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Orozco, Norma <br />From: <br />Evelyn Torres <evelyn.torres0224@gmail.com> <br />Sent: <br />Tuesday, March 03, 2020 3:27 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 Evelyn Torres and I am a youth resident of Santa Ana. <br />I am writing in support of item 75A to support THRIVE Santa Ana, the first community land trust (CLT) in <br />Santa Ana, promoting development based on local needs, local vision and resident participation. I urge you <br />today 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 US, especially in 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 have <br />been shown to benefit local property values, tax benefits to the City as a whole, as well as the physical and <br />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 a real economic growth in Santa Ana, rooted in the local community. <br />Thank you in advance for your time <br />Sincerely, <br />Evelyn Torres <br />