe91toskiptracfor3miles, parades, accidentsonthestreet, etc.).

IfthereareplanstoexpandSantaAnaCanyoninbothdirec?onswithoutresul?nginchokepointsthentheremightbea reasonforthisdevelopment.

Alterna?vely, ifthedeveloper wantstobuildseveralSFRintheareathatmightwork.

However, buildingamul?storybuildingandthenumberofresidences thatwilloccupytheareaisnotsustainable. We liveinAnaheimHillsforthepeaceanddon’twantourstreetstoturnintoacrowded downtown tracinfestedarea.

Thanks.

SentfrommyiPhone
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From: TimShaw <[email protected]>
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PleasendtheattachedletterfromthePacicWestAssociationofRealtorsregardingitem #31. Thank you.

TimShaw, RCE
GovernmentA?airsDirector
PacicWestAssociation ofREALTORS®
1601E. OrangewoodAve. #200
Anaheim, CA92805
1 October 25, 2024
Anaheim CityCouncil
200S. Anaheim Blvd.

Anaheim, CA92805
Re: Item #31- TheHills Preserve Project - Development Application No. 2021-00137 Honorable Mayor Aitken and Members oftheCityCouncil:

ThePacific West Association ofREALTORS® (PWR) isthelocalrealestate association that represents Orange andLosAngeles Counties, andPWR’smore than 12,000 members promote homeownership, private property rights, free enterprise, and responsible government.

Throughout ourregion, wearefacing asignificant housing shortage - oneinwhich supply is severely outpaced bydemand. This lackofhousing hasmade thedream ofhomeownership unattainable formuch ofOrange County’sworkforce. PWR believes thatnew housing starts should generally besupported asameans ofaddressing thisshortage, withtheadded benefit that such construction activity willcreate jobs.

California’srealestate market isoutofbalance and outofreach formore than three-fourths of residents, asthemedian home price continues tohitanew peak duetolimited inventory andan overall decline insupply. TheSouthern California Association ofGovernments’ ( SCAG) Sixth Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Plan further highlights howlocal governments must develop land-usestrategies tomaximize resources andencourage avariety ofhousing types, thus furthering thestate’seconomic and environmental objectives.

Atthestate level, theCalifornia Association ofREALTORS® ( C.A.R.) has continued tosponsor legislation, such astheMiddle-Class Housing Actof2022, thathelps create much-needed new housing units forCalifornians byallowing housing tobebuilt inunderutilized andneglected corridors andonundeveloped land.

Projects liketheproposed Hills Club andPreserve Project, adevelopment of nearly 500 residential units, open space, andpublic improvements putforth bySALT Development, LLC, arecrucial toaddressing both theimmediate andfuture housing needs oflocal residents.

Thank youforyourtime andconsideration ofthis vital project.

Sincerely,
Phil Hawkins TimShaw Christine Schachter
Chief Executive Officer Government Affairs Director Government Affairs Director PACIFICWESTASSOCIATION OFREALTORS®

ANAHEIMOFFICE - MAIN LONGBEACHOFFICE
1601 East Orangewood Ave., Anaheim, CA92805 5000 East Spring StSuite #110, Long Beach, CA 90815 714) 245-5500 | www.pwr.net
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HelloCityCouncilMembers,
Ihopeyouaredoingwell. Iwanttotakethetimetoemailyoutodaytoaddressa criticalsafetyconcernregardingSaltDevelopment’sDeerCanyonDevelopmentproposal andamurgingyoutoVoteNoonthisdevelopmentproposalduetothesignificantsafety risksit’sbuildwouldplaceonthemembersofthecitythatliveshereandalsobringlight tocurrentdeficitsinourcity’sinfrastructure.

IhavebeenaresidentofAnaheimHillsforthepast37yearslivingonKennedyRd EvacZone8) andhaveexperiencedmanyofthefiresthathavecomethroughourarea overtheyearsandhaveexperiencedthechallengesfacedduringthoseevacuations. Iam opposedtotheprojectforthefollowingreasons:

1. Alackofinfrastructuretoaccommodatecurrenttraffic & add’ltrafficvolumes

2. AndanincreasedSafetyRiskposedduringfireevacuations.

Overtheyears, wehaveseenourcommunityexpandandaddsometrulybeautiful andfunctionalbuilds. However, overthepast5-10years, wehaveseenasignificant growthintrafficinourarea. AstherehasbeenmassiveexpansionsinCorona, Riverside, andIEhousingwehavecometoseeahugeinfrastructureproblemdeveloping. The91E fwycannolongeraccommodatetheleveloftrafficgoingthroughittogettothosecities.

Ashousinghasexpandedwehaveseenlimitedexpansionoffreewaysince1986to accommodatetheadd’ltrafficasidefrommaybe1-2possiblelanes. Overthoselast5-10 years, citizenshavebeenshiftingfromtakingthefwyallthewayintoCoronatoutilizing multiplestreetsinAnaheimHillsasawaytobypasstrafficandgettingbackonatWeir CanyonRd. andGypsumCanyon. YoumaybewonderinghowthistiesintotheAnaheim Hillscommunityandwhythishascreatedaconcern. Sinceexpansion, wehaveseena dramaticincreaseincarsusing (2) mainaccesspointsthroughAnaheimHillstobypass thistraffic: 1) AmajorityofdriversaretakingJamboreeandSantiagoCanyonRd, which thenletsoutontoCannon, wheretheyfinishonSerranoAve, theneitherenteringthe91E fromWeirCanyonorGypsumCanyon. 2) The2ndmainarteryusedistakingSantaAna 1 CanyonRddowntoWeirCanyonorGypsumCanyon. Withbothofthesemainroutes manydriversarebreakingoffintootherAnaheimHillsmainstreetssuchas: ImperialHwy andNohlRanchRd. We’veseenanincreaseindailycommutesbythethousandsdueto infrastructurenotexpandingasdevelopmentshavebeencreated. Andwhilethisisnot necessarilysomethingAnaheimcanfix, itdoesposeasignificantrisktoresidentsduring firesinanalreadyfireproneareaaswealreadydon’tcurrentlyhavetheinfrastructureto accommodatethecurrentleveloftrafficinourarea, letaloneduringafire, andnot includingtheadd’lvehiclesthatwouldbeaddedtoSantaAnaCanyonwiththis development.

District6ofAnaheimposesauniquefireriskthatisn’tposedinotherDistrictswithin Anaheim. Ourspecificarea’stopographycreatesawindchannelandmultipletimes throughouttheyearwegetSantaAnaWindconditionswithwindspeedsroutinely exceeding40mph, whichputsourareaatanincreasedriskoffireandfireseverity. Dueto thehillynatureofourDistrict, wealsoposechallengestoextinguishingfires. Inattending severalofthecitycouncilmeetingsregardingthisproject, Ihaveheardfromcountless residentswhoseexperiencesechoedthatofmyown. Experiencesofbeingunableto evacuateduringfires, beingstuckingridlockedtrafficfor2+ hours, withoutthenecessary infrastructuretoevacuatesafely. We’veheardaboutresidentsaboutfirehydrantscoming updryduringfiresandhowfireteamshadtopullfrompoolsandourreservoirinan attempttobattlethosefires, areservoirwhichatthistimeisatanextremelylowwater level. Welearnedabouthowourhillyterrainmadeairdropssignificantlylesseffective andhowitalsomadeitachallengeforourfireteamsonthegroundtoaccessthesefires.

Thus, thiscreatinganinefficientmeansforextinguishingfiresbecausebothourairand landteamsarebothsignificantlynegativelyimpactedinefficiencyduetothetopography.

IunderstandthattheCityofAnaheimisunderrequirementtobuildhousingduetostate mandatesandaminnowayofthenimbymindset, butbuildsmustbedoneresponsibly withproperplanningandbymakingchangestoinfrastructurepriortobuilds. District6 posesauniquechallengethatotherdistrictsinAnaheimdonotposewhichmakeitata muchhireriskforfires (andlargeones) aswesitupagainstseveralmassivehillyareas thathavecaughtonfirenumeroustimesinthepast.

WhengoingoverEvacplans, theKnowYourWayProgramwasagreatidea; however, theyareoutdatedandhaven’tbeenupdatedsince2018despiteheavyincrease tostreettrafficvolumesandnewbuilds. Theyalsodon’taccountforadd’ltrafficfrom additionallyproposedprojectssuchasthe (FestivalShoppingCenter ~477apartments & BryantRanch ~320apartments) nordoesitaccountforhalfofdeercanyonresidents whichwouldaddanadd’l1,594vehiclestotheonlyescaperoutethatzones1, 2,8, & 9 have. Developersbelievetheideathatmultipleofthesezonesonfirewouldneverhappen andsowewouldn’tneedtoworryaboutevacuatingmultiplezonesatonce, butthisjust isn’ttrue. During Canyon Fire2wesawbothZones 1 & 2, which areour (2) highest risk factorzones, onfireatthesamesimultaneouslyandourcurrentevacplansdon’t 2 accommodateforthat. Theyaccommodateforidealconditions, and (1) zoneatatime, and (1) streetatatime. Additionally, currentevacplanswouldforcehalfofthosedrivers todriveheadfirstintothedirectionoftheoncomingfire. DuringCanyonFire2, zones1 & 2 bothonfire, streetsweregridlockedtryingtoevacuateandresidentscouldn’tescapewith firereachingthecenterdividerofSantaAnaCanyonRd. Myfamilyandmanyother familiesinZone8andthosestuckonSantaAnaCanyonnexttosmallerfireswerelucky thatasuddenchangeinwinddirectioncame. Thatchangedthedirectionofthefireinto YorbaLinda, savingmanyofus, butitcouldveryeasilycouldhaveeasilybeen catastrophic. Wewereluckyinthatinstance, butit’snotamatterofIF, butWHENwillthe nextfirebeandhowwewillhandleit. Zones1 & 2havealreadyhadseveralincidentsof majorfiressoitreallyisn’tahypotheticalthatweneedtobetterplanandcreate infrastructurefor. WhileBryantRanchistechnicallyYorbaLindaandnotAnaheimHills, I broughtitupbecauseduringCanyonFire2whenthefiremovedthroughYorbaLindait impactedthemajorstreet (WeirCanyonRd) thatZones1,2,8, & 9wouldneedtousein ordertoevacuate. IftheDeerCanyonProposal, FestivalShoppingCenterbyShea Apartments, andBryantCanyonapartmentproposalsarealsoapprovedthatisadd’l trafficimpactingourevacuationroutes, whichisalreadyovercapacitywiththecurrent leveloftrafficthatwehaveinthearea. Thatis (3) apartmentcomplexesallwithina5mile distanceofeachother, allutilizingthesamestreets. AttachedIhaveincludedagoogle linktopics & videosofhowbusyourstreetsaretogiveabetterperspectiveofwhattraffic lookslikeinourarea. Thosetrafficlevelsweren’texistentduringourpreviousfires. Now justimaginethiscurrentleveloftraffic, andthetrafficfromtheadd’lbuildproposalsin thefaceofthenextfire. Wearesittingducks! Pleasehelpus. Wedesperatelyneednew infrastructureandupdatestotheKnowYourWayplan. Ourstreetscan’tcurrently accommodatetheleveloftrafficwehavenow. Iaskthatyoupleaselistentotheconcerns ofthemanyresidents, andutilizeyourvotetoactonbehalfofthecitizensandnot corporategreed. Yourdutyistothepeopleofthecityandthesafetyofthem. Iurgethat youpleasemakethatthepriorityandnotcreateanevenmoreunsafeenvironment.

PleaseVoteNOontheDeerCanyonDevelopment.

Google LinktoPics & VideosofTrafficCongestion
Sincerely,
ShellyRobbins
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Gentlemen,
IamvoicingmyobjectiontotheApartmentComplexalongSantaAnaCanyonRdinAnaheimHills. Incaseyou haveallforgotten, wehavehadsignificantfirehistoryhereinthehills. Ihavepersonallybeeninvolvedinfour evacuationssinceIhavebeenlivinghereandhaveaddedpicturesofthelastfirein2017. Ittookmyfamily betweenonetotwohourstoevacuateapproximatelythreemilesbecauseofgridlock. Itisnotenoughtojustpost evacuationdirectionalsignsontheroads - furtherbuildinginthehillsneedstobecurtailedbeforeacatastrophic lifedisastertakesplace. Thecouncilshouldvisittheentireareainquestionbeforecastingafinalvote. Votingto ensurecitizenssafetyoverthealmightydollariswhataresponsibleCityCouncilwoulddo. Whichoneareyou? AlMurphy
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Towhomitmayconcern,
MyfamilyandIhavelivedinAnaheimHillsfortwenty-sevenyearsandexperience threeresandhadtoevacuateeach me. Itisbeyondmyunderstanding whyanyonewouldaddaddi?onalhousingwithoutthesuppor?nginfrastructure priortoanyexpansion.

Bestregards
BobHarvel
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Hello, I’mananaheimhillsresidentandIam100% OPPOSEDtotheSaltDevelopmentapartment complexinDeerCanyon
ThereisNOGOODREASONtoputthishereotherthanGREED.

IFYOUDONOTSHUTITDOWN, anyevacuationissuesareONYOU
Thehistoryoffireandevacuations inthisareaiswellknown. Youdonotwantbloodonyourhands.

Ifyouareallowingthistohappenforpersonalgainyouwillbefoundout.

Pleasestandupforwhat’srightandwhatisinthebestinterestofthecommunity. Stopignoringthe community. Becourageous.

DawnDinh
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Hello
Onthedayoftherein2017mydaughter washavingan asshewasleavingCanyonHighSchool. Iwas tryingtogettoherwith andwasunabletoduetogridlock trac. Ihadtogothroughapolicebarrier andparkmycarandthenproceeded toruntowardwhereshewasattogiveherthemedica?on. Itwasveryscaryand quiteunacceptable. Addingmorehouses, morecarsandmore ?metoevacua?onsisselshonthecity’spart. Pleasedo therightthingforthefamiliesandcommunity ofAnaheimHills. 1 Susana Barrios
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ThecityofAnaheimHillsdoesnotneedmorehousing. Theinsurance companies can’tinsurethehousesthat have alreadybeenbuilt. Second, thetracisalreadyoutrageous dototheinlandempire91fwypeoplecu?ngthroughthe citystreetsinAnaheim Hills. Third, theGHADproblem inAnaheimHillsismakingthisa veryexpensive undesirable place toliveandraiseafamily. Thankyoufortakingthe ?metoreadthisemail.

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From: RickPollgreen <[email protected]>
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Hello.

Herearemythoughts.

Thisdevelopment isNOTanenhancement toAnaheim Hills. Itisadetriment.

AnaheimHillswasdesignedatitsincep?ontobethisli?leenclaveinthecityofAnaheim. Butitiss?llapartof Anaheim! Yes, itisdierentthantherestofAnaheim. Yes, itismoreexpensive ingeneral. Butthatisaresultofbuilding inthehills. Gradingandstabiliza?onofthosehillscomesatapricetag. Andtheviewsobviously demand higherprices.

Butpleasedonotfeellikeyouareneeding topunishAnaheimHillsforthatfact! AnaheimHillswaspurposefully andinten?onallydesignedthewayitisaslaidoutinthemasterplan! Donotletthis developer strongarmyouintochangingthatplan. PleaseStaythecourse.

Don’tletthiscatastrophic development beyourlegacy!
ItcanbethePosterchildforwreckingAnaheimHills. Doyouwanttoberemembered forthat? Isurehopenot. Iurgeyoutodenyitandshowthatstus?llma?ers.

ThereareplentyofareaswithinAnaheimthatareblightedorrundownabitandthisdevelopment, ifplacedthere, wouldsurelyincreasethepropertyvaluesandbeanassettotheneighborhood. Thereareplentyofhighrise apartments similartothisproposalelsewhere inthecitywherethiswouldnotsoobviously beoutofplace! Thisisan albatrossandwillbringdownourneighborhood. Thisdevelopment willdecrease nearbypropertyvaluesandaddmore tracintoaveryovercrowded area.

Forgetaboutthetracandreevacua?onissuesforaminute. Thisisjustoutofcharacterforthisarea. Tonotseethat isu?erlyamazingtome.

Iunderstand thepoli?calclimatethesedaysandtheneedformoreaordablehousing inCA, butthisdoesn’thappento addressthatatall. Thisisaluxuryapartment complex! Thisisn’tsolvinganyhousingshortageproblemsatall! Itisjust disrup?ngandwreckingaquietsleepyareainAnaheim.

IurgetheAnaheimcitycounciltovoteforwhatisbestforthecityofAnaheimandDenythisdevelopment.

Thankyoufortrulylistening.

RickPollgreen
AnaheimCA. 92807
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From: MariaBessem <[email protected]>
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Asmyemail totheMayorandCouncilmembershasbeennotrespondedto.

Also, myhusbandEricBessemandmyself, arebothdisabledandunabletoattendthemeetingin person. Sincewewouldliketobeheard, Iwouldliketodesignatemy3minutestoLindaKovac-Hurley andmyhusbandEricwouldlikeKevinGillettetohavehis3minutes.

Weareunabletoattendevenwithdisabilityaccommodations duetoourpain, andhavemissedbeing abletospeakonseveralpriormeetings.

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Subject: ReadyourEmployee’sReportandFindings
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, [email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> 10/23/24
DearMayorandCouncilMembers,
Respectfully, readyouremployee’sreport.
https://anaheim.net/DocumentCenter/View/57192/Staff-Report?bidId= Watchthecomplete6hourPlanningCommissionhearing. Observehowthevariousplanning commissioners blatantlyinsultedAnaheimHill’s ( EastAnaheim) residents.

Thebasicgistofit ‘ Wedon’tcareaboutthefindings, ateamspenttwoyearsassessingfeasibilityand appropriateness, wearegoingto ‘ stickittothehills, fromthoseinthe ‘lowlands’. 1 KringandLiebermanspecificallyhadthosetones. Both, werewildlyinappropriate, inmyopinion, making ridiculousreferences totheirlostyouthandwantingtoliveatsuchaplaceastheSALTproject. A structuremoresuitableforLasVegasthan ‘ TheHills’. TheSALTrepresentative choosingtopublicly threatenthepanelandconstituentswithBuilder’sRemedy. Ifyoudon’tgiveusthisproposed408unit project, theonethey ‘ wanttobuild’. Wellthenwatchout, asweforcein1280low-incomeapartments.

Nooneonthecommissionevenobjected.

Then, whenallofthediscussionand95% ofpubliccommentersopposetheproject, oneofthe commissioners wantedtobringamotioninfavoroftheSALTproject. Heandothersreliedalmost exclusivelyontheCityAttorneyandadminstoevenhavetheknowledgeofhowtodoso. Iwasshocked.

Atthatpoint, IfeltasifIwereatalong-runningPTAmeeting, wherethePTApresidentwouldmotionwhat theywanted, personally, allalong. Witha ‘ second’ waitinginthewings.

Iwasconfounded, astheCityAttorneyhadtoguidethePlanningCommissionerintohowtousetheEIR redundantly tocoverALLofthenegativefindingsintheprojectreport!!! Pleasewatchwhatlevelofguidancewasneeded, specificallyobviousinthelast30minutesofthe 9/30/24marathonmeeting.

Well, thecityandyourresidentsarerelyingonyou. Maybeyoucan’tfeeltheSantaAnawindsinthe ‘low lands’. But , Ifeelitrightnow!!! EverymajorfirewehavehadhasbeeninOctober/Novembertimeframe.

Listentoyourconstituents, leadersinFireandSafetyinourcommunity.

Anddefinitely, donotdisregardZoning, HabitatSafety, ScenicCorridor, density, heightvariances.

TurningSantaAnaCynintoa6lanefreeway, wouldsandwichmyhusbandandIinessence, onastripof land, surroundedbytwofreewaysandlittlequalityoflife. Witharebothdisabledandcurrentlyaonecar family. Ihaveago-bagwithmeatalltimes. Iamscaredtoleavemyhusbandanddogshomealone. I havelostallconfidenceinmycity, havingourverylivesatforefrontoftheirminds. Ifafirebreaksout, Ido notknowifIcanmakeitbackintomyhomeformyfamily.

Pleaserefocusbackontothat. SAFETY . QUALITYOFLIFE.

Anddotherightthing.

VoteNOonthishighdensityhousingprojectSALTDEERCANYONPRESERVE Buildsinglefamilyresidencesontheproperty. Allowedwithinexistingzoning. Thatpreserves thepark andprovidesadditionalhousing.

Sincerely,
MariaandEricBessem
ANAHEIM, CA92808-1001
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From: JenMcCool <[email protected]>
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Iamveryconcerned aboutthisprojectoranyinthedirectarea.

Theimpactisnotaccurately studiedandit’snotrealizingmostoftracisIEcommuters.

Theimpactreportsta?nganextra20plusminaddedtothealreadyridiculous2hourevacua?onwasbasedontrac fromlastreandnowtracis10xasbad.

Thesugges?onofroadexpansion isanightmare ideainthesenseitonlycreatesmoretracforpeoplecomingthrough andwillrelive91tracintoourstreets.

Theschoolsitua?onhasnotbeenaddressedforgodknowshowmanynewstudents.

Disappointed incomments thatwereoutoflinemademyplanningcommission.

Policeandreandhavingadicult ?meresponding intracasis.

Residents, reandpoliceallrealizeweareinahighrezonewherepeoplearenotevenabletogetinsured, asidefrom thatwecannotcontroltheIEtracwhichisprobably75percentoftheissue.

PleaserefertoSaviRanchareatwocomplexes werebuildhereandrighta?erthreethingshappened. Onetrac impossible togetinandout. 2businesses sueredfromthisandmosthaveclosedand3ithasturnedredonthecrime mapandbecome anotsogreatabandoned areawiththeexcep?ononCostcoandHomeDepot, whichisguardedby policealotofthe ?me.

Itisunfairtobeabletowalktodes?na?onquickerthendrivingitisunfairtoanysortofrezoningthatputsresidents at risk. EvenstatehousingmanTatewillnotbuildinaloca?ontheputspeopleatriskorindangerandthisisboth.

It’sunfairtorezoneforprotnotconsidering thea?ermathorevencaring. Let’ss?cktotheplanandthezonesandour masterplannedcommunity wherepeoplehavealsoheavilyinvested andsacricedsomuchtolive. Wehavesuered enoughSentfrommyiPhone
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From: noreen francis <noreenjfrancis@yahoo. com>
Sent: Sunday, October
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Saving Deercanyon
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Tomembersofthecitycouncil,
I’mwri?nginregardstotheproposal, DeerCanyon/Saltprojectandurgeyoutovoteagainstit.AsaresidentofAnaheim Hills, tracinourneighborhood isalreadyasignicantissuewiththe91freewaycausingsevereconges?ononSanta AnaCanyon, WeirCanyonandSerrano. Ialreadydealwiththeconges?onwehaveonadailybasis.

Iamalsoveryconcerned abouttheimpactthis willhaveonourlocalschools,increase instudentsperteacher, added buses, ifnecessary,andmorechildrenwalkingalongSantaAna Canyontogettoschool. Wealreadyhadoneboycrossing togotoschoolandwashitsohardheliterallyewoutofhistennisshoes.

Asahiker, Iamalsodeeplyconcerned abouthimtheenvironmental impactofthisproject. Theremainingwildlifein AnaheimHillsisminimalandfurtherdeveloping ofthehillswouldlikelydisrupttheirhabitatleadingtoalossof biodiversity.

Iprobablydonotneedtomen?ontheveryrealconcernofthereevacua?on. Iknowthecitycouncilhasalreadyheard alotaboutthat, butitistrulyaseriousproblem. IfmembersofthecitycouncilwoulddrivearoundAnaheimHillsintoall theneighborhoods theywouldrealize, howthisprojectwills?ckoutlikeasorethumbandalsoopenuptheavenue for morehigh-riseapartments inadjacentareas. Irealizewecan’tstopprogressbutitneedstoblendwellwiththe surrounding neighborhoods, building, high-riseluxuryapartments, andcommercial buildingsdoesnotaccomplish this! Thankyou!
NoreenFrancis
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From: LyndaRudesill <lyndarudesill01@gmail. com>
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To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] SALT
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Ibegyounottoapprovethisoranydevelopment ofDeerCanyon. Thetracisalreadyoverwhelming. Thiswouldonly exacerbate theissue.

Ittookus2hourstoevacuatein2017. Ican’timaginewhatwouldhappenifweaddedsuchabigcomplex.

Weareallhavingourhomeowners insurance canceled. Howwouldthatmanymorehomes/apartments getInsurance.

Withoutinsurancetheycan’tgetamortgage.

AlsoDeerCanyonisapreserve. Pleaseleaveitthatway.

Thankyou.
1 Susana Barrios
From: LyndaRudesill <[email protected]>
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To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] SaveDeerCanyon
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PleasedotherightthinganddonotallowanyonetobuildinDeerCanyon.

Howwillyoulivewithyourselfifwehaveareandpeoplearekilled? Boththeredepartment andpolicedepartment donotsupportthisproject.

Pleasesupportthewishesoftheresidents.
1 Susana Barrios
From: TimOlaerts <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October PM
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Iamwriting youtoexpress myconcern andopposition totheproposed rezoning and ~500unitmultifamily development inAnaheim HillsbytheSALT Corporation.

MyfamilyandIhavebeenresidents ofAnaheim Hillsforover15yearsandchosethis community asourhomeforamultitude ofreasons including accessandproximity to undeveloped natural habitats including DeerCanyon, thebeautiful hillsthatsurround us, andtheclose-knitcommunity. Wehaveseentheareachange andgrowandalsohave baredwitness totherisksassociated withsucharuralenvironment, namely theriskoffire whichresulted inmyfamilybeingevacuated twice. Inbothsituations theonlytwo emergency exitroutes (underscoring thatthereisliterally twowaysoutofthearea) viaWeirCanyon/Serrano andSantaAnaCanyon literallyatastand-stillwithcarsbumper tobumpertryingtoflee. Ihadtodriveoveramedian whichwasonfiretogetmyfamilyto safety.

Overthelast15yearsIhavewitnessed firsthandthecontinuous growthintraffic traveling onthe91freewayasnewhomedevelopment intheCorona/InlandEmpire coupled with jobgrowthinOrange County hasledtomoreandmorepeopleusingthisfreeway andthe tollroadfortheirdailycommutes. Thishasnotonlyimpacted thefreeways butthe surrounding streets including mostnotablySantaAnaCanyonwhichrunsparalleltothe 91andisusedbyhundreds ifnotthousands ofcommuters asameans totryandfinda fasterpath.

Thematerial increase incommuter traffic thatalready exists coupled withtheproposed development bySALTisarecipeforatragedywaitingtohappen. Itisn'tamatterofIFtherewillbeanother fireinourbelovedhillsbutWHEN! LEARNFROMTHETRAGEDIES SEENELSEWHERE INOURCOUNTRY INCLUDING MOSTRECENTLY MAUI— wedonothavethe infrastructure andemergency escape options tosupport thismanyadditional residents.

Iandmyfellowresidents willbewatching whether ourelected officials support thevoiceofour community whoareoverwhelmingly opposed tothisproject. FailuretodenytheSALTdevelopment requestswillresultinaunifiedcoalitiontoreplacethosewhosoughtshortsidedeconomic interestsofafewforthesafetyandwellbeingofthecommunity.

Pleaserememberyouwereelectedtorepresentthewillofyourtaxpayingconstituentsand ensureourchildrencontinuetoliveinasafeenvironment.
1 IASKYOUTOPLEASEDENYTHEREZONING/MULTI-FAMILY

DEVELOPMENTREQUESTINFRONTOFYOUANDPROTECT
THEFAMILIESANDCHILDRENINOURCOMMUNITY.

TimOlaerts
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From: ShellyR <[email protected]>
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyonProposal Concern Re: Voteon10/29/24 Attachments: 20241018_160917.heic; Screenshot_20241025_133622_Photos.jpg Youdon'toftengetemailfrom Learnwhythisisimportant
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IhavebeenaresidentofAnaheimHillsforthepast37yearslivingon EvacZone8) andhaveexperiencedmanyofthefiresthathavecomethroughourarea overtheyearsandhaveexperiencedthechallengesfacedduringthoseevacuations. Iam opposedtotheprojectforthefollowingreasons:

1. Alackofinfrastructuretoaccommodatecurrenttraffic & add’ltrafficvolumes

2. AndanincreasedSafetyRiskposedduringfireevacuations.

Thus, thiscreatinganinefficientmeansforextinguishingfiresbecausebothourairand landteamsarebothsignificantlynegativelyimpactedinefficiencyduetothetopography.

PleaseVoteNOontheDeerCanyonDevelopment.

Google LinktoPics & VideosofTrafficCongestion
Sincerely,
ShellyRobbins
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From: Maureen Dohmann <mdohmann52@gmail. com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27,
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] DeerCanyon Project
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I’mwri?ngtonotonlyvoicemyconcerns, butalsomyfrustra?onathowthisprojecthasbeenhandledsofar. Ia?ended thePlanningCommission mee?ng & itwasclearfromthebeginningwhattheirdecisionwouldbedespite recommenda?onsfromCitysta, Fire & Policethatthisprojectbedenied. Whyareyoupayingthesepeoplefortheir exper?seifyou’renotgoingtoacknowledge it? IfeelthattheCityCouncilwilljustrubberstampitalso. Theremustbe somegainthatwearen’tawareof.

We’vehadhorrendous tracthepastfewweekswhichI’msurehasbeenprovidedtoyou. It’sobviousthatwedon’t currentlyhavetheinfrastructure tohandlethisgrowth. Whynottabletheprojectun?lthisissuehasbeensuciently addressed?
Mylastconcerniswherearethesechildrengoingtoa?endschool? HasOUSDcommissioned astudyorprovideda reportastowhethertheycanaccommodate thisinuxintotheirschools? RunningSpringsElementary hasalreadytaken allthechildrenintheSaviRanchproject. Theyarecurrentlyburs?ngattheseams. Nottomen?ontheycurrentlydon’t haveenoughbussesforthechildrennow. Schoolshavetobeonstaggeredstart ?mes.

Pleasegivetheseconcerns seriousthought & notjustrubberstampthisproject.

Thankyou,
MaureenDohmann
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From: Martha Freeman <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October 27,
To: Public Comment
Cc: Natalie Meeks; Ashleigh Aitken; Norma C. Kurtz; JoseDiaz; CarlosA. Leon; Natalie Rubalcava; Stephen Faessel
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ThisisAnaheimHillstrafficBEFORE498unitsareaddedatDeerCanyon.

Whenwildfirestrikes, thousandsofuswhowillneedaccesstothesearterieswillbegridlockedandunableto escape. Thisisourdeathsentence. Pleasedon’tletithappen.

MarthaFreeman
AnaheimDistrict6resident
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From: AmyKoenig <[email protected]>
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Hello,
WeliveoofSerranoandWeir. Traciscompletely unacceptable andsomething needstobedonetopreventmore tracinAnaheimHills. PleasedonotapprovethenewDeerCanyondevelopment. Itwilladdtomanymorepeopleand carstooursmallcity.

Thankyou,
AmyKoenig
1 Susana Barrios
From: danalazarescu <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Opposition ontheproject
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Gooda?ernoon,
I’mvoicingmyconcernregarding thenewprojecttobuildanewapartment complexalongSantaAnaCanyon. This projectwillhaveanega?veimpactonthecurrentresidentscurrently livinginthisarea.

Thankyou,
DanielaLazarescu
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From: Michele Vasquez <michelecvasquez@gmail. com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27,
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] SALTProject DeerCanyon
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Itisirresponsibletoapprovethisproject. Theinfrastructure doesnotexisttohandlethepeopleand trafficthiswillcause.

IchallengeeverymemberoftheCounciltodrivedownSantaAnaCanyonRdfromImperialHwyto Gypsumafter2:00pmonaThursdayorFriday. Thatfewmilescantakeanhour. Itishorribletotryand takekidstosportsorgotothemarketonthosedays. Nottomentionthereisnowaytoevacuateincase offire.

Doyourduediligence - checkoutthearea - don'tbeblindedbythebullcrapSALTisfeedingyou. There isnobetterenvironmental impactstudythantheoneyoucandoyourselvesfirsthand. Trythedrive! MicheleVasquez
1 Susana Barrios
From: [email protected]
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Deercanyon apartment project
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Hello,
IhavelivedinAnaheimforover28years. Iloveourcity. IdothinkweneedtoconsidertheoverloadoftraconSanta AnaheimCanyonRoadandthedangertoresidents inanemergency evacua?onsitua?on. Thetracisalreadyhorrible andtrulycannotwithstand thistypeofaprojectinthearea. Pleasemovethisprojecttoanareathatisnotas congestedwithexcesstracfortheoneroadinandoutonthearea.

Thankyou.

DebbieandRayOrtega
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1 Susana Barrios
From: Elizabeth Drouillard <edrouillard971@gmail. com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27,
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Anaheim HillsnoonDeerCanyonProject Youdon'toftengetemailfrom Learnwhythisisimportant
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DearCityCouncilMembers,
Pleasereadmystory. VOTENO.

Oneexample:

Myafternoontrafficischallenging, frustratingandgettingworse. TheDeerCanyonProjectWILLMAKEIT INFINITELYWORSE.

Imagineyounotbeingabletodriveoutofyourneighborhood between3:30pm -6pmMonday - Friday becauseofthe91eastboundtraffic.

IliveoffSerranoandCanyonCreekAveinAH.

Buildinga450+ housingcomplexwillimpactqualityoflifeformany, manyAnaheimHillresidents.

Pleasevoteno.

ElizabethDrouillard
AnaheimHillsresident
1 Susana Barrios
From: SUNNY RHARRISON < sunnyharrison@icloud. com>
Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2024
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] rePROPOSED ANAHEIM HILLSDEVELOPMENT SALTPROJECT Youdon'to?engetemailfrom Learnwhythisisimportantat
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Iamunabletoa?endthemee?ngatnightasIgenerallydonotdriveatnight. IgrewupinAnaheim, amanAnaheim HighSchoolgraduate, raisedmykidsinAnaheimHillsandtheyalla?endedpublicschoolhere. Ihavebeeninmycurrent homealmost40years. Ihavecomeclosetobeingevacuatedseveral ?mes, had “ash” rainonmyhome, experienced bad airqualityfromres, dealtwithearthquake damage andwinddamage fromthestrongSantaAnawindsovertheyears.

Theilladviseddevelopment hasmanyaws. PLEASEDONOTREZONE. Thereisareasonforlowerdensityinthat par?cularparcelwhereitisdesignated “highre”. Betweenallthegradingthattheypropose, buildingretainingwalls thatmayhavebadrepercussions inthefuture, removalof70full-growntrees — thisaloneshouldbeawarningofhow thegroundmaybeaected. SantaAnaCanyonRoadcurvesjustpastthearea — atraclightwillnothelpnorwill addinglanes. Itwillprobablyendupwithmoreaccidents.

Wehaveapart-?mepolicesubsta?onintheareaandoneresta?on. Thisprojectaswellastheproposed 400units goinginlessthantwomilesawayinFes?valCenter (wheretheRegalCinemaswere) arewaytoomuch. Nonewschool, nonewpark, improved buslines? — shouldalsobeaddressed.

The91freewayisamajorartery. Thetracthatoverows toourstreetscannothandlemuchmore. PLEASEdonot agreetoahighdensityprojectinadangerousplacethatwillendangerallofus. Thankyou. 1 Susana Barrios
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Please no!!!
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Tracissooutofcontrol. Deercanyonapartmentprojectwillonlyputlocalresidentsatriskintheeventofan emergency evacua?on!!! Pleasedonotallowthisdevelopment totakeplace!!!! Concerned residentof46years.

TrishaJohnson
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From: AddisFreight <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, October
To: Public Comment
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] SALTDevelopment
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Pleasedonotproceedwiththisdevelopment. Thiswillendangerlivesasitwilladdtoevacua?on ?mes, shouldtherebe one.

Thisdevelopment isopposed byresidentsofAnaheimHills.

Howwillthisimpactwildlifeintheareaofdevelopment?
PaulSchuerger
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IamwritingtoexpressmystrongconcernsabouttheproposedSALTdevelopmentinDeerCanyon. This project, ascurrentlyplanned, posessignificantriskstoourcommunityandthenaturallandscapewe cherish.

Oneofmyprimaryconcernsistheanticipatedincreaseintrafficthatthedevelopmentwillbring. Our roadsarealreadycongested, andtheaddedstrainfromtheSALTprojectwillundoubtedlyworsenthis issue, makingdailycommutesandemergencyresponsetimessignificantlylonger. Intheeventofan emergency, itisalarmingtothinkthatanevacuationcouldtakeuptothreehoursormore. Thisdelay couldendangerlivesandhinderourabilitytorespondeffectivelytocrises.

Furthermore, thepotentialenvironmental impactonDeerCanyonistroubling. Thisareaishometo diversewildlifeandnaturalbeautythatshouldbepreservedforfuturegenerations.

IurgethecounciltoreconsidertheimplicationsoftheSALTdevelopmentandprioritizethewell-beingof ourcommunityandenvironment.

Thankyouforyourattentiontothiscriticalmatter.

Sincerely,
DianeGabriel
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Pleaseseemyattachedphotosregardingourcurrenttrafficissues.

IwasleavingtheRalph'scenteronWeirCanyonandonlyneededtomakeau-turnatWeir/Serrano. The3 laneswerecompletelyblockedsothepeoplethatwereeithermakingaleftoru-turnhadtositandwait forthelighttocycleagain. IendedupgoingupWeirCanyontomakeau-turnjusttoreturntothesame signal. Iliterallylive1blockfromtheRalph'scenterbehindSycamorePark. Iwaited25mintogo1block.

ThesepicturesweretakenonaFriday. Noticethe "EMERGENCYEVACUATION" sign.

Iftherewasanemergencythere'snowaytheemergencyvehiclescouldgetthrough.

I'velivedatthisexacthousesinceJanuary18, 1986!
PleasereconsideranyactionsregardingtheDeerDevelopment. Everydaythere'salwayssomesortof incident, nomoreexcuses!
We'veattendedmeetingsbutIstillfeel, again, thelongtimeresidentsaren'tbeinglistenedtoo.

Sincerely,
DonnaHill
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HiMayorAitkenandCity
Council,
IimploreyoutopleasevoteNOonthe498
apartmentSALTdevelopment (andFestival
developmentaswell). Iamnotanattorney,
butIbelieveyoualsohavetheabilitytovote
NOontheirBuilder'sRemedyoptionviaHAA
GovermentCode65589.5 (seebelow, and
pleasecheckwiththeCityAttorneyto
verify). Bottomline, thereiscurrentlynot
adequateinfrastructure fortheexisting
residentstosafely/timelyevacuatefiresin
thisveryhighfiredangerarea... thearea
1 cannothandlethousandsmorecarsfromthe
SALTdevelopment.

Theexisting 'KnowYourWay' fireevacuation
plandoesn'tadequatelyaddressthe
followingexistingfireevacuationissues:
1) Thisplanhasallresidentsonthesouth
sideofSACanyon, betweenImperialand
Weir (includingpotentialSALTresidents)
goingEAST, towardsthefireandflames, to
evacuate. HIGHLYUNREALISTIC.
2) Thisplanfurthersaysonceevacuation
ordersareinplace, policewillnotallow
residentsbacktotheirhomestogetelderly,
children, pets. Theysaytoaskaneighborto
getthemifyou'renothomewhenafire
breaksout. Well, whatiftheneighboralsois
nothome? Thefiredept. says, wellthen, call
911, andtheywillevacuateyour
family. Therearenotenoughfiredept.
resourcestoget1,000'soffamilymembers
duringafireevacuation, especiallywhen
theyarealsotryingtofighta
fire. INCREDIBLYUNREALISTIC.
2 3) TheKnowYourWayplancreatorssaid
we 'over-evacuated' duringthe2017Canyon
IIfire. Thefirethatburneddownover300
homes! Andyet, inthesamebreath, they
alsosaidhowunpredictable
firesandwindscan
be! Expectationsthatweare
goingtostayathomewhen
fireisintheareais

EXTREMELY
UNREALISTIC.

Withouttheabilitytoquicklyevacuatefrom
thisveryhighfirearea, itisextremely
irresponsibletoputinmorelargehousing
developments. SALTsaidatthelastmeeting
howtheCityhasbeenencouragingthis
developmentwithSALTforyears... where
weretheCityofficialswhoshouldhavebeen
takingintoaccountthesafetyofexisting
3 residents?!?!? ItisnotourfaulttheCity
officialsdidn'tconsiderandprioritizeour
safety.

So, whathappensiftheCityCouncilvotes
NOonthe498unitSALTproject, andthen
SALTwantstotryandbuildtheir1,200
apartmentBuilder'sRemedyproject? Please
checkwiththeCityAttorneytoverify, butI
havereadundertheBuilder'sRemedyrules
viatheHousingAccountabilityAct
GovernmentCodeSection65589.5, itis
statedthattheCityorCountycandenythis
projectiftheproject 'wouldhaveaSPECIFIC

ADVERSEIMPACTONPUBLIC
HEALTHANDSAFETY (which
Ithinkappliestohowwecan't
currentlytimelyevacuateina
veryhighfiredangerarea!). I
donotknowifanyrecent
changeshavebeenmadeto
4 theBuilder'sRemedylaws,
pleasecheckwiththeCity
Attorney, ANDADVISEUS

CITIZENSATTHECOUNCIL

MEETINGWHATTHE

OPTIONSAREONTHIS
PROJECT. We, ofcourse,
certainlydonotwanteven
moreapartmentswiththe
Builder'sRemedy. Butasof
lastApril, noBuilder's
Remedyprojectshadyet
gottenthrough, soI'mhoping
thattheBuilder'sRemedy
optioncanbefoughtand
5 defeatedaswell, shouldit
comeup.

IfsomethinghastobebuiltatDeerCanyon,
theonlycompromiseIcanseeasbeingdoableisthe93singlefamilyhomesonthe SALTproperty, asatleastthatwouldonly
addabout250carstothearea, insteadof
1,200+ carswiththe498apartments, or
3,000carsfrom1,200unitBuilder'sRemedy
apartments.

PleasehelpyourcitizensandvoteNOonthe
SALTapartmentdevelopment.

Sincerely,
GraceMcGee - 30yearresident
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Hello,
IliveinAnaheim Hillsinthe92808 zipcode totheeastofSerrano Blvd. Ourneighborhood isinthepartof townthatisinthemandatory evacuation areawhenthereisawildfire thatstarts totheeastofAnaheim. I'm opposed tothisproject because Ibelieve itposesasevere safety threattotheexisting community. Thecity staff, police, andfiredepartment areallagainst thisproject.

Weliveinacommunity thathasarealandknown wildfire threat. Whenweexperienced ourlastwildfire in 2017, theroadswereclogged andimpassible. Thecommunity wasinchaos. Thewindwashigh, andthefire wasmoving fast. During thefire, ahelicopter flewoverourneighborhood telling ustoevacuate immediately. Atthesametime, Ireceived acallfromRunning Springs Elementary where mychildren attended, andwastoldthatthechildren werebeingevacuated toCanyon HighSchool. Onthedriveoverto Canyon HighSchool, Ipassed patches offirethatwerejustseveral feetfrommycarwhichwerelikelysetfrom flyingembers. Thankfully thetraffichadnotyetcometoastandstill, andIwasabletopass. It'sterrifying to thinkthatIcouldhavebeen stuck inmycarwithnowhere togoasthewindwasblowing fireeverywhere. We haveseenthishappen inother communities suchasLaHaina andParadise where people havediedintheir cars. Please don'tallowthattohappen here.

Itiswithreckless disregard forthelivesinourcommunity thatthisgiantdevelopment couldbeapproved whichcouldeasilyaddover1000carstoourroads. Whatwillhappen whenweareevacuated again? Our streets couldnothandle theamount ofcarsthatexisted herein2017duringthepriorevacuation. People weretrapped intheircarsandunable tomoveforhours. Nowin2024, theday-to-daytraffic hasonly increased andnowourstreets cannot handle thetraffic thatcurrently existsevenwithout an evacuation. Anytime thereisaproblem withthe91freeway, ourstreets become clogged andweareunable tomoveaboutourcommunity. Thisproblem hasincreased overtheyearsandhasbeenunaddressed bythe city. Ifthisproject isbuilt, thealready significant problem willonlybecome worse withtheadditional 1000+ cars.

