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without completely destroying the firehouse. Don't let this happen. We need the Cypress Street Fire Station intact in our neighborhood for future generations. I don't want the lack of storage provisions to be a factor in saving the Cypress Street Fire Station. The Cypress Street Fire Station needs continued financial support for shuttering & fencing for at least another year. Give our community a chance to fundraise for this property and restore it for community use. We are in great need of additional library sites and resources. The Cypress Street Fire Station would be perfect for a satellite digital library and history room archive. It would benefit our neighborhood, surrounding neighborhoods, and the region greatly. * Please see attachment below for a summary of options. * Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano are Orange County's two oldest and most historic cities. Our historic heritage is what makes us special and unique in Orange County. A historic legacy like ours is of great cultural and commercial value. Someday we may be able to showcase our historic treasures as well as San Juan Capistrano and other historic cities. Until then, we must strive to preserve our historic assets whenever possible, especially when there is huge local buy -in and support. The Cypress Street Fire Station has the active interest of dozens of local residents, historians, cultural leaders and heritage societies. Please help us preserve this beautiful structure and repurpose it for future generations. I ask that you approve continued shuttering and fencing of the Cypress Street Fire Station in the 20/21 City Budget. In gratitude for your consideration, -- Sandra "Pocha" Pena Sarmiento Sandra "Pocha" Pena Sarmiento "Frontier Arts & Hybrid Culture" www.pocharte.com 714.417.0073 *** Attachment below *** SAVE THE HISTORIC CYPRESS STREET FIRE STATION A Summary of City Staff Omissions and Community Advocacy Efforts In February of 2020, City Staff prepared a report on the city -owned parcel located at 625 S. Cypress St. This report had many errors and omissions that misrepresented the property, staff neglect and community efforts to save it. City Staff also did not notify community stakeholders who had already expressed interest and concern for the property, so that they could organize the community to provide advocacy for the property prior to the City Council vote in February 2020 on the Staff -proposed action to place the historic Cypress Street Fire House on the Surplus Land list. The historic Cypress Street Fire Station is an important site for residents of Pacific Park (formerly Eastside), Henninger Park, Windsor Square, and Monroe Park. The Cypress Fire Station would fill two voids in this part of South Main: