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%3 <br />QIAANG E COUNTY <br />RU S I N F. $ S C'OU NC I L. 2 Pack PIwa, Suite 100 1 Irvine- CA 92614 -59041 P 94-9.47G.2242 I F 949A76.9740 I Kww.vck-arg <br />Octobef 10r 2023 <br />Dear PI a n ning Commissi-Driers and Coun eilmernber5, <br />As th e P re sld ent and Ch ief Executive Officer of th e O range County Business Ceu ncl1, our Investors <br />and I are strongly focused on enha ncin g a nd ad era ncin g t he econorn It vitality of t he nation's sixth <br />largest cou ntYr Grange Cou nty- The proposed Reia ted B ri sto I mixed -use develop m ent in south <br />Santa Ana IS a once-i n-a-lifetime opportunity that will deliver tremendous eco norn is am d <br />com m un ity benefit i n one of the most i mportant c it ies i n Or@ nge County arrd t he a mire region. <br />The Related Briste I p romises to becorne the Si ngle I argent private inaestm ent in Santa Ana-'s 154- <br />yea r h IStorV at a billion. Moreover, Re lat ed Bristol will generate a pproximate 1y 10-7 million in <br />anou a I tags reve nue to t he city and create 7,500 jobs du ring con strtrct Ion and operat ion when <br />construction is complete- Epu S I1y important, Related Bristol with its mix Uf high quality <br />epa rtments, retail, dirt' Ing and 13 acres of open space wil I be a magnet to draw today+s workforce <br />to live I n Santa Ana and wo rk at the growing number of maj or co rn parties located with I n walking <br />d ista nce or -a short drive from th is tra nsformational project. <br />Related Orl,%tol is also o pri me exa m pie of t he type of pla nn ed duel opment th at Santa An a and <br />Orange County need to reimagine aging retail centers with decLLnirrg revenue and acres of <br />u nderutiiiaed parki ng a nd cornmercief Space. These s hopping cente rs, once bu stl ing wit h activity, <br />are increa si ngly em pty rerni ndem of yeste rd ay's retail model. In many ways, Related hriSCol wi I I <br />beoome a surer# and su stai na ble made I for fut ure growth - <br />Related 8fi Stol iS a win for �,?nta A rra end a win for Orange Cou nty, w hick is why we sit ro ngl V <br />support th i 5 d eveWpm ent, We urge you to re cog rke these benefits -arid approve the Related <br />Bristol protect, <br />Sire cerely, <br />Jeffrey Ball <br />President and Chief Execvtive Officer <br />Orange Cou rite+ Ru si ness C-ouncil <br />711E LEADING VOICE OF BUSINESS IN ORAN-GE COUNTY <br />