Should thisCouncil approve thisproject bygoingagainst thewillofthepeople, itsownstaff, thepolicy department, andfiredepartment, thennobuilding shouldoccur untilproperinfrastructure isin place. Specifically, the91freeway needs tobefixedsothattheoverflow fromthefreeway doesnotclogour citystreets andmake themimpassable.

Thank youforyourconsideration,
JulieJarvi
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DearCityCouncil,
IamwritingtoopposetheDeerCanyondevelopment.

Thecurrent3hourevacuation timeiscompletely unacceptable. Toadd24minutesisunconscionable. Youneedtofix theevacuation timesbeforeconsidering anydevelopment.

Yournumberonepriorityistoprotecthumanlife. Idon’tknowwhereweareasasocietywhenthoseelectedtoprotect uscan’tsticktothatcorevalue. Itisn’tupfornegotiation.

TheKnowYourWayplanisaflawed, untested, largelyunreleased utopianviewoffireevacuation. Iwatchedthe presentation meetinginitsentiretyandwasappalledatthelackofreal-worldconsiderations thatwentintoit. TheCity PlanningCommission seemedtorelyheavilyonthis "plan" whenmakingtheirdecision.

Thepeopleintheupperhills, withthegreatestfirerisk, onlyhave2mainpathways toevacuate: WeirCanyonandNohl RanchRoad. Byadding1000carsonSantaAnaCanyonRoad, youdramatically increasetheevacuation timeforthosein theriskiestareasbyclogginguptheevacuation routes.

TheFireChief, PoliceChief, CityStaff, andResidentsallopposethisproject.

Ifyouareadecentandreasonable person, youwillseehowdangerous thisprojectisforthesafetyoftheresidentsof Anaheimandvoteagainstit.

Pleasedotherightthing.
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AndrewWinger
6716E. KentuckyAve
Anaheim, CA92807
2 Susana Barrios
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Mykidswereinelementaryschoolandthebussescouldnotgettheretoevacuatethem. Theystarted bussingthemoutwithkidsonthebusfloor. Theschoolnursewithallthemedscouldnotgetto evacuationcenterformorethan40minutes.

Pleasedontletusbetrappedherewithnowaytogettothefreewaybecausethesantaanacanyonroad iscongested.

Thesehomesdonotevenhelpthehousingsituation. Theyareluxuryhomes. 1 Susana Barrios
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Pleasedonotallowmoredevelopment inAnaheimHills. WeareoWeirCanyonsince1998andhaveseenthetrac problemgrowworseoverthat ?me.

Theexis?nginfrastructure androadsdonotallowformorepeopleinthearea. Asidefromtheproblemswithevacua?on inanemergency, justdailylifearoundourneighborhood willbefurtherimpacted. Thetracisoutofcontrolandspilling intoresiden?alneighborhoods ando?enatastands?llonFridaysandwhenevenasmallaccidenthappens onthe91or surrounding area. Justlastweekittookme35minutestodrivedownhillnotevenonemilewithsuchanevent. Please bemindfulwhenvo?ngfornewdevelopment andhousingprojects.

KevinandAlisonGlaser
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ThedayoftheCanyon2restartedoasabeau?fulwindymorning, thatsoonturnedintoanightmare. Weno?cedthe smokeoutsideandmyhusbandwenttocheck. HeassessedandcamequicklyintellingmewehavetoleaveNOW! There wereyingembersandpalmtreeswereonreoutfront. Wehadnoevacua?onwarningandmanyretruckswere awayhelpingotherres. Imagineourfearknowingtherewasnohelp. Wepulloutofourdrivewayasthepolicecars werepouringintothetrack. Wealmostcollided. Therewaspanicallaround. WelivedonColumbus andSerrano. Wele? withouranimalsandour2cars. WemadeitouttoSerranoonlytondgridlock. Isatinmycargoingnowhere, watching thehillsburnwatchingtherecomingnearerandnearer. IwasveryupsetworryingaboutmyMotherwhowasatthe Meridian. Ittookacrazyamountof ?metogetanywhere, noonewasmoving thesmokeandrewaslooming overheard. Itwasterrifying. IttookaboutanhourandahalftomakeourwaytoafriendshouseatImperialandVia Escola. Wewerethereaboutanhourorsoandle? there. Weweretryingtogetoutoftowntogotoourplaceinthe mountains. Ittookallday. WemadeittoTheHatinBreaanditwasdark. Weateandwenttogetbackonthefreeway andtheGPStookusbacktowardsAnaheimHillssayingitwasafasterroutetheplacewehadbeentryingtoescapefrom allday.

Wewereexhausted andscared, weendedupstayingintheevacua?onzonethatnightbecausewecouldnotgetaway fromthearea. Withthenewprojectandallthemorecars, wearebeingsetuptobetrappedinareagain, maybewith fullconseque this ?me. Thisisnotright, youwillhavethebloodofmanyonyourhands. Idon’tthinkthereisanyliving withthat. Ifyouwouldlikemorereference. WatchtheYouTubeontheParadisere. Mybrotherandsister-in-lawlost everything andalmosttheirlivesand theyhavebeentootrauma?zedtoevertalkaboutit.

Carsweremeltedandthegroundwassohotshoesweremel?ng. Donotdothis, youhaveanobliga?ontothepeopleas ourelectedocials, tokeepussafe! Wetrustedvo?ngforyou, Ifyougoahead, Iamgoingtosaywhenithappens itwill beonyou, ifyoucanlivewiththat…….

LisaHenry
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From: RickMoyer <[email protected]>
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DearMayorAitkenandmembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil:

AccordingtotheDeerCanyonSoilsreport, "LandslideDebriswasmappedatthenorthwesternfacing slopeontheProjectSite, inthelocationbetweentheproposedMultiple-FamilyResidentialbuildingand theproposedCommercialUseArea. AccordingtotheGeotechnicalReport, whilenogeotechnical boringsweredrilledinthislocation, thelandslideparametersappeartomatchthecurrenttopography andbeddingorientation. TheLandslideDebrisareanticipatedtobelargelycomprisedofintact SycamoreCanyonMember. Asexposedwithinthenorthfacingslope, thedebrisarecomprisedof fracturedthinlybeddedsiltstoneandsandstone. Surfaceravelingisprevalentandsmallerinter slides/creepissuspected".

Really? Thereisevidenceofalandslidebutnoboreholesweredrilledinthevicinityofthelandslide debris? GiventhehistoryofAnaheimHills, itswelldocumentedtopographyandmultipledocumented landslides (e.g. Santiagolandslide, Pegasyslandslide, Rimwoodlandslide, etc.), itisinconceivable that furtherinvestigationdidnotoccurintheformofboreholeinvestigationsatthesiteofthelandslide debris.

Oneofthemostcommonwaystoinvestigatealandslideistodrillboreholesbutthedeveloperadmits thiswasnotdoneatthelocationofthelandslidedebris. Youneedtodeterminethedepth (slipplane) of thelandslideinordertoknowhowbesttoproceedwithmitigation. Forexample, ifthelandslideisonlya fewfeetdeep, aretainingwallwouldbeadequateandrelativelyinexpensive. However, ifthelandslideis deeporwideitmayrequireatie-backsysteminordertostabilizetheearth (costly, inthemillions). The onlywaytoknowistoassessthedepth. Onehastowonderifthedevelopertookashortcuthereto avoid
theexpenseofputtinginatie-backsystemtostabilizetheearth.

Pleasestopthisprojectoratleastpostponeyourdecisionuntiladefinitivegeologicinvestigationis undertaken.

Sincerely, Rick.

Dr. RickMoyer
1 Susana Barrios
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IhavelivedinAnaheimHillsfor20yearsandraised4daughtershere. Overtheyearsourchallengeshave included1. Largeclassroomsizes - 32elementarystudentsin1classroombecauseoflimited classroomsavailableatourlocalschools. 2. Limtedclasses - Notbeingabletoselectclassesbecause ofthelimits. Weonlyhave1highschoolforourarea. 3. Limitedtransportation. Ievenknowkidshadto walktoCanyonfromtheothersideofthe91atLakeviewbecausetherewasnobusservice. 3. Duringa firesituationittookme2hourstogetmydaughterfromschoolandwelive3lightsaway. 4. Driving anywhereafter3pmisadisaster. OnFridaysafter2pmishorrible.

Addingsuchasubstantialnumberofresidentswillcreateevenmorechaostoasmalltownthatdoesnot havethecapacitytosafelysupporttheaddedtraffic.

SinnarySam
AnaheimHillsResident
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Donotdothis, youhaveanobliga?ontothepeopleasourelectedocials, tokeepussafe! Wetrustedvo?ngforyou, If yougoahead, Iamgoingtosaywhenithappens itwillbeonyou, ifyoucanlivewiththat……. canyou? StasiaSebas?anelli
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From: JoeBranche <[email protected]>
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Hi,
Iwouldliketoregistermyopposi?onfortheproposed rezoning andbuildingindeercanyon. Tracisisalready untenable inthenearbyarea. Giventheriskofwildregrowing, theincreased conges?onbytheproposed development wouldonlyexasperate theproblemandputcurrentresidentshealthandsafetyatriskshouldweeverneedtoevacuate.

Pleasedonotaddtotheproblem byallowingthisdevelopment togoforward.

Thanks,
JoeBranche
Anaheim, CA92808
1 Susana Barrios
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IamwritingtoexpressmydeepconcernsandstrongdisapprovalregardingtheproposedDeerCanyon ProjectinAnaheimHills. Thisproject, ifallowedtoproceed, willnotonlyexacerbatethealreadycritical trafficsituationwefaceinourcommunityeveryeveningbutalsoplaceanundueburdenonouralready overcrowded schools.

AnaheimHillsisarelativelysmallcity, anditlacksthenecessaryresourcesandinfrastructure tosupport theestablishmentofanewresidentialcommunityinthisarea. Furthermore, ourregionisproneto wildfires, whichmakesitessentialtomaintainunobstructedescaperoutesforthesafetyofour residents.

IchallengeyoutodriveEastonSantaAnaCanyonRoadthroughourcityduringrushhourtrafficweekday eveningsfrom4pm-7pmtowitnesshowgridlockedourstreetsarewithourcurrentinfrastructure. You willquicklyseethataddingadditionalresidentstoourcommunityisnottheanswerweareseeking.

TheadditionoftheDeerCanyonProjectwouldnotonlyimpedethesecrucialescaperoutesbutalso obstructthepathwaysforfireandrescueteamsintimesofemergency, potentiallyendangeringlives.

Moreover, theinfluxofnewresidents, particularlyfamilieswithchildren, wouldplaceanimmensestrain onourlocalschools. Ourschoolsarealreadyovercrowded, andtheadditionalstudentpopulationfrom thisdevelopmentwouldexacerbatetheissue, leadingtolargerclasssizes, fewerresources, anda declineineducationalquality.

It'simportanttonotethatboththelocalfiredepartmentandpolicedepartmenthaveexpressedtheir oppositiontothisproject, citingconcernsaboutpublicsafetyandresourceallocation.

Prioritizingprofitoverthesafetyandwell-beingofourcommunity isunacceptable. Thisprojectputsour livesatriskforthebenefitofSaltDevelopment.

Preservingthislandasawildlifehabitatwouldnotonlysafeguardourenvironmentbutalsoprovidea sanctuaryforthelocalwildlifetocoexistharmoniously. Currently, wealreadywitnessendangered wildlifeencroaching onourneighborhoods, posingriskstoourpetsandtheirownsafety. Approvingthis projectwouldfurtherdisplacetheseanimalsfromtheirprotectedhabitats, pushingthemintoour communities.
1 IstronglyurgeyoutoreconsidertheproposalfortheDeerCanyonProjectandprioritizethepreservation ofthislandasawildlifehabitat, ensuringthesafety, well-being, andqualityoflifeforbothourresidents andthelocalwildlife.

Sincerely,
BryanGalaz
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Iamaresidentandhomeowner inAnaheimHills. Istronglyopposethebuildingofapartment homesinthedeercanyon openspacecurrently deemedforahugedestruc?onofvacantland. Theproposed unitswilladdadangerous numberof addi?onalcarswhichwillendangerthecurrenttracpa?ernseverydayandin ?mesofemergency willcausepurechaos andputinnocentlivesatrisk. Thetracinourareaiscurrently verydiculttomaneuver andanyaddi?ontracadded bytheaddi?onalbuildingofhomesandapartments isjustcriminal. Pleasedotherightthingandabandoned thishorric project.

Thankyou,
CarrolChiled
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Citycouncil,
AsaresidentofAnaheimHills, IstronglyopposethehighdensityplanbySaltDevelopmentforDeer Canyon.

Ourroadsarealreadyovercrowded, andthisposesaseriousdangerincasesofemergencywhen evacuationisnecessaryforresidents.

PleasedoNOTapprovethisproject.

Sincerely,
NatalieTempleton
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Citycouncil,
AsanAnaheimHillsresident, IstronglyopposethehighdensityhousingplanbySaltDevelopment.

Oftentimesthetrafficonlocalroadsissoheavy, itwilltake30minutestodrivetothegrocerystore.

Moreimportantly, thisplanposesaseriousdangerincasesofemergencywhenevacuationisnecessary forresidents.

PleasedoNOTapprovethisproject.

Sincerely,
MatthewTempleton
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HelloAnaheim,
I’mliveat170 92808. ThisSALTprojectwillputourresidentslivesindangerif/when thereissomesortofnaturaldisaster. I’velivedherefor47yearsandIhaveseenhowdangerousSanta Anacanyongetswhenthereisa91freewayproblemandevenworse, fire. SantaAnacanyonRD becomesaninstantparkinglot. Itabsolutelycan’ttaketheburdennowandthisSALTprojectwillput another800-1,200carsonthissamerd. Also, everyonewholivesinCoronaandIEdrivethoughour communityandneighborhoods inordertoescapethe91traffic. Pleasemakethedecisionbasedupon thesafetyofourcommunityandnotthedollar. Itwillbesodangeroustooaddanymoretraffictoour alreadyblownoutescaperoutes.

Thankyou,
MattHauk
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Citycouncilmembers,
WehavelivedintheWindowHilldevelopment forover30yearsandhavebeenevacuated 4 ?mes. Eachevacua?onwas trauma?candanxietyprovoking. Thelastevacua?onin10/2017, ittookusclosetoanhourtogetfromour development, downSerranotoCannon. WewerestuckatCannonasthetracwasdetouredtoonesideofthestreet toallowemergency vehiclesaccessontheotherlanes. Wehadchildrenandelderlywithus. Itwasterrifyingasweall werethinkingthiscouldturnintoaParadiseresitua?on, inwhichweburninourcarsorrunningfromourcars.

Iurgeyoutoseriously considerthesafetyofthe currentresidents inAnaheimHills.

Onanothernote, thedailytrachasmul?pliedonSerrano/WeirCanyonSanta AnaCanyonasitisacutthroughtothe

91. Thenoise, thetracandtheaccidents haveputthewalkers, bikerridersandchildreninpoten?aldanger.

WeurgeyoutostoptheDeerCanyondevelopment andsupportasafeenvironment forthecurrentresidents toevacuate duringthenextre.

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IhavebeenaresidentinAnaheimHillssince1975, SantaAnaCanyon & Imperialwasa4waystopsign. Twomoveslater wearenearSerrano & WeirCanyonwherewehavelivedfor30years. Wehavewatchedthisareagrow & wehavedealt withtheresonmanyoccasions. Iwasrsttoreachmy2grandsonsat Elementary in2017beforethey wereputonabustobeevacuated. Weprayedthatourdaughter’shomewouldbespared & thankGoditwas.

NOTHING candescribethenightmare thetrachasbecomeoverthelastseveralyears. Serrano & Weirarenothing morethanaddi?onallanesforthe91freeway. Wemustplanaheadtoallowfortheextra ?meitwilltaketodrive anywhere inthelatera?ernoons & evenings. Thisiseveryweekday, usuallyworseclosertotheweekend. Theseare non-emergency situa?ons, Ishuddertothinkwhatwouldhappenifitwereatrueemergency, evenforemergency servicestoreachus.

ItisUNCONSCIONABLE tothinkthatourelectedcityocialswouldevenconsiderapproving theSALTproject & jeopardize thelivesofthosewhoelectedthem. Thefactthatourre & policeareopposedspeaksvolumesofthe danger. Iamnotopposedtogrowth, therewillalsobeapartments builtwheretheRegaltheaterswere, buttheSALT projectendangers somanylivesaswewillbelivingonedgeaswewaitforthenextre. Evacua?onduringthisscenario willbeanotherParadisewherelivesarelost.

IpraytheSALTprojectwillbedenied & addi?onalareasbeconsidered foraddi?onalhousing. TheDeerCanyonarea needstobele? alone. WeDONOTneedthehighendcommunity thathasbeenplannedforthatarea.

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CarolJacobs
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Alsoherearesomepicturesfromthefirethatsweptthrough. Wasnotabletotakeanywhiletheflameswithhigh windfromthefirewasoutsideandburnedbymyneighborhood. ItwasasheerpanicmomentbutIdohavethese topofweircanyon.
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Iamveryconcernedaboutthisprojectoranyinthedirectarea.

Theimpactisnotaccuratelystudiedandit’snotrealizingmostoftrafficisIEcommuters.

Theimpactreportstatinganextra20plusminaddedtothealreadyridiculous2hourevacuationwasbasedon trafficfromlastfireandnowtrafficis10xasbad.

Thesuggestionofroadexpansionisanightmareideainthesenseitonlycreatesmoretrafficforpeoplecoming throughandwillrelive91trafficintoourstreets.

Theschoolsituationhasnotbeenaddressedforgodknowshowmanynewstudents.

Disappointedincommentsthatwereoutoflinemademyplanningcommission.

Policeandfireandhavingadifficulttimerespondingintrafficasis.

Residents, fireandpoliceallrealizeweareinahighfirezonewherepeoplearenotevenabletogetinsured, asidefromthatwecannotcontroltheIEtrafficwhichisprobably75percentoftheissue.

PleaserefertoSaviRanchareatwocomplexeswerebuildhereandrightafterthreethingshappened. Onetraffic impossibletogetinandout. 2businessessufferedfromthisandmosthaveclosedand3ithasturnedredonthe crimemapandbecomeanotsogreatabandonedareawiththeexceptiononCostcoandHomeDepot, whichis guardedbypolicealotofthetime.

Itisunfairtobeabletowalktodestinationquickerthendrivingitisunfairtoanysortofrezoningthatputs residentsatrisk. EvenstatehousingmanTatewillnotbuildinalocationtheputspeopleatriskorindangerand thisisboth.

It’sunfairtorezoneforprofitnotconsideringtheaftermathorevencaring. Let’ssticktotheplanandthezones andourmasterplannedcommunitywherepeoplehavealsoheavilyinvestedandsacrificedsomuchtolive. We havesufferedenough
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PleasenotemyoppositiontotheconstructionofanapartmentcomplexonthepropertylocatedintheareaofDeer Canyon.

Myconcernisbasedonthespecificlocationratherthanthedesiretobuildnewhousing. Additionaltrafficwillbe generatedbybuildinginthislocationthatcurrentlyexperiencesdailytrafficcongestionduringafternooncommutetimes andwheneverthereareissuesonthe91freeway. SantaAnaCanyonandadjacentroadsareunabletomanageortobe modifiedtomanagethetrafficvolumethatwillbegeneratedbyaddinghundredsofresidentstothisarea. Evacuationin theeventofawildfireorotheremergency couldlikelybeimpossible, creatingtragediessimilartothoseexperiencedin otherplaces (Lahaina, Mauiforexample) withinadequateevacuationroadways. DeerCanyonisarusticarea, containing ruggedterrain, treesandwildlife: itseemsunwisetodisruptnaturalbeautywhichenhancesourCity. TheDeerCanyon propertyshouldNOTberezonedforapartmentsfromthecurrentzoningofsinglefamilyhomes.

IntheeasternsectionofourCity, thereareotherlocationsthatcouldbeconsideredforbuildinglargeapartment complexes. Goodaccesstopublictransportationandstreetsthateffectivelymanagevolumetrafficshouldbenearby..For example, considershoppingcenterpropertieswithunoccupied stores, thevacantlotthatonceheldKaiserHospital, emptylotsonstreetssuchasOrangethorpe andLaPalma. Anicebuildingwithattractiveamenitiestoprovidegood housingcanbeconstructedinanylocation.

Thankyouforyourconsideration ofmyoppositiontotheDeerCanyonapartmentconstruction.

Respectfully,
KristinLasher
Anaheim, CA92807
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Isubmittedsomepicturesandalthoughitdoesnotfullygiveagoodpictureafterhoursofgettingsonat andmyhusbandandhimmakingittomyfamily’shouseinYorbaLindaonlytohavethefiretearthroughthat neighborhoodaswell. Wewereunabletogettoourdaughterat andshewentwithafamilywho offeredtotakeherbuttheytooinOrangeparkacrescouldnotgethome. Iwastrappedathomewith3-4neighbors agardenhoseourpetsandnoviabilityoutside. Ourhousesufferedsmokedamagealongwithcarandotherthings wegotlucky. don’tknowhowmanyofyouactuallyhavelivedthroughsomethinglikethisbutonethingIcansayis trafficnowistentimeswhatitwasthen. Ithinkit’stimewecontrolwhatwecancontrolwithhousingandnumbers inthisspecificpocketofAnaheimHills. Norezoningandnoputtingpeopleatafurtherrisk. Emergencypersonnel isalreadychallenged.
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Iamwri?nginstrongopposi?ontotheproposed development atDeerCanyon inAnaheimHills.

Firstandforemost, theproposed ac?onsimpedethehealthandsafetyofAnaheimresidents, whichwereinappropriately dismissed bythemajorityoftheplanningcommission, whodonotresideneartheproposed development andwhoeven maderemarksduringtheirrecentmee?ngthatitis ?meforthepeopleofAnaheimHillstoalsobeartheburdenof development, asotherresidents inAnaheimhavehadtodo.

