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TEMPL <br /> ALVARIO <br /> Nrvc6Dpw-rncCp. <br /> June 6, 2022 <br /> Re: Approval an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement <br /> Dear Santa Ana City Council and Mayor, <br /> I am writing this letter in support of THRIVE Santa Ana and the City's first community land trust <br /> project. On June 7th, please approve agenda item 49, regarding the Walnut and Daisy Community <br /> Micro-Farm. As Santa Ana residents and community stakeholders, we are requesting that City Council <br /> approve an Amendment to THRIVE's Disposition and Development Agreement(DDA), allowing <br /> completion of the final DDA milestones before December 2022. <br /> We have witnessed THRIVE bring together local worker cooperatives,residents and other <br /> stakeholders, architectural design and engineering consultants, with City staff, to design and launch an <br /> exemplary project that will provide healthy food and lifestyle options, multigenerational gathering and <br /> commercial space. Most importantly, this community driven project will provide a model for <br /> economic development rooted in community participation. <br /> THRIVE has recently resubmitted construction plans incorporating comments from Planning, <br /> Building, and Public Works, and expect permit approvals in the coming weeks. Santa Ana is very close <br /> to seeing this historic development become a reality but needs your support. Without your support, <br /> this historic development may not move forward. <br /> The updated DDA timeline also allows for THRIVE to move forward with soil remediation at the site, <br /> to make sure the land is safe for community use, and to complete fundraising efforts before the end of <br /> the year. As you may know, COVID-19 dramatically increased the cost of construction, and this has <br /> impacted the project's budget. <br /> Groups that have joined and supported the project include CRECE Urban Farming Cooperative, <br /> Cooperaci6n Santa Ana, La Milpa Cafe Cooperative, City Fabrick architectural design consultants, <br /> Sisters of St Joseph, Templo Calvario, and Community Vision and Genesis LA's CalCORE program, <br /> among others. <br /> Please support the June 7th agenda item regarding the Walnut and Daisy Micro-Farm. Thank you in <br /> advance for your support. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> r <br /> Rev. Lee de Leon <br /> President/CEO <br /> 2501 W. 5th St., Santa Ana, CA 92703 <br /> (714) 543-3711 —(714) 543-2399 Fax—Info@tccdc.org <br />