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Salas, Diana <br />From: <br />Maria Ruvalcaba <maria.ru91@gmail.com> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, March 03, 2020 2:30 PM <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Cc: <br />thrivesantaana@gmail.com <br />Subject: <br />Item 75A <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, <br />My name is Maria and I both live and work in Santa Ana. <br />I am writing in support of Item 75A to support THRIVE Santa Ana, the first community land trust (CLT) in Santa <br />Ana, promoting development based on local needs, local vision and resident participation. I urge you today <br />to approve the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with THRIVE Santa Ana, Inc. for the <br />Walnut and Daisy Micro -Farm project, including a 99-year lease. <br />The Walnut and Daisy project is an opportunity for the City of Santa Ana to model sustainability, and CLTs <br />have demonstrated effectiveness in strengthening the economy throughout the US, especially in <br />neighborhoods of need. <br />The Walnut and Daisy Micro -Farm will provide much needed access to healthy food, economic opportunity, <br />locally grown produce at affordable rates, social and educational gathering space for all ages. Urban farms <br />have been shown to benefit local property values, tax benefits to the City as a whole, as well as the physical <br />and mental health of the residents. <br />Please approve the Walnut and Daisy DDA that leads to CLT ownership of the land. The importance of <br />ownership in building community wealth is now well understood and accepted. Take this opportunity to <br />establish a framework for real economic growth in Santa Ana, rooted in the local community. <br />Thank you. <br />Sincerely, <br />Maria R.G. <br />