Unfortunately thesetypeofcomments failtorecognize thattheproposed development isanareathathasandcon?nues tohaveahistoryofnaturalrehazards, unlikeotherareasofAnaheim. NootherresidentsofAnaheimhavehadtoee theirhomesduringwildresonlytobefacedwithgridlocked tracastheytrytoescapetosafety. Theproposed development willmakethistypesitua?onevenmoreprecarious, signicantly increasing evacua?on ?mesduringa wildre, andpoten?allycausecatastrophic lossoflife.

Wegetit. Tracanddevelopment isafactoflifethroughout thecityandAnaheimHillsshouldnotandisnotexempt fromthis. Ourstreetsalreadyexperience majorgridlockascommuters trytondalterna?vestothe91freeway. Each areaofthecityhasdierentnuances, however, andthewildredangersinAnaheimHillsareuniqueandshouldnotbe ignoredorpushedasidetoaccommodate thisdevelopment.

Theredepartment andpolicedepartment bothrecommend againstthisdevelopment forareason. Unfortunately most oftheplanningcommission comprised ofindividuals vestedintheneedsofcons?tuentswhodonotresideinAnaheim Hillsfailedtoheedtherecommenda?onsoftheseexperts.

TheCityCouncilhasamoralandlegalobliga?ontoitsresidentstodobe?erthantheplanningcommission. Surelyyou donotwanttobenegligentingoingagainsttherecommenda?onsoftheexpertsintheFireandPolicedepartments and riskthehealth, safety, andpoten?allylivesofAnaheimresidents? Sincerely,
NaomiGoodwin
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IstronglyopposetheproposedprojectinAnaheimHills. Trafficisalreadyatanimpasseduringrush-hour andaddingmorecarstothemesswouldmakeevacuationincaseofemergencyimpossible. Inaddition, theschoolswouldbeoverloadedandwildlifewouldbeadverselyaffected. Nononototheproject.

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Toallthoseconcerned,
Itisimpera?vethatatthismee?ngtonightIdecisionismadetorejectanythoughtofmovingforwardwiththeSALT PROJECT!!
Asitis, thebacklogandtracconges?ononSantaAnaCanyoniscompletely overwhelmed! Thisprojecthasbeenrejectedbypolicereandemergency servicesintheCityOfAnaheim! Whatmakesyouthinkthatthisprojectshouldcometocomple?on?
Duringresandemergency, theevacua?onroutewouldbecompletely stopped! Alloftheresidenttryingtoevacuate, couldfacedeathbyre.

Youmust, ifyouhaveanyconcerns foryourneighbors, votenoontheSALTPROJECT!! Averyconcerned ci?zen,
KathrynMacGregor
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Igrewupvisi?ngmygrandmawhoboughtahomeinAnaheim Hillsinthe70'sandlivedthereun?lherdeathover40 yearslater. Wechosetoplantrootsinthesameareawhenwegotmarried. Wehavebeenhomeowners inAnaheimHills since1999andloveourcommunity! A?ermovingfromourrsthomeoofWeirCanyon18yearsago, myhusband and Ihave inourhomeontheMohlerLoop. Overtheyearswehaveexperienced severalwildres, faced mandatory evacua?ons, andexperienced gridlockassomanytriedtoescapethearea. Ican'tevenimaginethedaily traconSantaAnaCanyoniftheproposed apartment buildingandaddi?onalstructures areallowed. Itiswellknown thatmanydriverstakeSantaAnaCanyonthroughAnaheimHillstoavoidthetraconthe91freewayandweliverightin themiddleofthatpath. Itiscurrently sobadonanygivendaywithregulartrac. Evenworseisimagining the evacua?onsintheeventofmorewildres. Itwillbeimpossible togetout! SeveralyearsagoasawildrequicklyspreadI watchedparentsabandontheircarsonthesideoftheroadtoruntogettheirkidsfromschool. Itwaschaos! Icouldn't evenleavemyhousetogetmykidsandmyfamilymemberwhowasabletogettothemwasunabletogetthemtome.

Itwashorric!
EverydayourfamilydrivesonthestretchofSantaAnaCanyonthatwillbeimpacted thegreatestandhonestly it's unacceptable toevenconsiderthisbuildingproposal, whateveritlookslike. Addi?onallywedonotneedmore commercial spaceaswealreadyhavequiteabitsi?ngempty. Thisdevelopment doesnotmakesenseintheproposed area!
NobodythatIhavetalkedtoisinsupportofthisbuildingproject. Notoneperson! Itwills?ckoutlikeasorethumbin ourcommunity oftradi?onalsinglefamilyhomes. Theneedtorezonetheareainordertobuilditisagoodindicatorthat itisnottherightt. Wearenotinterested intheaesthe?cofalargeapartment building, orevenworse, morethanone asweknowthereareplansforanotherintheFes?valCenter. Ourfamilylivesinaneighborhood withnosidewalks and nostreetlights. Itispeacefulandquiet. Itfeelsruralandweseewildlifeinourneighborhood daily. Thedevasta?onto everything thatlivesinDeerCanyonParkisalsounacceptable! Changing ourzoninglawstosuitadeveloperisnotokay. Ihavetriedtokeepupwithalloftheaccusa?onsofcorrup?on andpromises madetothesedevelopers. Itissickening. Justbecausetheyweretoldbyprevious leadersthattheycould buildhere, doesnotmeanithastobeapproved byourcurrentleaders. A?erlisteningtoeverysinglespeakeratthe planningcommission mee?ngandthenwatchingthecommissioners votetoapprovethedevelopment whenthey couldn'tevenprovidethenecessary reasoningwasawful. Onecommissioner inpar?cularsaidshecouldn'tsupportit becauseourcurrentevacua?onplanhasn'tbeentestedandthenvotedforit! Huh?! OverandoverIheardthem basically saycanyoujustwritewhattheEIRsaysoraskforhelpwithverbiagetojus?fyapproving it. Unacceptable! Pleasepleaselistentoallofus! WedonotwanttheHillsPreserveProjectinourcommunity. Theleadersofourreand policeareagainstit! Theyspokerepeatedly totheplanningcommission, voicingtheiropposi?on. Whatdoesthattell you? Itisnotsafe. Thewaythiswholethinghasunfolded isnotright. Thedevelopers dishonest tac?cstotryandget 1 community supportaredisgus?ng. TheyknowtheactualresidentsofAnaheimHillsareoutraged. Thankyouforyour meanda?en?on.

Respec?ully,
JennyStewart
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IhavebeenaresidentofAnaheimsince1965andcurrently resideinAnaheimHills. I livedhereduringthetragicfirein2017andexperienced theveryfrighteningattempts toevacuatewhichtookhours. Toaddadditionalresidentstoourareawouldbea nightmare intheeventofadisasterwhereweneedtogetoutfast. PleaseVOTENOon theproposeddevelopment. Itisimperativeyouputthepeoplefirstandtokeepthem safe.

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I'mwriting inopposition totheSaltdevelopment proposal inDeerCanyon. Iliveinaneighboring community andwalkinthatareaalmost daily. Iwillhavetodealtheincreased trafficonSantaAnaCanyon Roadaswell asanyenvironmental impact. Ihopethecouncil willlistentotherecommendation oftheAnaheim City Planning Commission Staff, theAnaheim FireDepartment andtheAnaheim PoliceDepartment andvote NO ontheproject.

CarolBarnes
Anaheim
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Iamextremely opposedtotheDeerCanyonProjectasthisareaisdesignated averyhighrehazardseverityzone. Santa AnaCanyonRoadcannothandleanyaddi?onaltracintheeventofanevacua?on. Thisprojectwillputourlivesin danger. The91Freewayhasincreased thetraconthisroadandcausing hugeconges?on. Thisisadisasterwai?ngto happen.

Aproposeddevelopment fornewhousinginthisareajeopardizes oursafety.

DaveLinskens
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Hi, I'maresidentofanaheimhillsandIstrongly opposetherezoningofdeercanyon.

Iwasherewhenthereshappened andthere'snowayevenwith "knowyourway" inplacewearen'tgoingtobe aectedforanevacua?on.

Alsodailylifeismiserable aroundrushhours. Wenevergotothestorearoundthat ?mebecausethere'snowayyoucan gopastSantaAnacanyonwithoutatleastdoublethedriving ?me.

Iwasluckyenoughtogointolaborat5pmonaFridayrecently. Ican'ttellyouhowpanickedIwasthatweweren'tgoing tomakeittothehospital.

Pleasestopcramming unitsintoanareathatreallydoesn'thaveinfrastructure tohandleit.

There'samuchbiggerissueinallofSouthernCaliforniawithfreewaytracspillingontostreetsurface. Thatneedstobe managed somehow.

Ihopeourcityrepresenta?vesrepresentusanddonotcaveinbecause ofpersonal interestsorbecause thedeveloperis threatening them. Thethreatofbuildersremedywon'tautoma?callymeancramming moreunitsinthearea.

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ThismessageisforourCityCouncilandotherdecisionmakinggroups Asalong ?meseniorresident inAnaheim Hills92807I'mextremely concerned abouttheproposaltobuildappartments intheFes?val / SantaAnaCanyon/ DeerCanyonarea.

Throughtheyears ( ourfamilymovedherein1980) theareahasbeensteadilygrowingbeyondwhattheoriginal plannedcommunity' wasintended.

Changing zoningisabetrayalofthoseofuswhoinvestedinbuildingthiscommunity.

Increasing tracinwhathasbecome analreadycongested community isaninvita?ontounreasonably impac?ngan areathatisbus?ngattheseamsnow.

Thereevacua?onthreatalreadyhascreatedadangerous situa?on.

Schoolswillbenega?velyimpacted, shoppingareasovercrowded, furtherlossofcommunity recrea?onareassuchas ourmovietheaterandgyms.

It'salreadyimpossible todriveSANTAANACANYINROADanya?ernoon.

Wehavechildrenandgrandchildren whohavesacricedtostayinthiscommunity.

MyfamilyandIarepe??oningthecounciltostopthiszonechangingandallowingoversatura?onofthisplanned community.

Itisabetrayalofthefamiliesthathaveinvested inAnsheim Hills.

Hopefulthecouncilwillghttokeepthecommunity awayfrommoreunsafedangerous changes.

BrendaNardolillo (residentsince1980)
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Iliveat inAnaheim CA, 92808 where Ihavebeenaresident forover31years.

Iamwriting toexpress myconcerns andopposition totheproposed rezoning ofDeerCanyon to allowfortheproposed SALTapartment building complex.

Please consider thenegative impact suchaproject wouldhaveonanalready existing congested trafficproblem andtheissueofevacuation inanyemergency (fire, flooding, etc.). Myfamilyhas personally experienced several evacuations andduringoneofthefireswewereunabletoleavethe areaaswefearfully satinourcarwithourchildren andelderly mother. Wecouldnotgetoutdueto thestopped trafficandwereforced tositinourcarintheFestival parking lotforover6hourswhilewe watched thefiresallaround us. Adding anapartment complex withatleast1,000moreresidents wouldbedisastrous forourcommunity’ssafety.

Leadership fromtheFireandPolice Departments havealsoexpressed theirconcerns anddonot recommend therezoning.

Please donotputourfamilies atrisk!
Thank youforyourtimeandconsideration.

Sincerely,
Shelley Shuff
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MynameisDr. LawrenceHarrison. IhavebeenanAnaheimHillsresidentsince1986.

ThePlanningCommission recentlyapproved sendingaproposalbytheSaltCorpora?ontodoamajordevelopment in DeerCanyon totheCityCouncilforfurtherevalua?on. ThePlanningCommission madethisdecisiondespite overwhelming opposi?ontotheproposed development bythosewhowouldbemostaected – theresidentsof Anaheimthemselves.

Theproposed development wouldbeinthemiddleofwhatisaboxcanyonthatisatextremely highriskforre. They wanttobuildahugestructurethatwouldencompass approximately 500apartments, aswellasrestaurants, abar, anda bowlingalley. Theyalsowanttobuildastripmallandseveralindividual homeswithinthiscanyon. Yettherewillbeonly oneroadintoandoutofthisdevelopment. TheAnaheimFireChiefhimselfpointedoutthatwhenadisasterhits, no ma?erhowmuchplanninggoesintomassiveevacua?ons, itnearlyalwaysdevolves intochaos. Assuming fulloccupancy, intheeventofarapidlymovingbrushre, therecouldbeover1500peoplewithinthisfairlysmallarea, alltryingtoleave viaasingleroad. Atthesame ?me, redepartment, andemergency personnel andequipment wouldbetryingtoenter viathesameroad.

Thedevelopers claimthatwitharetainingwallandusingreresistantmaterials, thatthereisali?leriskofthemain buildingcatching re, andthatresidents couldshelterinplace. Youknow, aturkeyorabrisketcancookinanoven withoutbeingdirectlyexposed toames.

Thereisalready signicanttraconSantaAnaCanyonRoadandWeirCanyonRoad. Arapidlymovingrefueledby SantaAnawindsdoesn’tcarewhat ?meitis. Ifithappensat4or5pmonaweekday, there’salreadyneargridlockinthis area. Andthey’reproposing havingtheevacua?onroutegoingeastward onSantaAnaheim Canyonroad - inother words, directly intothere.

Iamhopingyouwillmakethecorrectandcourageous choicetodenytheSaltCorpora?onfromrippingupapris?nearea ofSouthernCalifornia chaparralandexposingpoten?allythousandsofpeople (andtheirbeloved pets) toahorrendous deathbyre. Wedon’tneedthisdevelopment, wedon’twantthisdevelopment, andyoudon’twanttobetheones responsible foranotherLahainaorParadise.

Thankyouforyoura?en?on.

LawrenceHarrison, MD
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I’dliketoaddanysortofexpansionoraddedroadwillonlycauseMOREpeopletousethisareatocutthrough. We kindlyaskthatthezonesstayineffecthereforoursafetyandabilitytomoveabout. Thingsalreadyaffectourdaily lifeandbusinessesthatnoonecangettoo.
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Istronglyoppose theproposed DeerCanyon development projectintheAnaheim Hillsarea ofthecity. AsalocalteacherinOrangeUnifiedSchoolDistrict intheAnaheim Hillsareaand alocalresident, thisdevelopment willnegatively impactourcommunity.

Iagreewiththerecommendations ofthefirechiefandpolicechieftooppose thisproject.

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IamaresidentinAnaheim HillsandstronglyopposetheDeerCanyonPreserve development. Thisareaisdesignated as asevererehazard. Thelastreevacua?onwasanightmare. ThereisnowheretogobutonSantaAnaCanyonRoad andthetracconges?onhassignicantly increased duetothecommuters tryingtoavoidthe91freewaytrac. Itis diculttonavigatethissec?onofAnaheimHillswithoutthisdevelopment. Addingapartments andmorecarsisa disasterwai?ngtohappen. Thesafetyoftheresidents shouldbeconsidered rstandforemost. Thisdevelopment puts toomanylivesatriskforreevacua?on. Wedonotneedanother1000carsaddedtoouralreadyimpossible gridlockon SantaAnaCynRd.

Pleasestopthisrezoningtobuildthiscomplex. Itonlyputslivesinjeopardy.

KarlaRebel
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IamhighlyopposedtotheDeerParkhousingproject. Itwillcreatetoomuchtracinthearea, andtheaddedriskof resisdenitelysomething wedon’tneed. Also, DeerCanyonPreserveshouldbele? alone. Itisanamazingrus?c getaway.

Thatisnottherightspotforsuchanambi?ousproject.

AnaheimHillsResident
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SafetyandfireevacuationarecriticaltothecurrenteastAnaheimHillsresidents…… Protect Residents……
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HelloMayorandcouncilmembers.

MynameisKevinGille?e. IthinkyoumightknowmebynowasIhavestoodinopposi?onofthesaltdevelopment deer Canyonproject. IwantedtogetmyopinionintoyouandletyouknowthatIfeelthatyoushouldvoteagainstthisproject duetoalltheitems, contrarytothemasterplanthatthecityplannersocepointedoutandsafetyconcerns withthe publicandevacua?onsduringemergencies. Iwillbea?endingthemee?ngtomorroweveningtospeakagain, andItrust thatyouallwilldotherightthinginopposingthisdevelopment.

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Wearewritingtoexpressourconcerns abouttheHills “Preserve” project. As28-yearresidentsofdistrict6inAnaheim, weareespeciallyworriedabouttheeffectsonDeerCanyonNaturePreserve. Weenjoywalkinginthepreserve often, enjoyingthebirds, otherwildlifeandthediversevegetation. Asthesignageindicates, itisanecologically sensitive area. Theadditionofover1000residentsattheentrancetotheparkwillendangerthisarea.

Itseemsthelandwaszonedasitisforareason, andadeveloper’saskforsucharadicalchangeinzoningshouldnotbe accepted. Ourcityneedsabalanceofhousingandopenspaces. Everyone isawareoftheneedfornewhousingbutthe needisforaffordable housing, notluxuryhousing. Thiswilldonothingtohelpwiththelackofaffordable housinginour state.

Otherobviousconcerns includefiredangerandtheincreased difficultyinevacuations andthealreadyhorribletraffic onourstreetsbecauseofthosebypassingthe91freeway.

Thankyouforyourconsideration ofourcomments.

DaveandMaryHeistand
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MynameisBridgetWinger. MyfamilyandIlivenearAnaheimHillsElementary.

I’mopposedtotheDeerCanyondevelopment, andanyotherlarge-scaledevelopmentuntilwecansolvethe evacuationproblems.

IwatchedthemeetingregardingtheKnowYourWaycampaign, andfoundtheplanisseverelyincomplete. Ithas goodintentionsbutfallsshortondetailslike, evacuatingstudents, elderly, andpets, amongotherissues.

Itisasimplifiedviewoffireevacuationthatdoesn’tbothertoincludetheinputoftheresidentsmostimpactedby it. Speakingfrompersonalexperiencebothfireandpeopleareunpredictable. Thisplanwillremain “aniceidea” untilitisusedinareal-lifescenario. Theysaidtheplanhadbeeninplaceforyears, buttothisdaywehavenever receivedanyofficialcommunicationaboutit. Wedon’tevenknowwhatourarea’sevacuationnumberis.

Thecityplanningcommissionfailedtoscrutinizetheplanduringthatmeeting, whetherthroughineptitudeor willfulignorance. Unfortunately, thatsameplanningcommissionreliedheavilyonthatplanwhentheygreenlitthe DeerCanyondevelopment.

TheyalsoreliedontheflawedEnvironmentalImpactReportthatclaimedtheincreasetofireevacuationtimeswas insignificant. Ifyou’relookingatpercentagesonpaper13% moretimemightsoundnumericallysmall. HOWEVER, thebiggestissueisthe3-hourevacuationtimetobeginwith! Onnoplanetisthatremotelyacceptableandadding anadditional24minutesduringalife & deathsituationisUNACCEPTABLE. Ihavepersonallysatinthat3-hour trafficwonderingwhatmynextstepswouldbeifthewindchangedcourseandheadedtowardmeandmy daughter, trappedinacar!
Youneedtosolvetheevacuationissuefirstbeforeaddingtotheproblem.

Thankyouforyourtime.

BridgetWinger
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Ourcommunity isalreadysueringfromtracandconges?on. IopposetheDeerCanyonproject.

AnneKridle
Anaheim, CA92807
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DearCouncilMembers,
IwouldliketoencourageyoutovoteagainstthedevelopmentoftheDeerCanyonApartments. Thearea ishighlycongestedandtrafficisgrowingworseeveryday. Duringthefireevacuations (whichareever increasing) Iwasstuckinmycarwithmyfamilyinthefiredangerzones. Wewereallputinaveryrisky situation. Itputsallofusinthiscommunityatrisk.

Moreover, DeerCanyonneedstobeproperlypreserved.

Thankyouforyourconsideration.

ChaseandRachelRoberts
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DearMembersoftheCityCouncil,
IamwritingtoexpressmyprofoundconcernregardingtheproposedDeerCanyondevelopment project.

AsaresidentofAnaheimHillsforseveraldecades, Ihaveexperiencedtheseriouschallengesof emergencyevacuations firsthand, particularlyduringwildfires. Ourcommunityhasonlyoneprimaryexit route, andduringpreviousevacuations, thissingleexitwasseverelycongested, bringingtraffictoa terrifyingstandstill.

Onespecificincidentstandsout: duringapastevacuation, mydaughter’spreschoolcalledtoinformme thatthey, too, werebeingevacuatedduetotheencroachingfire. Whatisusuallyashortdrivetookme overanhourandahalf, leavingmefeelingutterlyhelplessasIstruggledtoreachmychild. Thepanicand fearthatcomewithnotbeingabletogetyourlovedonestosafetyissomethingIhopenoneofyouever havetoexperience, butitisarealityourcommunityfaceswithourcurrentinfrastructure.

SantaAnaCanyonRoadisalreadynotadequatelyequippedtohandleemergencyevacuationsunderthe presentpopulation. AddingmoreresidentsthroughtheDeerCanyonprojectcouldresultina catastrophicbottleneckinanemergency. Wehaveallwitnessedthetragicimpactofinadequate evacuationroutes, asseeninlastyear’sdevastatingfiresinLahaina, Maui. Letthisbealessonanda reminderofthestakesathand.

Iurgethecounciltoconsidertheveryrealandseriousrisksthatthisprojectcouldimposeonour community’ssafety. Pleaseprioritizethelivesandwell-beingofcurrentresidentsbydecliningtheDeer Canyonproposal.

Thankyouforyourattentiontothiscriticalmatter.

Sincerely,
NancyFlores
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Iamvoicingmyopposi?ontotheDeerCanyonProject. Thelandisnotzonedforthiskindofproject. Thedeveloper shouldbetold: “No, wewillnotchangethezoning.” Theamountofcartracthatwilloccurifthisprojectisallowedwill createadisasterduringthenextreevacua?onandwillcausealargelossofhumanlifeascarsarestoppedonSanta AnaCanyonRoadasthererageswithSantaAnawindsswirlingeryembersandthereblazing! Iamnotsurewhythisprojectisbeingconsidered atallasthelandisnotzonedforthistypeofdevelopment.

Sincerely,
JohnF. Levi
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1. IncreasedTra?ic, Noise, andPollution: Theproposeddevelopmentwouldsignicantlyincreasetra?ic onSantaAnaCanyonRoad, directlya?ectingfamilieswholivealongorneartheroute. Currently, thenoise andsmogfromthenearby91Freewayalreadyimpactresidents, andthisadditionaltra?icburdenwould exacerbatetheissue, diminishingourcommunity’squalityoflife. Ourneighborhoodscannotendurethe worseningconditionsthatthisdevelopmentwouldimpose.

2. DestructionofLocalWildlifeHabitat: TheDeerCanyonareaishometovariouswildlifespecies, whose habitatswouldbedestroyedbythisspeculativeproject. Thisnaturalareaservesasavitalsanctuaryfor thesespecies, andtheproposeddevelopmentwouldresultintheirreversiblelossofbiodiversityand disrupttheecologicalbalanceoftheregion.

3. LossofVegetationBenetingAirQuality: ThevegetationinDeerCanyonplaysanessentialrolein lteringtheair, helpingmitigatesmogfromthe91Freeway. Whenfreewaycongestionincreases, many vehicles, includingheavytrucks, exitonImperialHighwayandtakethewindingroutethroughourareato bypasstra?ic, addingevenmorepollution. Removingthisvegetationwouldhavedirect, adversee?ectson airqualityforAnaheimHillsresidents.

4. IncreasedSafetyRisksinaHigh-RiskZone: Addingnearly500unitsinAnaheimHillsraisesserious safetyconcerns. OurareasitsneartheSanAndreasFault, increasingtheriskofstructuralfailureand signicantdangerduringearthquakes. Additionally, AnaheimHillsisathighriskforwildres, andthe increasedpopulationdensitywouldcomplicateevacuationduringemergencies, puttinglivesatrisk.

Developinginahigh-riskarealikethisissimplynotprudent, asitwouldlikelyresultincomplexand potentiallyhazardousevacuationscenarios.
1 Consideringtheseconcerns, IurgetheCityCounciltoreconsidertheDeerCanyonapartmentproject. Thelongtermimpactsontra?ic, environmentalstability, airquality, andresidentsafetyinAnaheimHillsshouldbe prioritizedoverspeculativerealestateinterests. Ratherthancontributetooverdevelopmentinasensitivearea, I hopetheCouncilwillfocusonsustainable, well-consideredsolutionsthatgenuinelyaddressthehousingcrisis withoutcompromisingtheintegrityofourcommunity.

Thankyouforconsideringthesecomments. IappreciateyourcommitmenttolisteningtothevoicesofAnaheim residents.

Sincerely,
GiovanniVanore
92808, Anaheim
2 Susana Barrios
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Goodmorning.

IopposetheSALTprojectatDeerCanyon.

AsaresidentandhomeownerinAnaheimHills, thisprojectwillimpactourlives. Asamomof3, the additionalresidentsintheareawillimpactnotonlytraffic, evacuation, butalsotheschools. The classroomsarealreadyovercrowdedwith30+ kidsineachclassroom.

Trafficisalreadycongestedasis. Ican'timaginehavinganapartmentbuildingwithalmost500units. It's anadditionalunnecessary traffic.

Pleasestopthisdevelopmentandsaveourlives.

Thankyouforyourtime.
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CityCouncil Members:

Iamwriting toexpress myserious concerns abouttheDeerCanyon project. Asalongtimeresident, I’veexperienced fireevacuations where ouronlyexitwasseverely congested, transforming afewminute driveintoaterrifying hour-and-a-halfordeal. Evengetting yourkidsfromschool becomes a herculean effort. Thefearofbeingunable toensure lovedones’ safety during awildfire is indescribable.

Mostimportantly, SantaAnaCanyon Road nearDeerCanyon doesnotmeetcurrent firecode standards evenfortheexisting population. Adding moreresidents without addressing thisdeficiency risksoverwhelming ourevacuation routes andjeopardizing lives. Lastyear’stragedy inLahaina illustrates thestakesalltooclearly.

Forthesafetyofourcommunity, Iurgeyoutodecline theDeerCanyon project.

Thank youforyourconsideration.

Sincerely,
JeffFlores
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Hello,
Iamwri?ngtogiveanopposi?ontotheDeerCanyonProject. Theamountoftracintheareaishorrendous already. In theeventofareorotherdisaster, theevacua?onroutewillbeofnousetothecommunity. Pleasedonotbuild somethingwithsomanyoccupants inthisareagiventhenega?veimpactitwouldhaveonthecommunity. Thiswould makethecommunity veryunsafeintheeventofanemergency.

Thankyouforyour ?metoreadthis.

RachelWilkerson
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TotheAnaheimCityCouncilmembers:

IamwritingthisemailtoexpressmyconcernregardingtherezoningoftheDeer Canyonproject.

IhavelivedinAnaheimHillssince1989. Ihave5kidsand3grandkidsthatalsolive hereinthiscommunity. Iwanttomakesurethatthecitycouncilmembersunderstand howwehavebeenimpactedbythetrafficsituationhereinthecanyon. Inmyopinion theEIRreportisinaccurate.

Onanygivenday, butspecificallybetweenthehoursof3-7pmthetrafficonmost streetsinAnaheimHills, butspecifically onSerranoAve, SantaAnaCanyonRd. and WeirCanyonRd. aresoimpactedthatwecannotevengetoutofourneighborhoods to takeourkidstopracticesorgotothegrocerystore. Whatshouldtake5-10minutescan take45-60minutesormore!
Duringthe2017fires, thegridlockwassobadthatcarsweretrappedforhours. That was7yearsagoandnowthetrafficis100timesworse! Nowwedealwiththattypeof gridlockonaregularbasissoiforwhenthereisanotherfireheretheresultwillbe deadly.

Iurgeyoutoconsiderthepeoplethatyourepresent. Iamnotsurewhatcanbedoneto easethealreadyextremelyimpactedtraffic, butIam100% certainthatadding500 morehighdensityhousingunitswithapotentialfor1000morecarsisNOTwhatisbest forourcommunity. Iurgeyoutolistentotheopinionofthefirechief, thepolicechief andtheresidentsofAnaheimHillswhenmakingyourdecision.

Thankyou,
KimCooper
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DearAnaheimCityPlanningCommission,
Iamwritingtoexpressmyopposition totheproposedplantobuild500apartmentsandsixluxuryhomesinAnaheimHills.

Eachyear, ourcommunityfacesseriouswildfirerisks, andaddinghigh-densityhousinginthisareawillsignificantly increaseourvulnerabilityandchallengesduringevacuations. Additionaltrafficfromthisprojectwillcreatecongestionon localroads, potentiallyblockingvitalexitsandjeopardizingthesafetyofresidentsduringemergencyevacuations.

Moreover, ourlocalschoolsarealreadyoverburdened andunderstaffed. RunningSpringsElementary andCanyonRim Elementaryoperatewithclasssizesaveragingaround30students, limitingthequalityofeducationourchildrenreceive.

Addingasubstantialnumberofnewresidentswillonlystraintheseresourcesfurther, exacerbating ourschools' challenges.

Thankyouforconsidering theresidents' concerns. Pleasereconsiderthisdevelopment inlightofthesafetyandwellbeingofourcommunity.

Sincerely,
DongVu
Anaheim, CA92808
1 Susana Barrios
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PleasedonotapprovetheDeerCanyonhousingproject. Tracisalreadyanightmare. Duringthe2017re, ittookme anhourandfortyminutestogoonemile. Donotdothistoourcommunity. Itwasn’tzonedforthis.

DianeGorman
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Subject: UrgentRequesttoSTOPtheDeerCanyonProject
ToWhomItMayConcern,
IamwritingtoexpressmystrongoppositiontotheproposedDeerCanyonprojectinAnaheimHills, whichplanstoconstructanewluxuryapartmenttowerinourcommunity.

Thisprojectposesseveralsignificantriskstoourarea. Firstandforemost, itwillexacerbatethealready hightrafficcongestionasitleadstothe91freeway. Ourroadsarecurrentlyatcapacity, andaddingmore residenceswillcreateanevenmoredangeroussituationforcommutersandresidentsalike.

Additionally, theconstructionwillhaveadetrimental impactonthelocalwildlifeandnaturalhabitat. Our regionishometovariousspeciesthatrelyontheseareasfortheirsurvival. Thelossofhabitatduetothis developmentwilldisrupttheecosystemandthreatenbiodiversityinourcommunity.

Furthermore, weareincreasinglyconcernedaboutthepotentialrisksthisprojectposesduringwildfire season. Theaddeddensitywillmakeevacuations morechallenging, puttinglivesatriskduring emergencies. Itisessentialthatweprioritizethesafetyandwell-beingofourcommunity, especially in lightofthegrowingthreatofwildfiresinCalifornia.

Iwouldalsoliketohighlightthatthisprojecthasfacedsignificantpushbackfromthepolice, firefighters, andmembersofourcommunity. Theirconcernsunderscoretheurgentneedtoreconsiderthe implicationsofthisdevelopment.

IurgeyoutoSTOPtheDeerCanyonprojectandlistentothevoicesofthosewhocallAnaheimHills home. Ourcommunity'ssafety, environment, andqualityoflifemusttakeprecedence.

Thankyouforyourattentiontothispressingmatter.

Sincerely,
JenniferHillyer
Anaheim, CA92807
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2 Susana Barrios
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Hithere
PleasedonotapprovetheinitiativetodevelopDeerCanyon. Iamalong-timeresidentofAnaheimHills.

WhileIunderstandtheneedformorehousingintheare, thisparticulardevelopmentisoutsideofwhatis appropriateforthiscommunity.
mymainconcernisthetraffic. Theexistingcommunitytrafficplusthetrafficcausedbypeoplegetting offofthe91jamsourstreets. AlreadytherearelargesegmentsofthedaythatIavoiddrivingtowards WeirandtowardsImperial. Ittookme20minutesonFridaytogetfromCrescenttoElRanchoafter school. Wealsoseepeopledrivingunsafelythroughourneighborhood streetsasitisinordertoavoid SantaAnaCanyon. IliveoffSummertreeandfolkszipthroughherealready. Adding1000+ carstothe areaisaterribleidea.

I’malsoconcernedabouttheabilitytoevacuatetheareaincaseofafire. I’vehadtodosotwiceand withonlysignificantaccessroad, theseextraunitsincreaseourriskofgettingstuck. thesizeandscaleoftheirproposaldoesnotfitthearea - propertyvaluesarehighherebecauseofthe somewhatmoreruralfeeloftheHills. Windingroads, vegetation, compactapartmentandtownhome buildingnestledintothehills, thewalkingpathalongSantaAnaCanyon - thesearevaluableaspectsof thecommunity. An8storymegastructureisnotappropriate.
whilethedevelopersclaimtobemindfulofthewildlifeinthearea, ahugedevelopmentwillobviously negativelyImpacttheanimalshabitat. We’vealreadytakenoversomuchopenspace - wedon’tneedto furtherlimittheirterritory.

ThankyouforopposingtheDeerCanyondevelopment.

JillianLee
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Iamwri?nginreference totheaboveproject , DeerCanyonProject. IhavebeenaresidentinA.H. Forapproximately 25 years . Therehavebeennumerous resduringthat ?me , inthisarea. Duringoneoftheresinrecentyears that occurredbehindAHES, mysonswerehome (both18andabove). MyhusbandandIwereonaroadtripandlearned aboutthere. Wehadoursonsevacuatethearea. Oursonsmadeitapproximately 2blocksfromourresidence ina2 hour ?meperiod. Theareawassocongestedwithpeopletryingtoexit. DeerCanoyons proposed sitealreadyhasissues withtrac. DriverstryingtobypasstracuseSantaAnaCanyonasanalterna?vetothe91freeway. Therehavebeen severalresbythe241tollroadandthe91fwyandwe’reprayingfornomorereshere. Byyourbuildinginthatarea, you’resigningthedeathwarrantformanydriversandresidents. Whoshallweholdresponsible forthedeathstofollow whenthedriversandresidentcan’t evacuate ? Thisisaserioussafetyconcern.

Respec?ully,
GinaKolowski
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Hi, IamanAnaheimresidentandhomeownerandhavelivedinthiscommunityforalmost10years. Iam writingtourgeyoutovotenoontheproposedHillsPreservedevelopment. TheFire, PoliceandPlanning Staffhaveallrecommended thatthisdevelopmentshouldnotmoveforward. Theseareprofessionals in theirfieldsandtheirprofessional judgementiswhatshouldbeconsideredaboveallelse. Itisextremely concerningthattheplanningcommissiondidnotlistentotheirownstaff'srecommendations.

Asaresident, Iamconcernedabouttheincreasedtrafficthisdevelopmentwillbringduringfire evacuations. Duringthelastevacuationorder, residentswereintheircarsforhoursstuckintraffictrying toevacuate. Iamdeeplyconcernedwhatwillhappenwiththeadditionofthousandsofmoreresidents.

Thislandwasnotclassifiedasmediumresidentialorcommercialandshouldnotbechangedbecauseof adeveloperspetition. Iurgeyoutovotenoonthisdevelopment. Thesafetyofourcommunitydepends onvotingnotothisdevelopment.

IalsowanttosharethisLAtimesarticlefromtodaytitled, "CaliforniaWildfiresarespreadingfaster, endangeringmore...".
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-26/california-wildfires-are-getting-faster-puttingmore-people-indanger#:~:text=The%20study%20gave%20several%20possible,ignitions%2C%E2%80%9D%20the%20st udy%20posited.

NotbeingabletoevacuateinatimelymannerisarealthreattoourcommunityandIhopeyoulistento thevoicesofthecommunityandvoteno.

Thankyou,
JyotiGaur
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IliveinAnaheimHillsoofSerrano & NohlRanch. Ihadtoevacuateduringthelastreanditwasveryscary. Ittook over40minutesjusttogettotheCVSstorelocatedatAnaheimHillsRd. Wecannotaordtohavealltheseextracarson theroadwhenthenextrecomes. Thisiscrazy! Nottomen?onallofthetracthatSerranoalonecarriesonanormal day! Pleasereconsider. Weneedtokeepourresidence safe.

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Hello,
Iwantedtosendmyopposi?ontotheDeerCanyonProject. Iamtrulyworriedabouttheimpactonsafetythiswould haveonanalreadydenselypopulated area. SantaAnaCanyonroadiscompletely congested duringrushhour, asis. The addi?onofanyresiden?albuildings wouldcreateanevenbiggeremergency intheeventofanevacua?on. I’velived throughmanyevacua?onsinthisareaovertheyears. Iamactuallyquitesurprisedthecityiswillingtomoveforward withthisprojectduetothepoten?aldisasterthiswouldcause. Seemstobealiabilityissuewithpoorplanning.

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Hello,
IamanAnaheimHillsresident. Istronglyopposethedevelopment ofthe498apartment complex intheDeerCanyon areaofAnaheimHills. Itjeopardizes theKnowYourWayreescaperoutebyfurthering thetracconges?on. Italso reduceslivinghabitatforwildlife, somewhichareconsidered endangered. Itwillremovenaturefortheresidentswho enjoywalkingandhikingthebeau?fulDeerCanyonarea. VoteNoonallowingthisapartment complexandprotect humanlivesandourpreciouswildlife.

TeresaLanderos
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Iamvehementlyopposedtothisproposedproject. Itwouldunfairlydisruptthelivesofthecurrent residentsandgreatlyendangerusintheeventofacatastropheaswewouldbeunabletoleave. The roadsarealreadycrowdedandsometimesatastandstillduringrushhour. Theschoolswouldbe overcrowdedandthewildlifedisrupted.

SayNOtothisprojectwhichonlywouldservetoenrichgreedydevelopersandperhapscorruptAnaheim officials.

JoyPickett
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ToAnaheimCityOfficials,
I’mwritingtoexpressmygraveconcernsovertheDeerCanyondevelopmentproject. Pleaseseemy concernsbelow
Concern #1 - TrafficCongestion:

Istillrememberthenightmareofbeingevacuatedin2017. AddingmorecarstoSantaAna CanyonRoad, theconnectortotheentireAnaheimHillscommunity, isgoingtomakeitsomuch worse. Weliveinanareawherewildfiresareveryrealrisks. Thisshouldbeconsideredasthe number1factorwhythisprojectshouldhaveneverbeenapprovedbythecouncil.

Iamnotsurewhenthetrafficstudywascompleted. Iassumedtheydidnotuserushhourtraffic toconsidertheimpact. TheWeirCanyonhighwayexitcausesterribletrafficduringrushhours, especiallyeveningrushhoursonbothSantaAnaCanyonandWeirCanyon, withFridaybeingthe worst! Itoftentakes20minutestogetthrough1-2blocksoftraffic. Thethoughtofadding1 thousandcarstothatmademefeelveryfrustrated. ThedrawofAnaheimHillsistohaverelatively easytimegettingaround, withlowcrimeandthatbringstomyconcern #2.

Concern #2 - ImpactonQualityofLife (potentially, propertyvalues):

Ienjoylivinginthisareabecauseofthegoodqualityoflife. Gettingaroundthehillsandthe neighborhood iseasy. Forexample, pickingsomethingupfromTarget, Icangethomein30 minutes. Now, addingallthesenewpeopletothearea, itwouldbedoublethetimetogetthere, andthestoresaregoingtobebusy. IknowIamnottheonlyonethatappreciatesthe convenienceofshoppinginthisneighborhood. Additionally, rushhoursaretheonlytimesmany ofusworkingprofessionals couldrunerrands. Withthetrafficjamsmentionedabove, adding commutingtimetothatjustaddsonemoreitemtodecreasethequalityoflifeinAnaheim Hills. Finally, byaddingtheseapartmentswithpeoplewhocomeandgo, youdon'tbuild community, butcreateproblems. Iamsurethiswillbeanotherfactorthatwillbringdown propertyvaluesforthearea.

Overall, asaresidentofAnaheimHills, Ireallydonotseetheupsideofhavingthesenew developments. Iamnotsurewhobenefitsfromtheseprojectsbutsoundedlikenottheresidentsof 1 AnaheimHills. Iurgeyouascityofficials, whoareheretoservetheresidentsofCityofAnaheimtodothe rightthingfortheresidentsandnotjustthebusinesses, especiallydevelopersfromoutofstate.

Best,
VanessaLee
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HowcanthecitycouncilvotetoapprovetheSaltProjectoSantaCanyonCyn??? Thisprojectisopposed bythe EXPERTS fromtheredepartment, policedepartment alongwiththemajorityoflong ?meresidentsofAnaheimHills.

ThetracalongSantaCyn & WeirCynisalreadyabominable nowinthea?ernoons. Ifyoudidnotlivethroughthe evacua?onfromtheCanyon 2re, youhavenoideahowitfeelstoeefromare3blocksfromyourhomewith nowheretogo. Ittookme2hourstoevenreachSantaAnaCyn, onlytonditaparkinglot.

Thewildlifewhichwillbedisplacedwillhavenowhere togoexcepttoneighborhoods wheretheywillnotbesafe. The community ofAnaheimHillswasnevermeanttobeanurbanhighriseneighborhood andwasneverzonedforthat purpose. Pleasedonotdestroyourcommunity.

Thankyouforyoursupport …
VickiMoscoso
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From: CarlCarlisle <[email protected]>
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IwouldliketovoicemyOPPOSITION fortheSALTprojectthattheplanningboardisdicta?nguponallresidentsofthe AnaheimHillsarea.

Ourqualityoflifeandhomevalueswillsuerduetosuchamonstrous7yearprojectsuchasthis, thatdoesnothingfor aordablehousing”. Theredanger, combinedwiththefactthatyourowndepartments andstadonotrecommend theSALTproject, shouldbe redagsthattheprojectshouldnotmoveforward. Thereisnoescaperoutethatwill suciently moveallthenewlyaddedvehicles awayfromSantaAnaCanyonRoad (includingelectricvehicles thathave runoutofpowerwai?ng3hoursintracandarenowblocking theroad). Itisirresponsible toconsiderthisgrandscale projectinsuchasmalltownarea. Theresidentsdon’tneedorwantit. Nordowewanttoaddmorelanesthroughour towntoconvertittoalargerfreewaybypass.

Councilmembers, considertheresidents beforeyouvote, notwhatyoumaygainbyapproving it.

DawnaCarlisle
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From: CHRISTOPHER JAMES <[email protected]>
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Towhomitmayconcern,
Pleasereconsider. Ifthisprojectcontinuesjustconsideringtheevacuationissuesduringafireshouldbringthistoaclose.

It'shardenoughwiththecongestionwehavenowtoescapethearea, butwhenyouadinthepossibilitiesofanother1000 andagoodchancemoreproposedunitstocome, wewillbeinasadpredicament. Iwouldnotliketobebarbecued asI waitmyturntoleave, whichyoucanbelievetherewillberoad-rageandaccidentsjusttryingtoescape. Ifithappens duringrushhourgoodluckbecausenotjustthefreewayitself, butallthepeopleredirectedoffthe55fwytoSerranoand 91fwyLakeviewdownSantaAnaCanyon, makingtheirwaysthrougharecommunityandwhataboutlikelasttimetrying togetmykidsoutoftheelementary schoolandworryingifthey'reokay. Icanonlyassumethatyoumustnotliveorhave familyinthisarea. Youdon'ttreatlovedoneswitharollofthedice.

Thankyou
ChrisJamesResident
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TotheAnaheimCityCouncilmembers,
IwantedtovoicemyoppositiontotheDeerCanyonProject. AsaresidentofAnaheimHills, thetraffichereisalready EXTREMELYimpactedandcannotwithstandahighdensityhousingcomplex. Theresidentswouldbeatgreatriskinthe eventofanotherfireinthecanyon. Iurgeyoualltolistentothoseofusthatlivehere. Webelievethatallowingthistype ofhighdensityprojectwillgreatlyimpactourqualityoflife. PleasevoteNOonthisproject.

Thankyou,
GabeHutton
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Towhomitmanyconcern:

Ihavebeenahomeowner inAnaheimHillsfor8years. Ihavewitnessedamagnificantincreaseinthe numberofcarsusingLaPalmaandSantaAnaCanyjnasanextensionofthe91freewayeverysingleday.

TheintersectionofImperialHighway/SantaAnaCanyonandWeirCanyon/SantaAnaCanyonis congestedtothepointthatitisunsafetotravel. From3:00pm- 6:00pm, Ifeelaprisonerinmyownhome astheroadsareatastandstill. Totravel3milestoCostcoorTargethasbecomea40minutedrive.

