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ISisters of <br /> �'� St. Joseph <br /> OF ORANGE <br /> 100 YEARS IN ORANGE <br /> Ecological Justice Team <br /> June 6, 2022 <br /> Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor Vicente Sarmiento, <br /> The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange strive to be mindful of the diverse and unmet needs <br /> of the dear neighbor. This includes responding to Pope Francis's call to acknowledge <br /> the urgency of our environmental challenges and expanding our efforts to address <br /> ecological justice issues locally and globally. Therefore, we write this letter in support of <br /> THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. A project that will <br /> create open space, connect families to nature and lead healthier lives. <br /> We urge you that on June 7th, you approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and <br /> Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, <br /> we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition <br /> and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones <br /> before December 2022. <br /> We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and <br /> other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to <br /> design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle <br /> options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this <br /> community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in <br /> community participation. <br /> THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from <br /> Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming <br /> weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but <br /> needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move <br /> forward. <br /> The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil <br /> remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to <br /> complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 <br />