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Orozco, Norma <br /> From: Nathaniel Greensides <mynci90@gmail.com> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2022 1:00 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: Public Comment - Agenda Item 9 <br /> Dear City Council and Mayor, <br /> I am Nathaniel Greensides and I write this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first <br /> community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item# 9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy <br /> Community Micro- Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that the City <br /> Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE' s Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) to allow for <br /> completion of the final DDA milestones 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, Cooperacion <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 <br /> for your support. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Nathaniel Greensides <br /> Ward 5 resident <br /> i <br />