Thethoughtofaddinga500apartmentcomplexatDeerCanyonandanother500unitsbyTargetwould becriminal. Thiswouldaddanadditional4000carstotheareandmakeitimpossibletoevacuateinthe eventofafire. Theprobabilityoffiresinourareaincreasesyearlyandwillcontinuetodoso.

IimploreourCityCounselandMayortoputthesafetyofresidentsfirstandpreventthetragedythatwill beshouldtheDeerCanyon/Saltprojectbeapproved.

Thankyouforconsideringthe10,000residentsaffectedbythisproject.

Attachedareafewpicturesofourdailytrafficissuesandpreciousfirescarestoourcommunity.

Thankyouinadvance,
BrendaNeel
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From: SandyWessel <sandywessel3@gmail. com>
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Saltprojectshouldbedeniedforallthereasonseveryonelivingherehaveexpressed. Evacuationroute, firesafety, environmentalreasons, wildlifepreservation, SantaAnaCanyonisamajorarterialroutedue tobumpertobumpertrafficonthe91freeway. Allreasonswhyyouneedtodenythisproject. Why alienateallofthepeopleyouaresupposedtoberepresenting? Ifpasseditwillgivemorefueltotheidea ofallpoliticiansarecrooked. Alsoifthereisamajorfireandpeopledieduetoevacuationissuescanyou livewithyourselves? AlsoifthathappensAnaheimwillbefacedwithmillionsofdollarsinlawsuits. 1 Susana Barrios
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TotheCityofAnaheim.

IhavebeenlivinginAnaheimHillssince1995. Trachasprogressively go?enworseandworse. Asweallknowlivingin thisarea, SantaAnaCanyon, Serrano, andImperialHwyarenowprimarycommuterroutesfornonresidents commu?ng throughourareatogettootherareasbecausethefreeway trachasgo?enmuchworsealso.

California'srentaloccupancy allowsuptovepeoplepertwobedroomapartment. Ifweonlytakeanaverageof3per unit ( beingconserva?veeventhoughhighrentalpriceswillgreatlyraisethatnumber) thatisanaddi?onal 1494 residentsand1494carsminimum (notwhatthestructurewillhold). Iftherearechildren, whichweknowtherewillbe, whatschoolswilltheycon?nuetoovercrowd. Therewilldenitely havetobeastreetsignalinstalledwhichwillslow tracinbothdirec?onsevenmore.

ThisprojectisverysimilartotheAnaheimHillsMontessoriSchoolatFairmontandSantaAnaCanyon. Wewere PROMISED bythecityofAnaheimonlyonestorywouldbeapprovedwhenthenurserywasremoved. Thankstothe corrup?onofANAHEIM’scitycouncilandbuilding permitemployees, athreestoryschoolwasputinwhichhasgreatly aectedourtrac.

Addingmorehouses, morecarsandmore ?metoevacua?onsisselshonthecity’spart. Pleasedotherightthingfor thefamiliesandcommunity ofAnaheimHills.

Thankyouforyour ?me.

TimAfricano.
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BuildingthetallestbuildinginAnaheimHillsonaproposedlotoflandthatisliterallylargerthanthe entireFestivalshoppingcenter, whilesacrificingoneofthelastPRESERVESinourareaANDaddingmore traffictoanalreadycongestedcorridorbeingcloggedupbyIEcommutersisnotonlydangerousand recklesstousAHresidents, butitcommunicates youdon'tcareaboutourvoices. WeareAnaheimHills residentsandwepayourtaxestoo, solistentouswhentherearesomanyopposedtoit! Weexpectyou tomakeasensibleandresponsibledecisiontorejecttheDeerCreekproposal.

Thisprojectdefiesalllogicandcommonsense. IcanarriveatNOotherreasonwhyyouwouldvoteyes otherthanit'sallaboutthemoney.

TJRinker
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Asanearly30yearresident ofAnaheim Hills, Ihavenotonlyexperienced theCanyon 1fire, butthe devastating evacuation oftheCanyon 2fire. Ittookmenearly2hours togetthrough the Serrano/WeirCanyon area, nottomention going anyfurther! Andyes, asattested byothers, goingin theopposite direction usingSerrano tothesouth aswellasCanyon RimandNohlRanch wasn'tany better. Itwashorrifying. Andhorrifying forthosethatlosttheirhomes. Nowthanks toWAZE and otherapps, ourstreets, notjustthemainstreets, butneighborhoods areinundated withstreams of nonstop vehicles, drivers thataredirected offofthe241tollroad, Cannon, andthe55/91 freeways. Andthesehomeowners cannot getoutoftheirdriveways! Thatisespecially sadforthose taking theirchildren toactivities, picking themupfromschool, ormoreimportantly getting todoctor's appointments, etc. It'sadailymessthatwillonlygetworsewiththeSALTdevelopment andthe widening ofSAC, whichwilldefinitely addmorecars, notalleviate it. Addanother horrific fireand livesareatrisk.

Please voteno, oursafety isofextreme importance!
HelenScott
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Wehavetoomuchtrafficnowinourarea. Whenthe91freeway isbacked up, theSACanyon Road becomes backed upandresidents areunable toleavetheirhomes now.

There isonlyonemiddle school andonehighschool forthearea. Whataboutschool crowding? Whataboutthelossofwildlife habitat inourarea?
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IwouldliketobeinrecordagainstthisSALTprojectslatedoffSantaAnaCanyon)DeerPark. The congestionhasalreadybecometerribleafter3pmoffSantaAnaCanyonandWeir, theevacuationtime wasthreehoursforustogetdownSantaAnaCanyonfromWeirtoImperialBlvdduringthelastfire. We movedherebecauseitwasaplannedcommunityforfamiliesandforitsbeauty. Thistypeofhousing doesn'tfitin, anditputsusallinmoredangerincludingwhoeverwouldchoosetomoveintothe development.
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IamwritingtoexpressmystrongoppositiontotheDeerCanyonProject. Myconcernscenterontherisks itposestowildlifeinDeerCanyonand, butevenmorecritically, theincreaseddangerforAnaheimHills residentsintheeventofawildfire.

TheCanyonFire2in2017highlightedthelife-threateningchallengesresidentsfacewhenevacuating withtrafficjams; theslowtrafficmakingitdifficulttoescapesafely. Ivividlyrememberpassingalong SerranoAvenue, watchingflamesbreakoutnearbyandprayingthesurroundingtreeswouldn’tignite. It wasterrifying. Addinganotherestimated1,000carstotheareawouldonlyheightenthisrisk, potentially costinglives.

Thisisapleaforthesafetyofourcommunity. Pleasedonotmoveforwardwiththisdevelopment.

Sincerely,
Marcia & JohnNewberry
Anaheim, CA92808
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From: KellyO'Connell <[email protected]>
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DearAnaheimCityCouncil,
Iamwritingtoexpressmyseriousconcernsregardingtheproposed498-unitDeerCanyonapartmentcomplexin AnaheimHills. WhileIrecognizetheneedtoaddressSouthernCalifornia’shousingchallenges, thisparticular developmentonthe76-acrewildernessareaoffSantaAnaCanyonRoadraisesseveralcriticalissuesthatwould negativelyimpactourcommunityandenvironment. 1. IncreasedTraffic, Noise, andPollution: Theproposed developmentwouldsignificantlyincreasetrafficonSantaAnaCanyonRoad, directlyaffectingfamilieswholive alongorneartheroute. Currently, thenoiseandsmogfromthenearby91Freewayalreadyimpactsresidents, and thisadditionaltrafficburdenwouldexacerbatetheissue, diminishingourcommunity’squalityoflife. Our neighborhoodscannotenduretheworseningconditionsthatthisdevelopmentwouldimpose. 2. Destructionof LocalWildlifeHabitat: TheDeerCanyonareaishometovariouswildlifespecies, whosehabitatswouldbe destroyedbythisspeculativeproject. Thisnaturalareaservesasavitalsanctuaryforthesespecies, andthe proposeddevelopmentwouldresultintheirreversiblelossofbiodiversityanddisrupttheecologicalbalanceof theregion. 3. LossofVegetationBenefitingAirQuality: ThevegetationinDeerCanyonplaysanessentialrolein filteringtheair, helpingmitigatesmogfromthe91Freeway. Whenfreewaycongestionincreases, manyvehicles, includingheavytrucks, exitonImperialHighwayandtakethewindingroutethroughourareatobypasstraffic, addingevenmorepollution. Removingthisvegetationwouldhavedirect, adverseeffectsonairqualityfor AnaheimHillsresidents. 4. IncreasedSafetyRisksinaHigh-RiskZone: Addingnearly500unitsinAnaheimHills raisesserioussafetyconcerns. OurareasitsneartheSanAndreasFault, increasingtheriskofstructuralfailure andsignificantdangerduringearthquakes. Additionally, AnaheimHillsisathighriskforwildfires, andthe increasedpopulationdensitywouldcomplicateevacuationduringemergencies, puttinglivesatrisk. Developingin ahigh-riskarealikethisissimplynotprudent, asitwouldlikelyresultincomplexandpotentiallyhazardous evacuationscenarios. Inlightoftheseconcerns, IurgetheCityCounciltoreconsidertheDeerCanyonapartment project. Thelong-termimpactsontraffic, environmentalstability, airquality, andresidentsafetyinAnaheimHills shouldbeprioritizedoverspeculativerealestateinterests. Ratherthancontributetooverdevelopmentina sensitivearea, IhopetheCouncilwillfocusonsustainable, well-consideredsolutionsthatgenuinelyaddressthe housingcrisiswithoutcompromisingtheintegrityofourcommunity. Thankyouforconsideringthesecomments. I appreciateyourcommitmenttolisteningtothevoicesofAnaheimresidents.

KellyO'Connell
Anaheim, CA92808
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IwouldliketoformallyStatemyoppositiontotheSaltdevelopersprojectinAnaheimhillsoffofSanta AnaCanyonRoad. Isharethesafetyconcernsthatmanyothershaveraisedwithrespecttoevacuations duringfiresaswellasthecurrentandfutureovercrowding andtrafficissueswecurrentlyfaceinourcity.

ThestatementthatoneofthecitycouncilmembersmadeaboutAnaheimhillshavingtosharethe burdenofhousingwiththerestofthecityofAnaheimisacompletelyuneducatedstatement. Therestof Anaheimdoesnotsitinafirehazard, doesnothavetroublegettinginsurance, isnotuseddoesn'tmean thoroughfareaspeopletrytomaneuverthroughthestreetsofAnaheimhillstoavoida2-milestretchof the91freeway.

Itisnearlyimpossibletogetmygrandchildren topracticeanytimeafter4:30p.m. until6:30p.m. orlater.

GettingoutofourhousingdevelopmentoffofweirCanyonisanightmareandyoucan'tevengotothe grocerystoreinadecentamountoftime. Addingadevelopment offofSantaAnaCanyonandincreasing trafficanywherewithinthis92807-92808ZIPcodeareait'sahorrificallybadidea. Pleasedon'tletthe developerspayyouoffwithpromisesandmoney. Dowhat'srightforthepeoplewholiveinthiscity.

Thankyou
VictoriaandGarthWebber
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DearAnaheimCityCouncil, Iamwritingtoexpressmyseriousconcernsregardingtheproposed498-unitDeer CanyonapartmentcomplexinAnaheimHills. WhileIrecognizetheneedtoaddressSouthernCalifornia’s housingchallenges, thisparticulardevelopmentonthe76-acrewildernessareaoffSantaAnaCanyonRoad raisesseveralcriticalissuesthatwouldnegativelyimpactourcommunityandenvironment. 1. IncreasedTraffic, Noise, andPollution: TheproposeddevelopmentwouldsignificantlyincreasetrafficonSantaAnaCanyon Road, directlyaffectingfamilieswholivealongorneartheroute. Currently, thenoiseandsmogfromthenearby 91Freewayalreadyimpactresidents, andthisadditionaltrafficburdenwouldexacerbatetheissue, diminishing ourcommunity’squalityoflife. Ourneighborhoodscannotenduretheworseningconditionsthatthis developmentwouldimpose. 2. DestructionofLocalWildlifeHabitat: TheDeerCanyonareaishometovarious wildlifespecies, whosehabitatswouldbedestroyedbythisspeculativeproject. Thisnaturalareaservesasa vitalsanctuaryforthesespecies, andtheproposeddevelopmentwouldresultintheirreversiblelossof biodiversityanddisrupttheecologicalbalanceoftheregion. 3. LossofVegetationBenefitingAirQuality: The vegetationinDeerCanyonplaysanessentialroleinfilteringtheair, helpingmitigatesmogfromthe91 Freeway. Whenfreewaycongestionincreases, manyvehicles, includingheavytrucks, exitonImperialHighway andtakethewindingroutethroughourareatobypasstraffic, addingevenmorepollution. Removingthis vegetationwouldhavedirect, adverseeffectsonairqualityforAnaheimHillsresidents. 4. IncreasedSafety RisksinaHigh-RiskZone: Addingnearly500unitsinAnaheimHillsraisesserioussafetyconcerns. Ourarea sitsneartheSanAndreasFault, increasingtheriskofstructuralfailureandsignificantdangerduring earthquakes. Additionally, AnaheimHillsisathighriskforwildfires, andtheincreasedpopulationdensitywould complicateevacuationduringemergencies, puttinglivesatrisk. Developinginahigh-riskarealikethisissimply notprudent, asitwouldlikelyresultincomplexandpotentiallyhazardousevacuationscenarios. Inlightofthese concerns, IurgetheCityCounciltoreconsidertheDeerCanyonapartmentproject. Thelong-termimpactson traffic, environmentalstability, airquality, andresidentsafetyinAnaheimHillsshouldbeprioritizedover speculativerealestateinterests. Ratherthancontributetooverdevelopmentinasensitivearea, Ihopethe Councilwillfocusonsustainable, well-consideredsolutionsthatgenuinelyaddressthehousingcrisiswithout compromisingtheintegrityofourcommunity. Thankyouforconsideringthesecomments. Iappreciateyour commitmenttolisteningtothevoicesofAnaheimresidents.

Sincerely, SapanVora
Anaheim92808
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Whereisthemi?ga?onlandlocated?
Addi?onally, IFitdoesexist, isthemi?ga?onlandecologically comparable toDeerCanyon? SusanHaaland
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WeareabsolutelyagainstapprovaloftheSALTDeerCanyonDevelopment. Pleaseseeourdetailedletter attached.

ArthurandVictoriaDominguez
Anaheim, CA 92807
1 Arthur and Victoria Dominguez
851 South Sapphire Lane
Anaheim, CA 92807
August 10, 2024
Anaheim Planning Commission and the Anaheim City Council Anaheim City Hall
200 South Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
To the Anaheim Planning Commission and the Anaheim City Council:

We are Arthur and Victoria Dominguez, residents of the Horizon HOA community in Anaheim Hills.

We have lived here since June 2022. Our recent move to Anaheim Hills from Rowland Heights allowed us to experience a more serene and open landscape, and a wonderful way of life. The SALT Development is a definitethreat to our community and will be a drastic change to what we have experienced since we moved here. Therefore, we are vehemently opposed tothe SALT Development Deer Canyon project.

We have thoroughly reviewed the project documents. The reasons we are opposed to this SALT development are as follows:

1. Dangerous Traic Levels
In the Transportation Appendix, 4.15 of the Project plan, Figure 5-3 grossly underestimates the impact of 504 apartments/ single family homes in the new SALT development. On page

4.15-9, the statement is, “…the project would result in some minor increases in congestion at nearby intersections…”. It is clear that Figures 5-1 through 5-7 traic volume diagrams grossly underestimate the AM and PM peak hour traic.

2. Emergency Access
Due to the extremely limited egress options during an emergency, this new development will be placing our community at great risk. Historically, there have been at least three times in the past 30 years that evacuation out of Anaheim Hills has been necessary. In the Transportation Appendix, 4.15 of the Project plan, page 4.15-18 states that it would take approximately 186 minutes to fully evacuate the project site and other nearby properties and with the project it would take an additional 24 minutes. This is a total of 210 minutes, or three hours and 30 minutes. Safely exiting Anaheim Hills during an emergency already takes a dangerous and diicult 186 minutes, and now this project will add more time to this? This is a truly unacceptable risk for the community.

The report states “ This increased delay would constitute a significant impact pursuant to this threshold if it were to impair emergency access.”. Approval of this rezoning, in an area that is clearly not zoned for apartments, will only provide profits for the City of Anaheim, a city which already collects immense profits from the Disneyland and California Adventure properties. The risk of lives lost is much greater than the profits to be earned by the SALT Development Group.

3. Alternate modes of transportation
We attended the Anaheim Planning Commission Scoping Meeting at the Anaheim City Hall on Monday, July 15, 2024. We heard the speaker clearly state that alternative modes of transportation would be available for the new SALT Development residents. After reviewing the project documents, this statement is quite misleading. The mitigation measures listed on page 4.15-14 are grossly inadequate to address the impacts to the current transportation issues from this project:

MM-TRANS- 1: Implement Commute Trip Reduction Marketing MM-TRANS- 2: Provide Information Regarding Ridesharing Program MM-TRANS- 3: Provide End- of-Trip Bicycle Facilities
MM-TRANS- 4: Provide Pedestrian Network Improvements
MM-TRANS- 5: Provide Information regarding Telecommute and/or Alternative Work Schedule Program; Support Telecommuting for Project Residents Most of these mitigation measures are weak options, clearly written to appease transportation requirements.

Current public transit bus stops are more than one mile away from the SALT development entrance. Itis unreasonable to expect SALT development residents of various ages to walk more than a mile to Roosevelt Road and Anaheim Hills Road to catch their bus.

4. Alternate Project Plans
We are not opposed to the development of a reasonable number of single-family homes on the Deer Canyon site. Rezoning Deer Canyon to allow for the current plans for 498 apartments, six single-family homes, and retail space on the site are purely designed to create optimal profits for a large, out- of-state corporation, SALT Development Group, and the City of Anaheim.

Please put the residents of Anaheim Hills first, and do not rezone Deer Canyon for this SALT development.

Sincerely,
Arthur Dominguez ( 626) 484-6221 arthurrx@gmail. com
and
Victoria Dominguez ( 626) 827-3521 vickield@gmail. com
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IamstronglyopposedtotheSALTDevelopment.

Therearemanyreasonstoopposeit. WedoNOTneed
moretrac, moreconges?ononourstreetsandfreeways
morestores - whenifyoutakeinventory, youwillndmanyvacant, unoccupied storefronts inalmosteverystorestrip loca?oninthearea
morepeopletoaddtotheschoolcensusesovercrowding it
Thesearethemajorproblems. Therearemanyothers.

Ivehemently opposethisproject.

JudyGiacinto.

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DearAnaheimCityCouncil,
AsanAnaheimhomeownerfornearly30years, Iamwritingtoopposetheproposed498-unitDeerCanyon apartmentcomplexand6adjacentluxuryhomesinAnaheimHills.

WhileIrecognizetheneedtoaddressSouthernCalifornia’shousingchallenges, thisproposeddevelopmenton the76-acrewildernessareao? SantaAnaCanyonRoadraisesseveralcriticalissuesthatwouldnegativelyimpact ourcommunityandenvironment.

1. UnacceptableIncreasesPublicSafetyRisk
a. WildreriskisextremelyhighinAnaheimHills. AddingtheDeerCanyondevelopmentwillplace additionalstrainonevacuationroutes, reghtersandpolice. Intheeventofawildre, isDeer Canyondeemeddefensiblebylocalreghterscurrently?

2. UnsuitabilityoftheSiteforBuilding
a. UnsuitableSoil - Theareaisknowntohaveunstablesoilthatissubjecttolandslides – especially duringheavyrains.
b. Overheadpowerlines - Willthebuildersassumeliabilityforthepotentialmedicalissuesresulting fromproximityoftheresidencestothehighvoltagepowerlinesoverhead? Havetheydisclosed thisasarisk? Thepowerlinesalsocontinuetobeapotentialsourceofaccidentalwildreplacing thefutureresidentsinanextremelyhigh-riskarea.
c. Floodplain - TheproposeddevelopmentisatthemouthofawatershedtotheSantaAnaRiver. A futureoodisamatterofwhen, notif.
d. Whydiddeveloperspassonthislandbackinthe1970swhentheareawasrstsurveyed/zoned? i. Maybebecausetheaboveriskshavebeenavoidedinthepastbykeepingtheland undeveloped.
e. Howwellhasthesitebeenvettedbythebuilders?
f. Whobearstheriskshere – thedevelopers, thefutureresidents, orthecurrentresidents/taxpayers thatwillbestuckwithabillifthingsgowrong?

3. IncreasedriskofcrimeandvandalisminDeerCanyon.
a. Itisinevitablethatincreasedutilizationwillleadtotheneedforincreasessurveillanceandpolicing howdoesthebuilderproposetomitigatethisrisk?
b. Orcompensatecurrentnearbyresidentsforloweringtheirqualityoflife? c.

4. IncreasedTra?ic, Noise, andPollution:
1 a. Theproposeddevelopmentwouldsignicantlyincreasetra?iconSantaAnaCanyonRoad, directly a?ectingfamilieswholivealongorneartheroute. Currently, thenoiseandsmogfromthenearby 91Freewayalreadyimpactresidents, andthisadditionaltra?icburdenwouldexacerbatethe issue, diminishingourcommunity’squalityoflife. Ourneighborhoodscannotendurethe worseningconditionsthatthisdevelopmentwouldimpose.

5. DestructionofLocalWildlifeHabitat
a. TheDeerCanyonareaishometovariouswildlifespecies, whosehabitatswouldbedestroyedby thisspeculativeproject. Thisnaturalareaservesasavitalsanctuaryforthesespecies, andthe proposeddevelopmentwouldresultintheirreversiblelossofbiodiversityanddisruptthe ecologicalbalanceoftheregion.

6. LossofVegetationBenetingAirQuality
a. ThevegetationinDeerCanyonplaysanessentialroleinlteringtheair, helpingmitigatesmogfrom the91Freeway. Whenfreewaycongestionincreases, manyvehicles, includingheavytrucks, exit onImperialHighwayandtakethewindingroutethroughourareatobypasstra?ic, addingeven morepollution. Removingthisvegetationwouldhavedirect, adversee?ectsonairqualityfor AnaheimHillsresidents.

