1/30/13 City of Los Angeles Mall- Fw:I: 13·0078 CASP Support Letter

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Sharon Gin <sharon.gin@lacity.org>To: Etta Armstrong <etta.armstrong@lacity.org>

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City of Los Angeles City Council,Planning and Land Use Management CommitteeCouncilmember Mitchell EnglanderCouncilmember Jose HuizarCouncflmember Ed Reyes200 North Spring StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Honorable Councilmembers,

The Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition supports the Planning Department and Planning Commission'srecommendation to set the base residential Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the Urban Village areas of the CornfieldsArroyo-Seco Specific Plan (CASP). We have been encouraged by the City's efforts to create a forward thinkingplan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and incentivize the development of mixed use, high-densitycommunities near transit.

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After much discussion at the City Planning Commission hearings over the last several months and as the resultsof an independent analysis, it became clear that in order to accomplish balanced mixed use development,deliberate efforts must be made to protect commercial and industrially zoned land In the CASP area. GivenCASP's proximity to downtown and other market forces, there is currently, and will continue to be, greaterpressure to develop the area for residential over other uses. As such, we agree with the City Planning Departmentand Planning Commission that the combination of a 1.5 residential base FAR in the CASP's Urban Village, alongwith the development incentives included in CASP, will facilitate balanced, high-density development in the area.We respectfully request PLUM's support and approval for this recommendation from the Planning Commission.

Sincerely,

Eric BruinsPlanning & Policy Director

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Michael LoGrande, Director, LA Department of City PlanningAlan Bell, Deputy Director, LA Department of City PlanningKen Bernstein, Principal City Planner, LA Department of City PlanningClaire Sowin, Senior City Planner, LA Department of City PlanningJill Sourial, CD 1 Staff, Councilmember Ed Reyes

Eric BruinsPlanning & Policy DirectorLos Angeles County Bicycle Coalitiont: 213.629,2142 I f: 213.629.2259

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1/30/13 City of Los Angeles Mail - Fwd: 13-0078 CASPI recommendation

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Sharon Gin <sharon.gin@lacity.org>To: Etta Armstrong <etta.armstrong@lacity.org>

Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 1:45 PM

-------- Forwarded message --------From: Claire Bowin <c!aire.bowin@lacity.org>Date: Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 1:07 PMSubject: 13-0078 CASP / recommendationTo: Sharon Gin <sharon.gin@lacity.org>

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--------- Forwarded message ---------From: Diana Wu <dianapeiwu@gmaiLcom>Date: Tue, Jan 29,2013 at 10:08 AMSubject: CASP / recommendationTo: councilmember.reyes@lacity.org, councilmember.huizar@lacity.org, Councilmember.Englander@!acity.orgCc: Claire Bowin <daire.bowin@lacity.org>, michael.logrande@!acity.org, afan.bell@lacity.org,ken. bernstein@facity.org, jill. sourial@lacity.org

January 29, 2013

City of Los Angeles City Council,Planning and Land Use Management CommitteeCouncil member Mitchell EnglanderCouncil member Jose HuizarCouncil member Ed Reyes200 North Spring StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Honorable Councilmembers,

I am writing this letter to express my support for the Planning Department and Planning Commission'srecommendation to set the base residential Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in the Urban Village areasof the Cornfields Arroyo-Seco Specific Plan (CASP). We have been encouraged by the City'sefforts to create a forward thinking plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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and incentivize the development of mixed use, high-density communities near transit.

After much discussion at the City Planning Commission hearings over the last several monthsand as the results of an independent analysis, it became clear that in order to accomplishbalanced mixed use development, deliberate efforts must be made to protect commercial andindustrially zoned land in the CASP area. Given CASP's proximity to downtown and othermarket forces, there is currently, and will continue to be, greater pressure to develop the areafor residential over other uses. As such, we agree with the City Planning Department andPlanning Commission that the combination of a 1.5 residential base FAR in the CASP's UrbanVillage, along with the development incentives included in CASP, will facilitate balanced, high-density development in the area. We respectfully request PLUM's support and approval for thisrecommendation from the Planning Commission.

Sincerely,

Diana Pei Wu, PhD2131 Lincoln Park AveLos Angeles, CA 90038

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Michael LoGrande, Director, LA Department of City PlanningAlan Bell, Deputy Director, LA Department of City PlanningKen Bernstein, Principal City Planner, LA Department of City PlanningClaire Bowin, Senior City Planner, LA Department of City PlanningJill Sourial, CD 1 Staff, Councilmember Ed Reyes

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NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

January 28, 2013

City of Los Angeles City Council,Planning and Land Use Management CommitteeCouncilmember Mitchell EnglanderCouncilmember Jose HuizarCouncilmember Ed Reyes200 North Spring StreetLos Angeles, CA 90012

Re: Support Planning Department and Planning Commission'sRecommendations for Cornfields Arroyo-Seco Specific Plan

Dear Honorable Councilmembers,

On behalf of the Natural Resources Defense Council, we are writing thisJetter to express our support for the Planning Department and PlanningCommission's recommendation for the Cornfields Arroyo-Seco Specific Plan(CASP). We have been encouraged by the City's significant efforts to create aforward thinking plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,' protect near-highwayresidents, and incentivize the development of mixed use, high-density conimunitiesnear transit.

After much discussion at the City Planning Commission hearings over thelast several months and as the results ofan independent analysis, it became clearthat in order to accomplish balanced mixed use development, deliberate effortsmust be made to promote commercial development in the CASP area. Accordingly,we support the City Planning Department and Planning Commission'srecommendations that the for this specific area, the combination of a 1.5 residentialbase FAR in the CASP's Urban Village, along with the development incentivesincluded in CASP, will facilitate balanced, high-density development in the area.We respectfully request PLUM's support and approval for this recommendationfrom the Planning Commission.

Sincerely,

Adriano MartinezLizzeth HenaoNatural Resources Defense Council

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