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S&A Management <br />129 W Wilson St Ste 100 Costa Mesa CA 92627 <br />PIanning Commissioners <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />RE: Related Bristol <br />Dear Planning Commissioners <br />My name is Ryan Chase, a principal at S & A Management, and a 4th-generation property owner in Santa <br />Ana since 1919. <br />More than a century ago, my great grandfather bought real estate in downtown Santa Ana because he <br />believed passionately in the city's future. Today, our family remains significant property owners in the <br />city because we believe as more than ever in the people and potential of Santa Ana. <br />So when others, particularly another century -long stakeholder like the Callens family who own the <br />existing Related Bristol site, step up to continue investing here it becomes easy to support their efforts, <br />especially when the development is truly a once -in -a -generation opportunity for our great city. Related <br />Bristol is such a project being backed by one of the best, most experienced developers in the country in <br />Related. It will deliver enormous economic benefit and positive press to the city, with nearly $3 billion in <br />private investment that will create 7,600 new jobs, $10.7 million in annual tax revenue for the city and 13 <br />acres of open space that will be programmed for year-round activities to attract local residents and visitors <br />alike. <br />Related Bristol is a HUGE opportunity to develop a dynamic new destination with energy, importance <br />and attraction in the south end of Santa Ana. A project of this size will transform South Bristol Street into <br />a new gateway to our city, as well as send a positive message to the outside development and business <br />community that Santa Ana is thinking BIG and open for Business. <br />As a fancily deeply committed to this amazing city and desirous to see it continue to grow, we believe <br />Related Bristol is a project that trust go forward, the alternative would be a travesty and felt for <br />generations to come, similarly to when the City rejected the proposal for South Coast Plaza many years <br />ago. Please approve this visionary proposal which will deliver dividends to our city for generations to <br />come. <br />Thank you, <br />Ryan Chase, Principal S & A Management <br />