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January 1% 2024 Kath er i n e Freem are, Presi-lent Re p u bi is H a mes Neigh bor h ood Ass oc i at i on D ear Co m in issi o rpers or Council m embers M y n a m e i 5 Kath erIne Freoma ri and the City of Santa Ana h a s bee n m y Fro m e for n early 40 years. I ca re deep Iy about th is city and my neigh bo rh ood, Repu blic H ornes, where I a m pr@sid ent of our Neighborhood Association. I am we Iting to urge yob to s upport Related Rristal, a proposed m ixod-use re dcvelopme rit project that I believe Zvi I I be a significant and very positive a dditio n to South Sa nt a Ana . Th is 41-acre project wi I I be a dra rn attic u pgrado from the 50-yea r-o Id Metro Town Squ a re that has served ou r cam m uri Ity we 11 fa r doca des, but is ra pid ly agi ng with far too m a ny empty sto refront&. The existi rig ce me r is n o longer the friend ly an d attract ive destl nation it once WO.S. N ow is a tim o for a change, arld Ref ated Bristol is a pl an I strop Sly support, kn add Itlon to b riinging much needed new retail and rests urants to ou r neighb-orhood r th a project wl I I create 13 acres of open space —a Imo5t orie-third of the plan nets site —wit h I a nd scap ed pathways, p aSeos an d inviting areas to sit an d gath or with fa rnily a rid friends. Just as irrtiporta nt, the operl sp@ce wi I I be actively programmed year-rou rid with fa rmerrs rna rketsr seasonal cele bration s and everrtsr art shows and live entertain m ent, Related Bristol ultimate Iy wi I I be a -vibrant and exciti ng cont rant to what exists tod RY, and it will be accessible and available to everyone whether you are a Related Bristol resident or live nearby within wa I king distance From Repu blic H o mes and oth er local neigh borhood s. Moreover, this red evel o pm ent project wl I I greatly incre-ase the value of -our h omes and surrounding commercial properties making So uth S,a nta Art a a n even more desire ble place to I iae and invest. I do have som a -concerns, particularly the potential for additlona I traffic on Bristol Street, the mai n rl o rth-south artery i n South Santa An a, I have raised a rid discu sled these po irr#s with t he d evel oper rn ultGple times and they have reassured me they -a re working -closely with the city to stu dy a nd address this Issue and put in pl ace measu res to m i nirnizo the I m pact, if n ecessary_ I rr fact, the Re laced Rri5tol team fro m the begl not ng has commu nicated Ilea rly a nd often whic h is a re flection of their transparear-y and wi Hingness to be a positive, long-term partner i rr d evelo ping an d operating this project i rti the years ahead - As a msu Its I am confident the rn a ny be nefits, incl ud i ng thousands of new jobs, increased tax revers ue for the city a rid a far more attractive retal I center, t hat Related Rristo I will bring to Santa Art a des@ rues our Support, 1