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s.�iyy"oq w Los AngeCes / Orange Counties BuiCding and Construction Trades CounciC RON MLLLER Affiliated with the Building & Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO Executive Secretary November 16, 2020 PUBLIC COMMENT — Speaking on Item 75A Good evening Honorable Mayor Miguel Pulido and members of the City Council, 1626 Beverly Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90026-784 Phone (213) 483-4222 (714) 827-6791 Fax (213) 483-4419 My name is Ernesto Medrano and I am the Orange County Representative for the Los Angeles and Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. We represent 140,000 hard working men and women from our 49 affiliated Trade Organizations. We are writing to urge the Planning Commission to support the " 3rd and Broadway" Project (Item 75A). The project will create hundreds of wage -high skilled construction jobs and these jobs have a significant multiplier effect on other jobs in the area. At a time of economic recession due to the pandemic, the timing to get shovels in the ground is imperative. The revenue it will bring to the City will help maintain the critical services that the municipal team provides. The Building Trades Council are in talks with Mr. Mike Harrah, the Developer, to achieve a Project Labor Agreement that can provide the project with a skilled and trained workforce, strong safety enhancements for the construction workers. The Project will provide a pathway to middle class opportunities for not just Santa Ana and but the entire region. It will create demand to recruit young men and women into our Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship Programs. The project will also support Veterans through our Helmets to Hardhats program. The quality union jobs created will have great healthcare and defined retirement plans. The "3rd and Broadway" Project will have access to the Orange Street Car route so that the guests, residents and community can get out of their cars and help the environment and alleviate traffic. The project is in the nearby cultural attractions like the Artist Village, Civic Center and the recently revived Downtown Santa Ana with its nearby galleries, restaurants, breweries, and street art. Again, on behalf of our members, we urge the City Council of Santa Ana to approve this project. Thank you for your hard work and service to the great City of Santa Ana. Fraternally, Ernesto Medrano Council Representative EM:ag. opeiu#537/afl-cio