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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - #09 As CLUE, we educate, organize, and mobilize the faith community to accompany workers and their families in their struggle for good jobs, dignity, and justice. CLUE b" June 7, 2022 Clergy & Laity United Mayor Sarmiento and the City Council Members for Economic Justice City of Santa Ana Board 22 Civic Center Plaza Rev.Gary Williams Santa Ana, CA 92701 Saint Mark United Methodist Church Chair RE: Agenda Item 9 Amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement with Mary Stancavage THRIVE Santa Ana, Inc. for the Development of a Microfarm Meditation Coalition Chair Derek Smith The mission of Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE)is to educate, UFCw 324 Treasurer organize, and mobilize the faith community to accompany workers and their families in Rabbi Dr.Stephen J.Einstein their struggle for good j obs, dignity, and justice. Congregation Knai Tzedek Secretary John eager CLUE is writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first Ward African Methodist Episcopal Ward African iconGuti Methodist community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Jenniez Museum of Social Justice Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. We are requesting that City Council approve Griselda Mariscal an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement(DDA), allowing SEIU-UHw Melissa McCarthy completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles Rabbi Daniel Mehlman Temple Ner Tamid We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other Pastor Bridie Roberts stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with city staff, to design UNITE HERE 11 and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, wvian Rothstein Santa Monica CLUE committee multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community Michael Soto driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community NUHw Ali rweini participation. Teamsters Local 2010 THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Staff Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Michelle Sayler,J.D. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs Executive Director Rev.Walter Contreras your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. Faith-Rooted Organizer Lucero Garcia The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil Senior Faith-Rooted Organizer Matthew H4m remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete Faith-Rooted Organizer fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically Kara Howard increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. HRJ'Admin Manager David Jaimes Faith-Rooted organizer Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming C r Pastoue JnMarie ait or Cu Organizer Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick Adam Overton architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Faith-Rooted organizer Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Guillermo Torres Director of Immigration Jacki weber Development Director 464 Lucas Ave#202•Los Angeles,CA 90017•213-481-3740•www.cluejustice.org•Printed in-house Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, - C2 e===. Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez Executive Director Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) 1. Rev. Jennifer Gutierrez, Clergy & Laity United for Economic Justice (CLUE) 2. Pastor Adiel DePano, Santa Ana United Methodist Church, Santa Ana 3. Pastor Maribel Toan, Newsong Church, Santa Ana 4. Benjamin Juarez, Newsong Church, Santa Ana 5. Pastor David Jaimes, El Getsemani United Methodist Church, Santa Ana 6. Tabitha Walton, Southlands Church Santa Ana 7. Harold Baker, Episcopal Church of the Messiah, Santa Ana 8. Suvan Geer, Church of the Foothills, Santa Ana 9. Leia Smith, Orange County Catholic Worker, Santa Ana 10. Marianne Loewe, Social Justice Committee of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange 11. Margaret C. Mapes, Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange/OCICE 12. Lawrence A. Klein, Ph.D., Sacred Seasons Center and Orange County Coalition for the Environment and former ETAC Commissioner, City of Santa Ana 13. Adriana De La Rosa, Consultant, Faith Leader, Community Advocate, Santa Ana Resident 14. Jackie Cordova, Santa Ana Resident 15. Suzanne Darweesh, St. Mark Presbyterian Church, OC Interfaith Committee to Aid Farm Workers 16. Eli Tizcareno, National Young Farmers Coalition 17. Teri Osborne, OC Interfaith Coalition for the Environment 18. Rev. Susan Chamberlain, Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment, OCICE 19. Maha Ragab, OCICE 20. Hannah Morgan, Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment 21. Sheri Wingate, Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment 22. Felicity Figueroa, Orange County Equality Coalition 23. Rabbi Stephen Einstein, Congregation B'nai Tzedek 24. Rev Dr Jerry von Talge, Irvine United Congregational Church 25. Kathleen Treseder, Irvine 26. Anika Akhter, CLUE Volunteer 27. Mary Martin, Saints Simon & Jude Catholic Church 28. Charles Niederman, Greater Huntington Beach Interfaith Council 29. Rev. Patricia McCaughan, St George's Episcopal Church 30. Linda Lehnkering, Unitarian Universalist Church 464 Lucas Ave#202•Los Angeles,CA 90017•213-481-3740•www.cluejustice.org•Printed in-house 31. Mary Chittenden, Unitarian Universalist Church 32. KC Marie Pandell, Unitarian Universalist Church, Anaheim (Minister); Tapestry: A Unitarian Universalist Congregation (Intern Minister) 33. Lesley Mahaffey, Unitarian Universalist Church of Fullerton 34. Hilary Lacher, Orange 35. Maurie Edelman, Temple Beth El of South Orange County 36. Miriam Cantor, , Temple Beth Am, LA, ONE LA, Los Angeles 464 Lucas Ave#202•Los Angeles,CA 90017•213-481-3740•www.cluejustice.org•Printed in-house Latino Health Access LATINO 450 W. Fourth Street, Suite 130 HEALTH Santa Ana, CA 92701 ACCESS 714-542-7792 www.latinohealthaccess.org June 7th, 2022 Mayor Sarmiento and the City Council Members City of Santa Ana 22 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 RE: Item#9 Disposition and Development Agreement with THRIVE Santa Ana,Inc. Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, Latino Health Access (LHA)would like to express support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project and ask that you please approve agenda item 49 to approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement(DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. LHA supports community-driven projects that contribute to the improvement of the social determinants of health. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Sincerely, Nancy Mejia, MPH, MSW Chief Program Officer nmejiaklatinohealthaccess.org PREVENTION EDUCATION ACTION June 7th Santa Ana, Ca Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that the City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Laura Pantoja laupantPgmail.com 7148661251 Date Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, _= = Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is j very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost o construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Name Email / phone number(optional) X 4A Santa Ana City Council and Mayor S,ACRe4 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana, CA 92701 Cc:THRIVE Santa Ana, Inc. P.O. BOX 1935 Santa Ana, CA 92702 June 7, 2022 RE: In support of Agenda Item#9 and THRIVE Santa Ana Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development(SACReD) is writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City of Santa Ana consent and approval on item#9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm We wholeheartedly support THRIVE's vision of economic development led by local residents, and we have pledged to support future projects on land acquired by this community land trust(CLT). Working together with residents, businesses, nonprofit and public agencies,we can foster sustainable development that benefits all Santa Ana residents.This community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. The CLT is a key strategy to engage local residents in the development process. We are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement(DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. SACReD 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 THRIVE and the Santa Ana community in fulfilling this mission. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm.Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Apolonio Cortez Coordinator Santa Ana Collaborative for Responsible Development 837 N Ross St Santa Ana, CA 92701 June 7, 2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that the City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gatherings, and commercial space. Most importantly, this community-driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, make sure the land is safe for community use, and complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Ana Charco anal charco(a)g mail.com Orozco, Norma From: Nathaniel Greensides <mynci90@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2022 1:00 PM To: eComment Subject: Public Comment - Agenda Item 9 Dear City Council and Mayor, I am Nathaniel Greensides and I write this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item# 9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro- Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that the City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE' s Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) to allow for completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants,with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA' s CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro- Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Nathaniel Greensides Ward 5 resident i 6/7/2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that the City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Marina Ramirez marinarm909(a)gmail.com <ADOPERACION SANTA ANA 1505 E. 171" St. Suite 117 Santa Ana, Ca. 92701 www.cooperacionsantaana.org June 7, 2022 Dear Mayor and City Council, Please receive this letter in support of agenda item 9 to Approve First Amendment to the Disposition and Development Agreement with THRIVE Santa Ana, Inc. Cooperacion Santa Ana is a cooperative business development project founded in 2019 to help build a strong, locally-owned, shared economy through the training, coaching, and incubation of Worker Cooperatives democratically owned by low-income communities of color. We have worked alongside and witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents, architectural design and engineering consultants, and City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community-driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to implement soil remediation on site to address legacy pollution, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Additional groups that have supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph,Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Ana Urzua Ana.urzua@cooperacionsantaana.org Lokm GO—OP LAB not business as usual. 06/06/2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter as a cooperative developer with L.A. Co-op in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item#9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As a community organization that supports the development of cooperatives and worker/community led enterprises, we are requesting that the City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, 0- Citlalli Velasquez, cooperative developer citlalli@lacooplab.com/ (323)807-6838 1625 5th Ave I Los Angeles, California 90019 1 www.lacooplab.com ISisters of �'� St. Joseph OF ORANGE 100 YEARS IN ORANGE Ecological Justice Team June 6, 2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor Vicente Sarmiento, The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange strive to be mindful of the diverse and unmet needs of the dear neighbor. This includes responding to Pope Francis's call to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and expanding our efforts to address ecological justice issues locally and globally. Therefore, we write this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. A project that will create open space, connect families to nature and lead healthier lives. We urge you that on June 7th, you approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Page 2 We join the many groups that have joined