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Santa Ana City Council and Mayor City of Santa Ana lv6 RSC —6 PH 4: 25 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa. Ana, CA 92701CITY aF SANTA ANA CLImRK OF (;l)l.1NUL December 6, 2016 RE: Work Study Session at December Cath Council Meeting To Whom It May Concern: We are writing to you on behalf of Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development (SACReD). We are a coalition of neighborhood residents, community members, neighborhood associations, non-profit organizations, small business members, and unions seeking a better quality of life for all who live and work in Santa Ana. SACReD is sending this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana, and of Santa, Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC), in their effort to establish a community land trust (CLT) in Santa Ana, fostering neighborhoods that are healthy, vibrant, and diverse. Further, we invite our colleagues, developers, funders, other agencies, and the City of Santa Ana, to provide what resources can be made available for this endeavor. We pledge the support of our own organization for future development efforts on land acquired by this CLT. Together, we can create sustainable development that benefits all Santa Ana residents. We believe in the principals embodied in the Community Reinvestment Act, _ designed to encourage commercial, financial, and institutions of all kinds to help meet the needs of borrowers in all segments of their communities, including low - and -moderate income neighborhoods. Congress passed this Act in 1977 to reduce discriminatory credit practices against low-incorne neighborhoods and encourage sustainability and self-reliance in low-income communities. We are aware that the City of Santa. Ana currently owns at least 90 vacant lots, as well as other underutilized properties, some of which are viable for donation to the CLT. in this letter we encourage the City of Santa Ana, and all agencies with such ability, to facilitate the transfer of these parcels to the CLT, in order to enable development that will be affordable, inclusive, and meet such urgent local needs as housing, open space, and economic opportunities. Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development stands ready to assist in such efforts to reduce income inequality, expanding economic opportunities for low- income residents of Santa Ana. We look forward to assisting SABHC and THRIVE Santa Ana in fulfilling this mission. Sincerely, The SACReD Collaborative SANTA ANA COLLABORNI'lVE FOR RESPONSIBLE, DEVELOPtlENT tY"'Vahor-at ro do SantaAna pia el Desarrcallo h'esl)onsable