7. IncreasedSafetyRisksinaHigh-RiskZone
a. Addingnearly500unitsinAnaheimHillsraisesserioussafetyconcerns. OurareasitsneartheSan AndreasFault, increasingtheriskofstructuralfailureandsignicantdangerduringearthquakes.

Additionally, AnaheimHillsisathighriskforwildres, andtheincreasedpopulationdensitywould complicateevacuationduringemergencies, puttinglivesatrisk. Developinginahigh-riskarealike thisissimplynotprudent, asitwouldlikelyresultincomplexandpotentiallyhazardousevacuation scenarios.

8. DoesnotIncreasingtheHousingSupplyforthemarketsegmentmosta?ectedbythecurrent shortage
a. Ashigh-incomeunits, theimpactofthisproposedcomplexonthehousingmarketforlowtomiddle incomerentersandhomeownersseemshighlyquestionable.

Consideringtheseconcerns, IurgetheCityCounciltoreconsidertheDeerCanyonapartmentprojectanddeny thedevelopmentrequest.

Thelong-termimpactsontra?ic, environmentalstability, airquality, andresidentsafetyinAnaheimHillsshould beprioritizedoverspeculativerealestateinterests.

Ratherthancontributetooverdevelopmentinasensitivearea, IhopetheCouncilwillfocusonsustainable, wellconsideredsolutionsthatgenuinelyaddressthehousingcrisiswithoutcompromisingtheintegrityofour community. Thankyouforconsideringthesecomments.

ThankyouforyourcommitmenttolisteningtothevoicesofAnaheimresidents.

Sincerely,
TomMarshall
CityofAnaheimResident
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Dearcityofficials,
MynameisGillianMayLinandI’vebeenanAnaheimHillsresident, alongwithmyhusband, RichardLin, for15yearsandhaveoursmallbusinessintheheartofAnaheimHillsfor14years.

I’mwritingtorespectfullyaskyouNOTtoapprove, rezoneandeliminateanaturalhabitatforwildlifein DeerCanyon.

Wehaveseenandexperiencedtheincreaseoftrafficthroughtheyearsandit’sbecomeworsteveryday.

OurcityisthemajorpassagetoandfromCoronaandwheneverthe91isjammedup , ourcitybecomes thewaytogothrough! EverydaythetrafficonSantaAnaCanyonRoadstartsatabout1:30pmtill7pm, a lotofthetrafficisfromcommuterstryingtoavoidthefreewaytogoeast. Let’sallrememberthatthere areresidentswholivealongSantaAnaCanyonRoadandbecauseofthetraffic, theyhavetoendurethe trafficonasurfacestreetjusttogethome.

Ona “normal” day, ourdrivetofromourhousetoourbusiness (about4miles) wouldtakeusanywhere from10minutesto20minutes. Ifweleaveourbusinessanytimebetween5pmto7pm, it’dtakejust10 minutesjusttogetpasstheareaatImperialHighwayandthe91Eofframpwithallthetrafficgettingoff andblockingtheintersection!
Duringthe2017Canyonfireevacuation , a3.5milesdrivefromtheElRanchoCharterSchooltoLakeview drive, tookme2+ hours! Nottomentionthefreeway, ImperialHighwaywereallclosedthereforeIhadto goallthewaytoLakeviewinordertogetontoLaPalamaAvewhereourbusinessis. Andofcoursethe drivefromourhousetoElRanchowasanother1+ hour.

IamstronglyagainstthedevelopmentoftheDeerCanyonprojectbecauseoftheissuesmentioned. Our cityalreadyishavingadifficulttimehandlingthetrafficasisandwillabsolutelynotbeabletomanage duringanemergency!
Weloveourcity, ourcommunityandwecareaboutthepeopleandwhat’sgoingoninthecommunity tremendously!
Thankyou!
Regards,
GillianMayLIN
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IhavelivedinAHforover35yearsandhavedenitelyseenanincreaseintrac. Severalyearsago, duringare requiringevacua?on, wewereaskedtocheckonourfriendshomeandanimals. WelivenearNohlRanchRdand AnaheimHills. OurfriendshomeisonMarblehead isEastAH. Itnormally takesusnomorethan10minutes. Whenwe le? theirhome, ittookus11/2hrstogethome! LastweekItriedtogotoCostcobydrivingdownSantaAnaCanyon. It wasaround3pm. ThebackupoftracwassolongthatInallygaveupandwenthome. Wedonotneedtogiveup DeerParkandadd400aptunits! LookatwhathappenedinHawaiiwhenpeoplediedintheircarswhiletryingto evacuate! SoNo, wedonotneedmorehousingoSantaAnaCanyon! Leaveourparkalone!!! 1 Susana Barrios
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Pleasedonotapprovethis. Thereisalready somuchtracinthearea. Wedonotneedaddi?onalcarsonthestreets.

Evacua?onsrouteswillbeamessevenmorethantheyarenow.

DarrylShirley
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To: PublicComment; Ashleigh Aitken; TrevorO'Neil; Natalie Meeks; Stephen Faessel; Natalie Rubalcava; CarlosA. Leon; JoseDiaz; [email protected] Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] IOppose TheDeerCanyon SALTProject Somepeoplewhoreceivedthismessagedon'toftengetemailfrom Learnwhythisisimportant Warning: ThisemailoriginatedfromoutsidetheCityofAnaheim. Donotclicklinksoropen attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.

HelloIama25+ yearresidentofAnaheimHillsandI100% opposetheSALTbuildingprojectforDeer Canyon. Livinghereduringthehorriblehillfireswe'vehadinthelasttwodecades, thedevelopment wouldincreasetheevacuationtimesforresidentswhicharealreadyhorrificandputeveryonesafetyat risk. In2017, thestreettrafficonthemajorroadswasdisastrous. BusesweretryingtoheaddownWeir Canyonfromtheelementaryschoolsandtheywereatastand-still. Itwasthescariestscenetowatch andbepartof. Pleasekeepourfamiliessafeandnotbringadditionalstresstoourcommunity.

Thankyou,
LindaOnestinghel
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Ihavebeenaresident ofAnaheim Hillsfor32years - Iliveon 1.5milesfrom proposed DeerCanyon newhomedevelopment. Ihaveexperienced multiple volunteer evacuations duetofires. Thetimeconstraints tofirstgetbackhomefromwork/schooltothenpackupandtryto leavetheareahavebecome increasingly worse. Thegridlock onSantaAnaCanyon / NohlRanch Rd / Serrano during anormal commute dayisnowthenewpathway vsthe91. Addafirescenario regardless ofthe $500,000SaltProject isgivingFireDepartments wecan'tgetoutoftheareawith ourfamilies andpets!!! Wearestuckaslocalresidents evenwithout theEastbound commuters.

Thisnewproposal for500morehomes inaverytightspace offSanta Canyon Roadwillbea nightmare during ourevery increasing fireseasons.

IAMOPPOSED TOTHISNEWPROJECT ASARESIDENT OFANAHEIM HILLS.

CarrieNajera
92807
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DearAnaheimCityCouncil, AsanAnaheimhomeownerfornearly30years, Iamwritingtoopposethe proposed498-unitDeerCanyonapartmentcomplexand6adjacentluxuryhomesinAnaheimHills. WhileI recognizetheneedtoaddressSouthernCalifornia’shousingchallenges, thisproposeddevelopmentonthe76- acrewildernessareaoffSantaAnaCanyonRoadraisesseveralcriticalissuesthatwouldnegativelyimpactour communityandenvironment. 1. UnacceptableIncreasestoPublicSafetyRiska. Wildfireriskisextremelyhigh inAnaheimHills. AddingtheDeerCanyondevelopmentwillplaceadditionalstrainonevacuationroutes, fire fightersandpolice. Intheeventofawildfire, isDeerCanyondeemeddefensiblebylocalfirefighterscurrently?

2. UnsuitabilityoftheSiteforBuildinga. UnsuitableSoil - Theareaisknowntohaveunstablesoilthatissubject tolandslides – especiallyduringheavyrains. b. Overheadpowerlines - Willthebuildersassumeliabilityforthe potentialmedicalissuesresultingfromproximityoftheresidencestothehighvoltagepowerlinesoverhead? Havetheydisclosedthisasarisk? Thepowerlinesalsocontinuetobeapotentialsourceofaccidentalwildfire placingthefutureresidentsinanextremelyhigh-riskarea. c. Floodplain - Theproposeddevelopmentisatthe mouthofawatershedtotheSantaAnaRiver. Afuturefloodisamatterofwhen, notif. d. Whydiddevelopers passonthislandbackinthe1970swhentheareawasfirstsurveyed/zoned? i. Maybebecausetheaboverisks havebeenavoidedinthepastbykeepingthelandundeveloped. e. Howwellhasthesitebeenvettedbythe builders? f. Whobearstheriskshere – thedevelopers, thefutureresidents, orthecurrentresidents/taxpayers thatwillbestuckwithabillifthingsgowrong? 3. IncreasedriskofcrimeandvandalisminDeerCanyon. a. Itis inevitablethatincreasedutilizationwillleadtotheneedforincreasessurveillanceandpolicing – howdoesthe builderproposetomitigatethisrisk? b. Orcompensatecurrentnearbyresidentsforloweringtheirqualityoflife?

4. IncreasedTraffic, Noise, andPollution: a. Theproposeddevelopmentwouldsignificantlyincreasetrafficon SantaAnaCanyonRoad, directlyaffectingfamilieswholivealongorneartheroute. Currently, thenoiseand smogfromthenearby91Freewayalreadyimpactresidents, andthisadditionaltrafficburdenwouldexacerbate theissue, diminishingourcommunity’squalityoflife. Ourneighborhoodscannotenduretheworsening conditionsthatthisdevelopmentwouldimpose. 5. DestructionofLocalWildlifeHabitata. TheDeerCanyon areaishometovariouswildlifespecies, whosehabitatswouldbedestroyedbythisspeculativeproject. This naturalareaservesasavitalsanctuaryforthesespecies, andtheproposeddevelopmentwouldresultinthe irreversiblelossofbiodiversityanddisrupttheecologicalbalanceoftheregion. 6. LossofVegetationBenefiting AirQualitya. ThevegetationinDeerCanyonplaysanessentialroleinfilteringtheair, helpingmitigatesmog fromthe91Freeway. Whenfreewaycongestionincreases, manyvehicles, includingheavytrucks, exiton ImperialHighwayandtakethewindingroutethroughourareatobypasstraffic, addingevenmorepollution.

Removingthisvegetationwouldhavedirect, adverseeffectsonairqualityforAnaheimHillsresidents. 7.

IncreasedSafetyRisksinaHigh-RiskZonea. Addingnearly500unitsinAnaheimHillsraisesserioussafety concerns. OurareasitsneartheSanAndreasFault, increasingtheriskofstructuralfailureandsignificant dangerduringearthquakes. Additionally, AnaheimHillsisathighriskforwildfires, andtheincreasedpopulation densitywouldcomplicateevacuationduringemergencies, puttinglivesatrisk. Developinginahigh-riskarea likethisissimplynotprudent, asitwouldlikelyresultincomplexandpotentiallyhazardousevacuation scenarios. 8. DoesnotIncreasingtheHousingSupplyforthemarketsegmentmostaffectedbythecurrent shortagea. Ashigh-incomeunits, theimpactofthisproposedcomplexonthehousingmarketforlowtomiddle 1 incomerentersandhomeownersseemshighlyquestionable. Consideringtheseconcerns, IurgetheCity CounciltoreconsidertheDeerCanyonapartmentprojectanddenythedevelopmentrequest. Thelong-term impactsontraffic, environmentalstability, airquality, andresidentsafetyinAnaheimHillsshouldbeprioritized overspeculativerealestateinterests. Ratherthancontributetooverdevelopmentinasensitivearea, Ihopethe Councilwillfocusonsustainable, well-consideredsolutionsthatgenuinelyaddressthehousingcrisiswithout compromisingtheintegrityofourcommunity. Thankyouforconsideringthesecomments. Thankyouforyour commitmenttolisteningtothevoicesofAnaheimresidents. Sincerely, CityofAnaheimResident Like
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HillsPreserve.Thisprojectwillbethreeminutesfrommyhouse.TheplanforAnaheimHillshasbeenin placefor50years.Ithasworkedwell.Don'tabandonit.Thecityprofessionalsandthefireandpolice expertshavedeemeditathreattothehealthandsafetyofcitizensandfirstresponders.Thebuilderhas permissiontobuild34singlefamilyhomes.That'stheprojectthatbelongsthere.150carsversus 1,500.Don'tassumethatalackofresponses likemineindicatealackoffearandpassiontoopposethis outsizedproject.Thiswillbethelastplacetobuildalongthesceniccorridorstickwithagreatplanthat shouldbetaughtinclassrooms.Thecitygotitright50yearsago , don'tletanoutofstatebuilderbullya citywithtwoprofessionalteamsandthemostfamousthemeparkintheworld.MywifeandIhavelived nearlyourentire livesinthecity.WemovedtoAnaheimHillswhentherewerefewamenities not becauseitwassomehoity-toityaddress.Keeptheplan,protectthesceniccorridor.Houseswouldbemet withfavorbutnotapartments.RickClark Anaheim, CA92808.
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ToMayorAitkenandthemembersoftheAnaheimCityCouncil,
Iknowyou'velikelybeenfloodedwithmanyemailsandcallsregardingtheSALTprojectinAnaheimHills, butI'dliketoaddmyconcernswhenitcomestosafetyandfireevacuations.

AsaresidentofAH, Iexperiencedthe2017CanyonFire, somethingIneverhopetoexperienceagain. As youalreadyknow, thousandswereevacuated.

IwasatworkinOntariowhenIgotthenewsthatamandatoryevacuationwasinplace. Iimmediately packedupmyworkandcalledmyneighborstoseeiftheycouldhelpgathermyanimalsand evacuate withthemasIwastoldtherewasnowayIwouldbeletintogetthemoranythingelse, duetothetraffic jamsthatwerealreadyforminginthearea. IleftworkandmadeaplantomeetthemintheCinemaCity parkinglotoffofImperialandLaPalma. Ittookmenearlyanhourtogettherewhichnormallywouldtake me30minutes, andthenIwaitedanotherTWOhoursuntilwemetintheparkinglot. Thedriveformy neighbors tookTHREEHOURStomakeitfromSunsetRidge/SerranotoImperialandLaPalma, whichon anormaldaywouldtake15minutes.

Fastforwardsevenyears..... trafficintheneighborhoods, especiallyalongSantaAnaCanyonand SerranohasincreasinglygottenworsewitheveryonecuttingthroughAHtoavoidthe91tomaketheir wayhometotheIE. Byaddinga498unitapartmentcomplexplusnormalgrowthinexisting neighborhoods, howonearthwillwegetoutofhereSAFELY? Iunderstandthereisanevacuationplan, andalsotalkstowidenSAC, buthowlongwillthattakeandhowmuchwillthatcost? GiventhattheFire Chief, PoliceChiefandmanyothersareopposingthis, Iwouldliketounderstandhowyouallthinkthisis agoodidea??? Besidestheobviousbeingthefinancialgainforyouall, whataretheotherbenefitsof buildingthisinAH?
Belowareacouplephotostoshowyouhowfrighteningthiswastoseewhiledrivingtowardsmyhome knowingIwouldnotbeabletogetthereatthatmomentoreveragainbecausewhoknewwhatthe outcomewouldbe, andthenhavingtositontheothersideofthefreewaywatchingthesmokespread, andhearingthenonstopsirens.

Ifthisprojectmovesforward, Isurehopeyouarepreparedtocomeupwithanevenbetterevacuation plantogetusalloutalive. WedonotwanttoexperiencewhathappenedinLahainaorParadiseCA. 1 Sincerely,
TracyStutsky
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Iama38yearresidentofAnaheimHillsandstronglyopposedtotheSALTdevelopmentprojectinDeer Canyon. Noneedtorepeatthemanyreasonsdetailedbymyfellowresidents. Pleaseacknowledge and accepttheconcernsexpressedrepeatedlybymyneighborsandvoteNOontheproject.

Thankyou.

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Ijustwanted tovoicemyopposition tothisproject! Trying toevacuate during the2017fireswasa nightmare! Mychildren wereat school andthechildren whoweren'tpicked upin timewerebussed toCanyon HighSchool whichtookoveranhourduetotraffic. Theparents weredistraught, thekidswereterrified anditwasatotalmess!
Thisproject cannotgothrough!
Denise Holt
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Hi, I’mamemailingtoaskthatyoupleasedenytheSaltprojecttoaddapartmentsonSantaAnaheimCanyonroad. This roadisalreadytoocongested, especially duringpeaktrachours. Wecan’tdrivethroughourownstreetsfrom5-7most nights. Duringtherestracwasjammedandpeoplecouldn’tevacuatefastenough. Itistoomuchofasafetyrisk.

Thankyou
GabrielaJohnson
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Hello,
Iamwritingtoexpressmyconcernsaboutapendingprojectthatwouldaddover400homesinAnaheim Hills. Iamconcernedabouttheeffectondailytrafficflow & especially intheeventofanevacuation.

Mysonwas16inNovember2007andworkedparttimeatTogo'sintheFestivalcenter. Theentirecenter wasshutdown & evacuatedduetoafire. Ittookhimover1hourtodrive1.6miles.

Pleaselistentotheconcernsoftheresidentsthathavelivedheremanyyears & havelivedthroughthe evacuations.

PleaselistentoFire & Policedepartmentsthatopposethisproject.

Sincerely,
YvonneThompson
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Towhom itmayconcern,
Wehavebeenresidents oftheproposed building areafor39years.

Wehavebeenwatching thedevelopment oftheareathroughout thattimeperiod.

Unfortunately, wenowhavesomuchtraffic congestion thatthisareaisnolonger safeduring any natural ormanmadeemergency situations thatmayoccur.

Thereisonlyonewayoutofthisareatoreach safety. Thishasbeendemonstrated thelastfewtimes wehavetriedtoevacuate during firethreats inthisarea.

Ittookseveral hourstogo1/2mileandwecouldnotescape theunbreathable air.

Please don’tputlivesinanyadditional danger. Moving more people/traffic intothisareaisnot sustainable atthistime.

Thank you
Nancy Cadreau
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Pleasedon’tchangethezoneonthepropertySaltpurchased onSantaAnaCanyon.

Theyknewwhentheyboughtitthatitwasforunder30singlefamilyhomes.

Itisadangertoaddsomanycarstoouralreadycongested roads. Inare, itwillbedeadly, likeLahaina.

Thankyou,
Chris?neVanDenEykel
24yearresidentofAnaheimHills
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DearCityrepresentatives,
Pleaserememberthatyouhavebeentrustedtorepresentthepeople. Yourdecisionsmustreflectwhat themajorityofpeoplewishintheircommunity.

Thankyouforrepresenting thepeopleandtheirconcernsandinterests.

Sincerely,
DarleneMizumoto
OpposedtoDeerCanyonApartmentsproject
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Iama44yearresidentofAnaheimHillsandIstronglyopposethebuildingofamulti-storyapartment complexinDeerCanyon. LiterallyeverypersonIhavetalkedtoisalsoagainstit. Trafficisalreadya problemandwouldbeanightmareifafireevacuationwasmandated.

Pleasedonotapprovethisunwelcomemonstrosity. Wewillcloselywatchthisandwillsupportthose localpoliticianswhovoteagainstitandwillactivelystrivetocondemnthosewhovoteforit. 1 Susana Barrios
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IliverightnearDeerCanyoninMohlerCanyon. TherecanneverbeevenathoughtofBuilding. Dangertoalllifethere includinghumanlifewithFireDisaster. WhatiswrongwiththeCitytoevenconsidersuchaasco?!! ShameShame ShameSentfrommyiPhone
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Wearewriting todaytoexpress ouropposition totheDeerCanyon/SALTDevelopment thatisslated forourbeloved DeerCanyon Preserve lands.

Wehavebeenresidents ofAnaheim Hills, specifically DeerCanyon since2001, myhusband 20 yearsbefore thathaving grown upsurrounding theAnaheim HillsGolfCourse. Weareincredibly fond ofour “town” asAnaheim Hillsreally isatown; asmall community thathasa “small town” feel.

Recently ourbeloved smalltownhaschanged intomoreofametropolitan citydespite theopposition fromalmost allresidents. Wewillciteafewexamples ofthesechanges:

1. Years agowhilecommuting toSouthCounty forwork, Iwasunable totakethecostly tollroad homeduetothethousands ofInlandEmpire commuters blocking access tothe91Westbound lanes.

2. Years later, IEcommuters nowchoose totravelthrough ourneighborhoods viaSerranoAvenue andSantaAnaRoad, oftenblocking residents fromaccess totheirstreets. Inaddition, itis increasingly difficult andtimeconsuming todosimple errands suchasschool dropoffs/pickups, sports practice andgrocery shopping during rushhourasourstreets arejampacked withcommuters whodonotliveinourneighborhoods.

3. DeerCanyon isageminourcommunity. Residents hike, bicycle, walktheirdogs, create family memories andphotographs inthisbeautiful canyon. Destroying thiscanyon toerectalargeconcrete building willruinthecharm andsmalltownfeelallresidents havecometolove.

3. DuetoourtimelivinginAnaheim Hills, wehavebeensubject tomultiple fireevacuations. Thelast bigfire, inOctober of2018, wasanevacuation nightmare. Schools werenotevacuated intimeputting ourchildren asrisk. Iwasinmychild’sclassroom atCanyon RimElementary andsawflames charging downthehill, thankfully beingputting outjustbefore reaching thecampus. THISIS UNACCEPTABLE. Students whowerenotabletobepicked upbytheirparents intimewereushered ontobusses fora2hourjourney downtoCanyon HighSchool; enduring abusridewithno bathrooms, noaccess toneeded medication insomecases. I’msureyouareaware oftheshort distance between Canyon RimandCanyon High. Thattriptook2HOURS. Why? Because evacuation routesoffthishillarelimited andourresident numbers arealready maxxed out. Toomany people, toomany cars, toomuchneedless risktoresidents. Ourfamilywasevacuated fromSerrano andSunset Ridge…itwasa2hourand25minute drivetoreachtheOrange MalloffTustinAvenue.

