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September 30, 2024 <br />Dear Honorable City Council Member, <br />I strongly urge you to approve the Related Bristol project on October 1. A project of this <br />size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city <br />desperately needs, and should be approved given the best interest of the constituents. <br />We cannot lose sight of the big picture. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new <br />jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its first 30 years and a $544 million <br />community benefits package. It is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall <br />community and not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union <br />issues, components and other requirements. <br />Time is of the essence! Nearly 100 local businesses at Metro Town Square shopping <br />center need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all <br />tenants expiring imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an <br />important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any <br />further nor jeopardize its feasibility. <br />Please prioritize the general good of our community and make the right decision. I am in <br />full support of the visionary Related Bristol mixed -use development because of it <br />promises unprecedented benefits for the City of Santa Ana for decades to come. <br />Approval of this innovative and dynamic project will help fuel sustainable growth and <br />prosperity for Santa Ana. It will help contribute to the economic, social and cultural <br />expansion of one of the largest and most consequential cities in Orange County. <br />I urge you to approve Related Bristol now or risk losing this once -in -a -generation <br />opportunity. <br />Thank you, <br />Ryan Chase <br />S&A Management <br />