and supported the project. They include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CaICORE program, among others. Please support the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you for serving and helping to improve Santa Ana's community wellbeing. Sincerely, e, tioo&p oal Yz4Ace, _rrarw A� �&w- 10/ : YIM)_T4 10/ 02a e, m perales(a�csiorange.orq 714 633 8121 x7716 440 South Batavia Street,Orange,California 92868-3998 • 714-633-8121 • csjorange.org Sisters of St. Joseph It OF ORANGE 100 YEARS IN ORANGE June 6, 2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor Vicente Sarmiento, The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange strive to be mindful of the diverse and unmet needs of the dear neighbor. We work together with people living in the neighborhoods we serve to help improve the well-being of our local communities. Therefore, we write this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. This project that will create community and address the well-being of people in Santa Ana is needed very much. We urge you that on June 7th, you approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Page 2 We join the many groups that have joined and supported the project. They include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CaICORE program, among others. Please support the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you for serving and helping to improve Santa Ana's community wellbeing. Sincerely, Ae- of �: Yo;a-& of Oza,"e, m perales(a)cslorange.org 714 633 8121 x7716 440 South Batavia Street,Orange,California 92868-3998 • 714-633-8121 • csjorange.org 2�P ANA N II t2g& r Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities Building Healthy 1505 E 17`h St,Suite 117,Santa Ana,CA 92705 Communities PHONE: (714)617-8891 1 FAX: (714)647-0901 1 www.sa-bhc.org June 6, 2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th,please approve agenda item 49, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders,we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement(DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants,with City staff,to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options,multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly,this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality,but needs your support. Without your support,this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site,to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperac16n Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Santa Ana Building Healthy Communities (SABHC) TEMPL ALVARIO Nrvc6Dpw-rncCp. June 6, 2022 Re: Approval an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item 49, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement(DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives,residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperaci6n Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, r Rev. Lee de Leon President/CEO 2501 W. 5th St., Santa Ana, CA 92703 (714) 543-3711 —(714) 543-2399 Fax—Info@tccdc.org Orozco, Norma From: Valeria Esqueda <valeria.esqueda97@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2022 10:55 AM To: eComment Subject: ITEM #9 June 7th 06/06/2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Valeria Esqueda Valeria.esgueda97(d)-gmail.com i 18400 Von Karman Ave Ste 600 Irvine,CA 92612 949.252.1022 kpff.com lqjff June 7t'', 2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor Vicente Sarmiento, The effort to bring a micro-farm to this under-served community has been monumental. 7 years ago,we were celebrating the connection that soil and agriculture have with the Latino culture with indigenous dances on this empty plot of land; and long before that the Thrive organization was going door-to-door knocking and asking the resident of this community-What could the city do to best serve them? The answer overwhelmingly centered around green open spaces, and at this moment what the city can do to best serve them is to allow an extension of the completion date. As Santa Ana resident who has participated in these initial brainstorming sessions with El Centro, supported the painstaking fundraising, and has been involved since the schematic design as structural engineer with my company KPFF Consulting Inc., I am already seeing the trickling effects that this community effort is having. When I spoke at Willard Intermediate Career Day along with you,Mayor Vicente Sarmiento,the youth's faces light up when I showed them that a member of their very own SAUSD community has the capability to chip-in their college expertise to better their community. That is one effect this project has had thus far, and we are still in design. When we went to the building and planning department the nice woman who takes in drawings said that she has worked there for years and had never seen a project quite like this. While conditions of the soil were unknown until we got the greenlight to interpret findings from the geotechnical report, soil results can be unprecedented, and has delayed our milestones as we work to remediate the soil.What we do know is that once this farm is up and running it will serve as an educational beacon to the Walnut-Daisy community that healthy food options are attainable in a community where the youth fend for eating chips and soda while their parents are our working long laborious hours. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Erik Sanchez erik.sanchez�kpffcom/(949) 252-1022 Date 6/6/2022 Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item #9, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), allowing completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives, residents and other stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for economic development rooted in community participation. THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, this historic development may not move forward. The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has impacted the project's budget. Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, Cooperacion Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, among others. Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in advance for your support. Sincerely, Luz Maria Martinez luzma.mtz@cooperacionsantaana.org (714) 574 2096