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September 24.2O24 <br />Dear CounnUmemberVazquez, <br />| strongly urge you toapprove the Related Bristol project onOctober 1. A project of this <br />size and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city <br />desperately needs, and should baapproved. <br />We cannot lose sight of what is at stake. Related Bristol will generate 16,800 new <br />jobs, $500 million in new tax revenue during its flrst 30 years and a $544 million <br />community benefits package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of <br />your constituents, it is imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and <br />not jeopardize the financial feasibility of the project over additional union issues, <br />components and other requirements. <br />Time isnfthe essence! Nearly 1OOlocal businesses odMetro 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 o/ovacant retail center that iemn <br />important generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any <br />further, nor jeopardize its feasibility. <br />Related Bristol is proposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance <br />and elevate the quality oflife in this ndy, including: <br />w 13acres ofpublicly accessible and actively programmed open space, <br />° $22KAtowards aCommunity Benefit Fund that could beused towards street <br />improvements, acommunity center, oranything else the City prioritizes, <br />* Apublic safety office hushorten police response times, and <br />° *18K4inaffordable housing in -lieu fees. <br />More than ever, people want safe, secure public places hoconnect and build community � <br />with family and friends. For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol � <br />project, and I urge you to approve this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the � <br />benefit nfall. � <br />c <br />` <br />� <br />01cou�pm " � <br />President &CEO � <br />Goodwill of Orange County <br />wow, Fairview St. <br />Sari mAna, cur27o rmmu^am <br />15 <br />