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18400 Von Karman Ave Ste 600 Irvine,CA 92612 949.252.1022 kpff.com lqjff <br /> Santa Ana City Council <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> February 18, 2025 <br /> RE: City Council Agenda Item #17— In support of THRIVE Santa Ana, Walnut and Daisy <br /> 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 <br /> and Daisy Micro-Farm, as part of your Public Hearing, item #17 on today's City Council Meeting <br /> agenda. <br /> This anecdote is from the structural engineer on this project— Erik Sanchez (SAUSD graduate, <br /> born/raised & homeowner in Santa Ana). THRIVE's project has taught us that welding re- <br /> purposed shipping containers together can create stronger structure; that the footing under each <br /> corner of each container shall not block the path of plumbing lines. These lessons learned were <br /> taught to Valley High School students who are part of the after-school architecture construction <br /> and engineering (A.C.E.) program when they visited the construction site on a field trip. These <br /> students are interested in construction trades and design. Students also learned about <br /> community land trusts; a concept their A.C.E. LA/OC organization is seeing the rising popularity <br /> of. So much so, that they've made CLTs the focus of this year's all-schools design competition. <br /> CLTs are the future of LA/OC communities. <br /> Projects like these trickle-down work and learning to Santa Ana residents- from engineers to <br /> organizers to vendors to artists to the youth. This project has also allowed us to channel <br /> creativity in community mural painting the shipping container walls. <br /> KPFF wants to thank the City of Santa Ana for supporting this exemplary project and others like <br /> it. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Erik Sanchez, Structural Engineer <br /> KPFF <br /> Cell: <br /> E-Mail: <br />