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Hall, Jennifer <br />From: Sandra Pocha Pena < <br />Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 7:12 PM <br />To: !City Clerk; Hall, Jennifer <br />Cc: Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan <br />Subject: Community Disenfranchisement: NO PLACE TO MEET in PACIFIC PARK <br />Importance: High <br />Dear Councilmembers, <br />I am forwarding you the below email thread and cc'ing the City Clerk so that it may be included in the Public Record. <br />** Madame Clerk - Please ensure this email is forwarded to our Mayor and all City Councilmembers. ** <br />If the Roosevelt/Walker Community Center is not accessible for Pacific Park Neighborhood Association committee <br />meetings, than the need for an alternate space is critical. <br />The current Roosevelt/Walker rental structure as outlined by Rudy (see email below) presents a systemic barrier and <br />prevents use of the Roosevelt/Walker Community Center by our residents for neighborhood organizing and advocacy. <br />With it's record of supporting youth empowerment, does the City really expect local youth to pay $116 an hour, plus a <br />$300 deposit, and provide insurance, just to have a safe place to meet, work on projects and develop leadership skills? <br />I hope we can work together to find City Resources to address this glaring inequity. <br />The Cypress Fire Station presents a ready solution to address this pressing dilemma. <br />Pacific Park needs the Cypress Fire Station to be made available to our Youth and Residents for convening community <br />meetings, grassroots organizing, and students use (studying, project development), as soon as possible. <br />Our residents have fought for nearly a decade to have the much -needed Cypress Fire Station restored to community <br />use. We hope City Staff and Electeds will support our long-standing need for a new community space. <br />I look forward to having an in -person meeting with our Pacific Park Residents, where they can communicate their needs <br />and what resources and accessibility they would like to see at the historic firehouse. <br />Sincerely, <br />-- SIPS <br />Sandra "Pocha" Pena Sarmiento <br />Pacific Park Neighborhood Co -Leader <br /> <br />