Ouryoung children wereterrified asweweresurrounded byblacksmoke, fallingash, racing firetrucks, siren, helicopters, andflames. Wecanonlyimagine withfearwhatwillhappen during the nextfirewhentherearethousands morepeople andcarsadded tothemix. 1 Weareasking fortheCitytonotapprove thisdevelopment. Ourdream homewhichwepurchased in 2018looksoutoverDeerCanyon andourmosttreasured familyactivity istowatchthesunsetover ourbeautiful DeerCanyon. Please stoptheneedless destruction ofourneighborhood andpleasedo notallowanincreased safety riskandqualityoflifedecline tothisresidents whoalready livehere.

Thank you,
MistyandJohnSchumacher
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Astheconges?onalongSantaAnaCynRdcon?unuestoincreaseImustndasolu?onforlivinginEastAnaheim. My solu?onwillbethecityofOrange. Tus?nAvenueoersTarget, HomeDepot, specialtygrocers, restaurants, etc.

Ihatetotakemybusinessawayfrom20yearplusbusinesses buttheplanningcommission caresmoreaboutMaria sheltering inplacefromtheinevitableres, enjoyingherupscaleameni?esthanforthousandsofresidentswhose?led heretoenjoyagoodqualityoflife. Iguessapluswhensellingmyhomewillbetostate…WESTOFIMPERIAL HIGHWAY.

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Iamwri?ngtoexpressmyconcernswiththeproposed projecttobuildanapartment complex intheDeerCanyon area.

Themainconcernistheamountofaddedcarsthisprojectwouldbringtothearea. Irememberhavingtoevacuate duringapastreandthetracwassobad. The91FWYwasclosedinbothdirec?onscausingSantaAnaCanyonRd.

Goingwesttobestopped. TraconFes?valwasalsostopped. MymotherinlawlivedattheFountainGlenapartments andwecouldnotgettoher. A?ersi?ngintracforover3hours, wehadtoparkinthemiddleoftheTargetparkinglot andsitthereforanaddi?onal3hoursbeforethetracletup. Icanonlyseethisbecomingaworstsitua?onwiththe addi?on1000carsaddedinthisareainthenextreevacua?on. PleaseDONOTvotetoapprovetjisproject.

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1 Susana Barrios
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RE: DeerCanyonDevelopmentOpposition
IamaresidentofAnaheimHills.

IopposetheproposedrezoninginDeerCanyontobuilda498unitapartmentcomplex.

ThePlanningDepartment, FireDepartment, andPoliceDepartmentareallAGAINSTthis project.

The "KnowYourWay" fireevacuationroutewillbeseverelyimpededbytheadditionof 1000's+ cars.

TheproposedprojecteliminatesthehabitatforknownendangeredspeciesinDeerCanyon.

Thisill-consideredprojectisdetrimentaltothesafetyofhumanlivesandtowildlife.

MyvoteisNOtotheDeerCanyondevelopmentproject!
LynnMatus-Collins
AnaheimHills, CA92808
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IamwritingtoexpressmydeepconcernregardingtheproposednewhousingdevelopmentinDeer Canyon. Asaresidentof30yearswholivesdirectlybehindFestivalShoppingCenter, Iurgeyouto reconsiderthisprojectduetothesignificantrisksitposestopublicsafety, trafficinfrastructure, andthe delicateecologicalbalanceoftheregion.

Oneofthemostpressingconcernsisthepotentialimpactonourcommunity'sevacuationplanduring wildfireemergencies. Theincreasedpopulationdensityfromthenewdevelopmentwillinevitablyleadto heaviertrafficcongestiononalreadystrainedroads. Thiscouldseverelyhinderevacuationefforts, potentiallytrappingresidentsinharm'sway. MyfamilyandIhavebeenevacuatedthreetimesin30 years, andeverytimewearestuckinconsiderabletrafficwhereittook2.5hourstogoafewblocks. in fact, weCOULDNOTEVACUATEandinsteadsatintheFestivalparkinglot, wonderingifwewouldburnto death! Wearesittingducks!
Inaddition, myfamilyandIwereinMauiduringtheMauifires. THEONLYDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHOSE

OFUSLIVINGINANAHEIMHILLSANDTHOSEINMAUIISTHEMAUIPEOPLECOULDJUMPINTOTHE WATER. WEHAVEHILLSTHATAREFIREFUELORTHEFREEWAY! Areyouwillingtohavethebloodshed andlossoflivesonyourhandsandheartswhen (notif) weareevacuatedagainandover1,000more peoplearetryingtoleave???
Furthermore, theexpansionofurbandevelopmentintothissensitiveareawillencroachuponcritical wildlifehabitatandnaturalresources. Thelossofopenspaceandincreasedhumanactivitycandisrupt delicateecosystemsandcontributetohabitatfragmentation.

Iimploreyoutoprioritizepublicsafety, environmentalprotection, andsustainabledevelopment. By haltingthisproject, wecansafeguardourcommunity, preserveournaturalheritage, andensureamore resilientfutureforgenerations tocome.

Stopthecorruption! Iattendedtheplanningmeetingthatwentonfor6hours! Whyarethesemeetingsin AnaheimandnotAnaheimHillswheremoreresidentscouldreadilyattend? Mostpeoplecannottake timeoffworkat4PMtoattenda5PMmeeting. Makethemeetingsatatimeandplacethatisconvenient tothoseofuswhoaremostimpactedbythisdisasterofaplan. Infact, oneofthemembersofthe planningcommissionevenstatedthatnoneofthemlivein "thehills" andthatweneededtosuckitup 1 andacceptsomeofthehousing. Itshowsthattheydon'tcareaboutoursafetyorourlives. Thereare plentyofotheroptionssuchastheoldKaiserbuildingoffofLakeviewwhereitisnotimpactedbyfire evacuationzones.

DONOTENDANGERTHERESIDENTSOFANAHEIMHILLS! NOONBUILDINGINDEERCANYON! Thankyouforyourtimeandconsideration.

JoniGaynor
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Weagreethatevacuationwiththislargeagroupofnewhomeswillbecomehazardous ifbuilt. Ifyou've everbeenthroughfiresthatthreatenedpeopleandtheiranimalsyouwouldunderstandthe problem. We'velivedinYorbaLindasince1969andhavelivedthroughthistypeofproblem. Morethan once.

No, tothistypeofincreaseinhousing.

Millers
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Thetracisalreadyamajorproblem. Itisverydiculttoturnintoourstreetorexit. Weneedtobeabletoevacuate at any ?me.

SandiGo?shall-Sager
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From: MarkVanDenEykel <[email protected]>
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Towhomitmayconcern,
Pleasedonotre-zonethepropertyinquestion. Thetrafficfireduringfiresisalreadyunacceptablefor safety.

Thankyou,
MarkVanDenEykel
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From: David DeRidder <frozentundra61@gmail. com>
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Iurgeyoutodisapprove theDeerCanyonproject. Manyinthecommunity opposeitbutalsofeelithasalreadybeen approved throughbackdooragreements. Pleasevoteinfavorofpublicsafety, pleasestanduptocorrup?on.

Thankyou,
DavidMDeRidder
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Hello,
IamarecenthomeownerofAnaheimHills, Wemovedtothisareabecauseof 91Freewaysarealwayscongested ( Westinmorning, eastinevening). andduetothatSantaAnaCanyon RdfromImperialHwytoGypsumCanyonbecomesoverlyCrowdedandmakesWeirCanyon blockedas well.

ThisalreadycreatesabigissuewithourSchooldropoffpickup, nottomentionEvacuationnightmarewe arealreadyhaving.

AddingmoreHousesnotonlyputsmorecarsonthestreetitalsoaddsmorechaosandriskforallofthe existingresidentsandnewresidents.

Ourschoolsarealsoatthepeak, addedmorefamilyaddsmorekidstoSchool.

Iwillnotbeabletoattendthemeetinginperson. butplstakethisasmyofficialrequesttorejectthis DeerCanyonProjectandfindabetterplaceforthesamemaybeafter241/91junction. thanks
SaketShah
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From: nicolePITTAM <[email protected]>
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Deercanyon project
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PleasedoNOTapprovethisproject.

Itisofgreatconcerntoourcommunity.

Ourlocalwildlifewillbeaected. Thisareaisavitalsanctuary formanyspecies. Itwilldisrupttheecological balance of ourarea. Whatisacommunity withoutlocalwildlife. Theoverdevelopment ofcommuni?esiswhattakesawaythe beautyofourworld.

Theamountoftracwillnotbesupported byourcurrentroadsandinfrastructure. Onadaytodaybasis.

Intheeventofarethiswillcausemajorissueswithevacua?on.

Ourcommunity androadscannotsupportthismanypeoplemovingintothisarea.

Howdoesthishighpriceofhousingxthehousingissuesinourcity? Itdoesn’t.

ItoverpopulatesourcityofAnaheimhillsandcon?nuestoincreasetraconthe91. Alsocausingmassconges?onon ouroneroadleadingthruAnaheimhills. SantaAnacanyonreisalreadyhighlycongested duetoWazediver?ngeveryone othe91thatliveintheIE.
wearealreadyba?lingspeedingcarsthatresultindeadlyaccidents.

Pleasepleasepleasereconsiderthisdevelopment.

Allthebest,
NikkiPi?am
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DearAnaheimCityCouncilMembers,
Pleaserejectthisproject. Approvingitwouldsignificantlyimpacttrafficandsafety. Evacuationduring fireswouldbeimpactedaswell. Pleasedonottakeanyactionthatwillresultinthewell-beingofour beautiful, safeandquietcommunity.

Thankyou,
Vipul & RupaMehta
AnaheimHills, CA
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1. Increased Traffic, Noise, andPollution: Theproposeddevelopment wouldsignificantly increasetrafficonSantaAnaCanyon Road, directlyaffectingfamilieswholivealongorneartheroute. Currently, thenoiseandsmogfromthenearby 91Freeway already impactresidents, andthisadditionaltrafficburdenwouldexacerbatetheissue, diminishingourcommunity'squalityof life. Ourneighborhoods cannotenduretheworseningconditions thatthisdevelopment wouldimpose.

2. DestructionofLocalWildlifeHabitat: TheDeerCanyonareaishometovariouswildlifespecies, whosehabitatswouldbe destroyedbythisspeculative project. Thisnaturalareaservesasavitalsanctuary forthesespecies, andtheproposed development wouldresultintheirreversiblelossofbiodiversity anddisrupttheecological balanceoftheregion.

3. LossofVegetation BenefitingAirQuality: ThevegetationinDeerCanyonplaysanessentialroleinfilteringtheair, helping mitigatesmogfromthe91Freeway. Whenfreeway congestionincreases, manyvehicles, includingheavytrucks, exiton Imperial Highway andtakethewindingroutethroughourareatobypass traffic, addingevenmorepollution.

Removingthisvegetation wouldhavedirect, adverseeffectsonairqualityforAnaheim Hillsresidents.

4. IncreasedSafetyRisksinaHigh-RiskZone: Addingnearly500unitsinAnaheim Hillsraises serious safetyconcerns. Ourareasits neartheSanAndreasFault, increasingtheriskofstructural failureandsignificant dangerduringearthquakes. Additionally, Anaheim Hillsisathighriskforwildfires, andtheincreasedpopulationdensitywouldcomplicateevacuationduringemergencies, puttinglivesat risk. Developinginahigh-riskarealikethisissimplynotprudent, asitwouldlikelyresultincomplex andpotentially hazardous evacuationscenarios.

Inlightoftheseconcerns, IurgetheCityCounciltoreconsider theDeerCanyonapartment project. Thelong-termimpactsontraffic, environmental stability, airquality, andresident safetyinAnaheim Hillsshouldbeprioritizedoverspeculativerealestateinterests.

Ratherthancontributetooverdevelopment inasensitivearea, IhopetheCouncilwillfocusonsustainable, well-consideredsolutions thatgenuinely address thehousingcrisiswithout compromising theintegrityofourcommunity.

Thankyouforconsideringthesecomments.

JimOppeau
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From: JyllianHurwitz <jyllianhurwitz@yahoo. com>
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] NOonDeerCanyonProject
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Hello,
IopposetheDeerCanyonProject. Itisunsafeforourfamily. Wespecically movedtothisneighborhood toavoidre evacua?ontrac. Thisprojectwillnega?velyimpactourreevacua?on ?mes!!!! NOonDeerCanyonProject.

Sincerely,
JyllianRhodes
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Pleaseconsiderthelackofabilitytocurrentlyexitthisareaandtheloomingdevelopment attheFes?valCenter. Addthis tothefactthat91driversuseSantaAnaandWeirCanyonasalternate routesandwehaveNOabilitytogetanywhere a?er3pmnow. Ifthereisadisasterwewilllikelyhavemasscasual?es. Youcannotbuildwherethereisacleardangerto life.

AlineYoung
AnaheimHillsCA
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From: DianeBuehler <[email protected]>
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Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] VoteNOonDeerCanyon Project
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PleasevoteNOontheDeerCanyonProject! ThegridlockinAnaheimHillsintheafternoonisterrible. It tookus3hourstogetoffthehillduringthelastfire. Thefiremenandpoliceareaskingyoutovoteagainst theprojectforsafetyreasons. Theplanningcommissionstaff, whodidtheresearchonthepositivesand negativesoftheproject, recommended aNOvoteontheproject. Yettheplanningcommission voted YES. Nobodyinthecommunitywantsthisproject. Sopleaselistentothepeopleyourepresentandvote NO.

DianeBuehler
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From: NickBartz <[email protected]>
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Hello,
Ihavebeenaresident inAnaheimHillsforthelast20yearswhereIhavegrownupandamnowraisingafamilyofmy own.

Istronglyopposethedeercanyonproject. Thisprojectisendangering theresidentsofAnaheimHillsbyaddingatonof extratractoanareacurrentlyatcapacity. Whentheresof2018happenedtracwassointensethatIhadtodriveon thewrongsideoftheroaddownSerranoinordertorescuemypetsandvaluables. Addingmoretracwillensurethatit willbeimpossible toevacuatesafelywhenthenextrecomes.

Pleasedonotfollowgreedanddowhatisrightbythecommunity.

Thankyou,
NickBartz
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IamwritingasaresidentofEastAnaheim/AnaheimHills. IliveupWeirCanyonandopposethislarge developmentbeingproposed. Mytwobiggestconcernsaretrafficandevacuations. Weliveinafirezone andnowhaveahardtimegettingfireinsurance. Adding500+ moreresidentsthatwouldneedto evacuatewouldbeimpossible, asitwasprovendifficulttoevacuateduringthelastfireforthosealready livinghere. TrafficalongSantaAnaCanuonandallofthebackroadsleadingtothe91freewayare alreadyanightmareonadailybasisandmakeitdifficulttojustdrivewithinthecityduringpeakhours.

Thisdevelopmentwouldaddtothisproblem. Finally, thisisalargewildlifepreservethat, despitethe developersstatingtheywouldkeepaportiondedicatedtothepreserve, itwouldgreatlyimpactthe ecosystemandthewildlifehabitatsthatwecontinuouslyencroachupon. Pleasereconsiderthisproject andmaybejustapprovethedevelopmentbeingbuiltwheretheoldmovietheaterwasbehindtheFestival shoppingcenter.

Thankyou,
DianeWoodworth
AnaheimHillsresident
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From: KatiePettit <kmp@chattenbrownlawgroup. com>
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To: Ashleigh Aitken; Norma C. Kurtz; JoseDiaz; CarlosA. Leon; Natalie Rubalcava; Stephen Faessel; Natalie Meeks
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MayorAitkenandCouncilmembers:

Asdetailedintheattachedletter, ithascometoourattentionthattheapplicantsentanultimatumtothe CityonSeptember27, 2024, stating “ItisSALT’sintenttofileformaldevelopmentapplications for \[three\] Builder’sRemedyprojectsonorbeforeDecember4, 2024, iftheHillsPreserveprojecthasnotbeen approvedbythatdate.”
ToavoidanycompromisetotheCity’sindependentdecision-makingauthorityontheSALTProject, the CitymustcontinuethehearingontheProjectuntilafterDecember4, 2024, thetriggerdateofSALT’s threat.

Werespectfully requestconfirmationofreceiptofthisemailandtheattachedletter. Thankyouforyour consideration ofthesecomments.

Sincerely,
KatiePettit
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Anaheim, CA 92805
Re: Comments on the Proposed SALT Development Project - Agenda Item #31 Mayor Aitken and Councilmembers:

On behalf of community members and residents of Anaheim Hills, we provide the below comments on SALT Development LLC’s proposed “Hills Preserve” development along Santa Ana Canyon Road (the “Project”), which will be considered at tomorrow’s City Council meeting.1 The Project requests a General Plan Amendment, Zoning Reclassification, Zoning Code Amendment, Tentative Tract Map, Discretionary Tree Removal Permit, and Development Agreement.

After careful review of the Project materials and environmental impact report (“EIR”), we identified several violations of the California Environmental Quality Act, as well as the City of Anaheim’s (“ City”) General Plan and municipal code, as identified below.

Furthermore, it has come to our attention that the applicant sent an ultimatum to the City on September 27, 2024: “It is SALT’s intent to file formal development applications for [three] Builder’ s Remedy projects on or before December 4, 2024, if the Hills Preserve project has not been approved by that date.” ( Exhibit A, SALT Letter to City.) Before the City Council can approve a General Plan Amendment project, it is required to make specified findings of fact. SALT filed three unrelated separate development applications totaling over 1,000 units with the apparent purpose of forcing the City to approve this Project.

SALT’s statement essentially presents a veiled threat and compromises the City’s decisionmaking process by framing the situation as an either/or choice, pressuring the City to approve the Hills Preserve project or face a much larger development under the “Builder’ s Remedy” law. By 1 These comments apply to the “Alternative 2” Project that is described in the City’s Statement of Overriding Considerations and Project EIR, as well as the Preferred Project. The Alternative 2 Project eliminates six single-family homes from the Preferred Project, and does not alleviate any of the below-identified deficiencies with the EIR and Project.

Aitken, Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel, Meeks
October 28, 2024

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invoking this law, SALT attempts to effectively strip the City of its authority to make independent planning decisions. The implicit threat that SALT will proceed with the Builder’ s Remedy projects if its proposal is rejected attempts to coerce a favorable decision, while undermining normal environmental and planning review processes. This tactic limits public input and discourages the City from fully considering community concerns or alternative proposals, ultimately compromising the integrity of the planning process by forcing a decision based on fear rather than on the merits of the project and its alignment with the City’s goals.

Since the City’s independent decision-making authority on this Project would be compromised, the City must continue the hearing on the Project until after December 4, 2024, the trigger date of SALT’s threat.

The City owes a duty to its residents to provide unbiased, objective decision-making and consider the environmental impacts of this Project; and to protect health, safety, and welfare of residents. The City cannot do so with a threat hanging over its head.

I. The City Council Is Not Obligated to Approve the Project We first want to address the erroneous claims made by SALT through its counsel in a September 27, 2024 letter to the City. Incredulously, SALT is wielding the threat of other projects it proposed purely to bully the City into approving a project that conflicts with the General Plan, requires major deviations from the zoning code, severely impacts the sole evacuation route for the community as determined by the City’s own fire chief, significantly increases vehicle miles travelled impacts, destroys designated critical habitat, and contains zero affordable housing.

Counsel for SALT wrote to the City:

W]e have presented the City with two options for this site. The first option, the Hills Preserve project, is the project currently before the Planning Commission… The second option is a trio of developments proposed under the state’ s “ Builder’ s Remedy” law, Gov. Code § 65589.5(d), collectively comprising 1,280 homes on these parcels (“ Builder’s Remedy projects”). If the City chooses to approve the Hills Preserve project, SALT will withdraw the pending preliminary applications for the Builder’ s Remedy projects. However, if the City denies the Hills Preserve project, SALT intends to file formal development applications for the Builder’ s Remedy projects. As described below, the City is legally prohibited from disapproving the Builder’s Remedy projects or approving them in a manner that reduces those projects’ feasibility. (Exhibit A.)
Not only is this bad faith, but it is also a threat. SALT filed three preliminary project applications on June 7, 2024, and is using these applications in an attempt to force the City to approve a Aitken, Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel, Meeks
October 28, 2024

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completely separate project. SALT issues a clear threat to the City: “It is SALT’s intent to file formal development applications for the Builder’ s Remedy projects on or before December 4, 2024, if the Hills Preserve project has not been approved by that date.” The decision of whether or not to approve the Project is purely discretionary for the City and it must be made with full discretion. SALT has undercut the City’s discretion through its plan to force the City’s hand. Notably, SALT sent this letter to the City “in response to the staff report” provided in advance of the Planning Commission hearing on the Project, where staff found that two of the four required findings for a General Plan Amendment cannot be made. (Exhibit A, September 27, 2024 Letter from SALT to City.)
SALT’s plan appears to be having its intended effect. The Staff Report released before SALT’s letter recommended denial of the requested General Plan amendment for failure to meet the required findings. (September 30, 2024 Planning Commission Report, p. 23.) However, after SALT issued its threat, the City Council Agenda Report now recommends that the City Council approve the requested General Plan Amendment and certify the EIR. (October 29, 2024 City Council Agenda Report.)
Rather than incorporate changes to the Project or identify alternative locations in good faith to address the City’s concerns, SALT instead undermined the discretionary nature of the City Council’s decision. For this reason alone, the hearing on the Project must be continued until after SALT’s stated “ deadline.” 2
We also wish to briefly address SALT’s claim that “in the event the General Plan Amendment is denied per staff’ s recommendation, the City will be required by state housing law to approve the alternative projects SALT has put forward.” As SALT itself notes, the Housing Accountability Act does not strip local agencies of their ability to deny or condition projects where they find the projects “would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety.” Furthermore, these findings are only required if a “ proposed housing development project complies with applicable, objective general plan, zoning, and subdivision standards and criteria, including design review standards.” ( Government Code Section 65589.5(j)(1).) The Housing Accountability Act further states specifically that nothing relieves a local agency from making the required CEQA findings and otherwise complying with CEQA. (Government Code Section 65589.5 subd.(e).)
2 We find it worth noting that nothing prevents SALT from obtaining its approval for the Project from the City, and then filing formal applications for the three “Builder’s Remedy projects” regardless.

Aitken, Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel, Meeks
October 28, 2024

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