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Mater Dei High School <br />1202 West Edinger Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92707 <br />(714) 754-7711 • @materdeimonarchs • www.materdei.org <br />January 18, 2024 <br />Dear Commissioners or Councilmembers, <br />My name is Scott Melvin, Vice President of School Relations at Mater Dei High School. <br />For nearly 75 years, Mater Dei High School has been proud to call Santa Ana its home. From <br />its humble beginnings with 111 students in 1950 to the nationally recognized high school it <br />is today with approximately 2,000 students, our leadership has enthusiastically embraced <br />this city. We understand our success as a leading Catholic college preparatory school is <br />inextricably tied to the positive growth of this city as an economic, cultural and social <br />center of Orange County. <br />It is why we are excited about opportunities like the transformational mixed -use project <br />Related Bristol in South Santa Ana just a few blocks from our campus on South Bristol <br />Street. <br />Related Bristol is unprecedented in its vision and scale, and it will most certainly become <br />the type of vibrant destination Mater Dei students and their families as well as faculty, <br />alumni and our legions of supporters will frequent often and point to as evidence of Santa <br />Ana's forward thinking and approach to smart, urban planning. <br />Related Bristol will generate approximately $10.7 million in annual tax revenue for city use <br />on a wide spectrum of projects and initiatives, and it will create 7,500 new jobs while <br />serving as a catalyst to attract future positive investments in our city. <br />Equally important, nearly one-third of the proposed 41-acre Related Bristol site be will <br />actively programmed open space for recreation, live musical and theatrical entertainment, <br />art shows, seasonal events, craft fairs and farmer's markets. These 13 acres of open space <br />(about the equivalent of 12 football fields) is truly a game -changer in a historic city where <br />park space for outdoor and leisure activities is sorely needed. <br />Approval of Related Bristol will truly create a new destination for community and <br />connection in a city we have long embraced. As an institution that cares deeply about Santa <br />Ana's future, I urge you to support Related Bristol for the benefit of our entire city. <br />Sincerely, <br />............. <br /> <br />Scott Melvin <br />Vice President of School Relations, Mater Dei High School <br />