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Wojaczynski, Brittany <br />From: Victor Payan <vpayan@alumni.stanford.edu> <br />Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 2:56 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine; Soto, Daniel <br />Subject: Request to Table Agenda Item #22: Cypress FS staff recommendation does NOT <br />reflect community input <br />Hello, City Council Members, <br />As a resident of Pacific Park, I am writing to strongly urge the City Council to table Agenda <br />Item #22 to prevent a travesty in relation to the use of the Cypress Fire Station, because <br />the staff recommendation DOES NOT reflect community input or requested use for the <br />space. Say NO to the use of the Cypress Fire Station as a PAAL location by the Santa <br />Ana Police Department. <br />I participated in the community effort to save the Cypress Fire Station for community use <br />and also attended community input sessions regarding desired use of the space. <br />A large portion of the community input focused on using the Cypress Fire Station for the <br />following purposes: <br />A Digital Library <br />A Community Technology Center <br />Bridging the digital divide with computer and internet resources <br />Educational programs for youth and adults <br />Career development programs for youth and adults <br />Arts and culture events <br />Community meeting and event space <br />This was the prevailing view of the community input, and is alignment with recommended <br />use of the building by former Parks & Rec and Library Director Gerardo Mouet that goes <br />back to 2006. <br />This was expressed more recently at the Pacific Park Neighborhood Association's June <br />2022 meeting where community input on the Cypress Fire Station was on the agenda. As <br />you know, the Cypress Fire Station is located in the Pacific Park Neighborhood. <br />I left that meeting feeling sure that the input of the community was recorded by the staff <br />and would be included in the recommendation to City Council. <br />1 <br />