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2�P ANA <br /> N II t2g& r <br /> Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities <br /> Building Healthy 1505 E 17`h St,Suite 117,Santa Ana,CA 92705 <br /> Communities PHONE: (714)617-8891 1 FAX: (714)647-0901 1 www.sa-bhc.org <br /> June 6, 2022 <br /> Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, <br /> I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On <br /> June 7th,please approve agenda item 49, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa <br /> Ana residents and community stakeholders,we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to <br /> THRIVE's Disposition 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 other stakeholders, <br /> architectural design and engineering consultants,with City staff,to design and launch an exemplary project that <br /> will provide healthy food and lifestyle options,multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most <br /> importantly,this 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 Planning, Building, and <br /> Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic <br /> development become a reality,but needs your support. Without your support,this historic development may not <br /> move forward. <br /> The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site,to make <br /> sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you <br /> may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's <br /> budget. <br /> Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperac16n <br /> Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, <br /> Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. <br /> Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for <br /> your support. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC) <br />