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14. The Developer is trying to buy his way into approval of this project as is. Several of the <br />neighbors who live on Spurgeon Street have reported that the Developer has contacted <br />them on several occasions asking what it would take to get them to support the project, <br />including offers of repairs and upgrades to their property. At a recent Planning <br />Commission meeting the Developer admitted to the plan to pay the Discovery Center over <br />$1,000,000 to help them with their planned parking structure project if they indicate <br />support of the 2525 North Main Street project. The Developer is promising to spend $1.41M <br />for park improvements, however as the project management team has documented, the <br />Developer in lieu of giving the City $1.41M and allowing the City to make the improvements, <br />have the option of making the improvements themselves with the variation of allowing <br />them to spend "up to" $1.4M for improvements. This would allow them to spend <br />significantly less money on improvements to which the project management staff has <br />agreed. The Developer has stated that they would provide 24 hour security surveillance <br />for the Park Santiago neighborhood for 55 years, however with the yearly option of ceasing <br />this service. Also the area for surveillance does not encompass the entire Park Santiago <br />community, instead stopping short at Santiago Street. It is true that the Developer has <br />more substantial financial resources that can be used to help influence the City Council to <br />decide in their favor while the hard working residents of Park Santiago do not. What we <br />are hoping is that the members of the City Council listen to their constituents and <br />understand our concerns and reject this project as currently planned with the request to <br />develop a workable solution that all parties can support. <br />Mayor Pulido, I sincerely want to thank you for your time in reviewing my letter and the concerns <br />of the Park Santiago community. I invite you to take a ride or a walk through our lovely <br />neighborhood, talk with some of the residents and get a good feeling of the charm and uniqueness <br />of Park Santiago. I believe that you too will be convinced that the community is special. Thank - <br />you. <br />