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ARDURRA <br /> FEBRUARY 18, 2025 <br /> Santa Ana City Council <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> SuoiLL_i: t_i i i COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM #17 — IN SUPPORT OF THRIVE SANTA ANA, <br /> WALNUT AND DAISY MICRO-FARM PROJECT <br /> Dear Mayor and City Council, <br /> Please consider this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana Community Land Trust, the Walnut and Daisy <br /> Micro-Farm, as part of your Public Hearing, item #17 on today's City Council Meeting agenda. <br /> Ardurra had the privilege to be a part of the design team for this very important and beneficial community <br /> project. This project was a great example of what can be accomplished when the community and the City of <br /> Santa Ana have aligned goals to support a community project such as "La Colmena". <br /> On a personal note, having been born and raised in Santa Ana, it was great to see, and be a part of such a <br /> unique project as "La Colmena" and to see the project come to fruition. A project such as this will foster the <br /> sense of community for the area, beautify the area, and provide opportunity for local businesses. <br /> The Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm is the first community land trust project in the City of Santa Ana, and it <br /> embodies the City's commitment to economic development in the interest of local residents. "La Colmena," as <br /> the site was recently rebranded, will provide affordable commercial space for local, worker-owned <br /> businesses (cooperatives), for arts, and for community events and local markets. The project, awarded by the <br /> State of California's "Jobs First" initiative, has already created over 35 prevailing wage construction jobs, 3 <br /> affordable commercial spaces, healthy, organic produce, and community event space. <br /> The development of a community land trust in Santa Ana will also benefit the City's housing goals as stated in <br /> the City's Housing Element Program 34.H, and will overall contribute to economic wellbeing in the city. Thank <br /> you to the City of Santa Ana for supporting this exemplary project and others like it. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> (:� --/—. � <br /> Jose Hernandez, PE <br /> Senior Project Manager <br /> 3737 Birch Street, Suite 250 Newport Beach, CA 92660 1 949.428.1500 1 <br />