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Califor� <br /> Community <br /> land trust <br /> network <br /> February 18, 2025 <br /> Santa Ana City Council <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <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 /> THRIVE Santa Ana CLT is a member of the California CLT Network, and we support their <br /> community ownership CLT project, which will include critical infrastructure for mixed uses <br /> including worker coops, artist spaces, and spaces for community building events. <br /> The Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm is the first community land trust project in the City of Santa <br /> Ana, and it embodies the City's commitment to economic development in the interest of local <br /> residents. "La Colmena," as the site was recently rebranded,will provide affordable <br /> commercial space for local, worker-owned businesses (cooperatives), for arts, and for <br /> community events and local markets. The project, awarded by the State of California's"Jobs <br /> First" initiative, has already created over 35 prevailing wage construction jobs, 3 affordable <br /> 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 <br /> goals as stated in the City's Housing Element Program 34.H, and will overall contribute to <br /> economic wellbeing in the city. Thank you to the City of Santa Ana for supporting this <br /> exemplary project and others like it. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Lydia Lopez <br /> Co-Director for Organizing & Partnerships <br />