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Wendy Haase, President & CEO, Travel Santa Ana <br />Dear Commissioners or Councilmembers, <br />My name is Wendy Haase, president and Chief Executive Officer of Travel Santa Ana. <br />As founder of this organization in 2021, 1 believe deeply in our city as a highly desirable Orange <br />County destination for business, leisure, meetings, sports and group travel. Centrally located <br />and easy to access by car, train and air, Santa Ana has tremendous potential to grow as a travel <br />and visitor market. <br />To reach that full potential, Santa Ana needs to continue adding exciting, new destinations to <br />its existing mix of attractions. If built, Related Bristol can very quickly become part of Santa <br />Ana's growing allure as a place to visit for fun, hold business gatherings or simply live within <br />walking distance of the office or a short drive to a multitude of unique activities. It will attract <br />locals and visitors alike to the planned mix of unique shops, cafes and wide range of dining <br />options at all price points planned for Related Bristol that will reflect the region's diversity and <br />history. <br />As Santa Ana's primary tourism promotion organization dedicated to creating long-term <br />economic growth for the city, I belief this type of project will set the standard for future <br />development along the Bristol Street Corridor as well as across the city. It will contribute greatly <br />to the city's efforts to bring more positive attention —and significant sales and hotel bed tax <br />revenues —to Santa Ana as we compete in our highly competitive Orange County market for <br />leisure and business travelers. <br />Travel Santa Ana looks forward to all the incredible opportunities this project will bring to our <br />city. Please join me in saying "Yes" to Related Bristol. <br />Thank you, <br />Wendy Haase <br />President & CEO Travel Santa Ana <br />