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September27, 2024 <br />Dear Honorable City Council Member, <br />| strongly urge you hoapprove the Related Bristol project onOctober l.Aproject ofthis size <br />and magnitude will provide an unprecedented economic package that the city desperately <br />needs, and should beapproved. <br />VVocannot lose sight ofwhat isatstake. Related Bristol will generate lO,8V0nevvjobs$50O <br />million innew tax revenue during its first 30years and a$544million community benefits <br />package. As part of your civic duty to vote in the best interest of your constituents, it is <br />imperative to prioritize the needs of the overall community and notjeopardize the financial <br />feasibility of the project over additional union issues, components and other requirements. <br />Time is of the essence! Nearly l0Olocal businesses at Metro Town Square shopping center <br />need certainty about their future and business location. With leases for all tenants expiring <br />imminently and the very real prospect of a vacant retail center that is an important <br />generator of sales tax revenues to our City, we cannot delay this project any further, nor <br />jeopardize its feasibility, <br />Related Bristol isproposing new and improved community amenities that will enhance <br />and elevate the quality of life in this city, including: <br />° l3acres ofpublicly accessible and actively programmed open space, <br />° $22M towards aCommunity Benefit Fund that could beused towards street <br />improvements, a community center, or anything else the City prioritizes, <br />° Apublic safety office toshorten police response times, and <br />° $18M |naffordable housing in -lieu fees. <br />More than ever, people want safe, secure public places toconnect and build community <br />with family and friends, For these reasons, I support the visionary Related Bristol <br />project, and | urge you toapprove this important, new gateway to Santa Ana for the <br />benefit ofall. <br />Si <br />"Pea be ranco <br />Presid4nt & CEO <br />The Orange County Hispanic Chamber ofCommerce <br />9Mailing Address: www.ochcc.org 9 Office Address: <br />27/62 Antonio pkwvSuite Lz-4*s The Cove @uo <br />u,dcmRanch, cxgzos1 (714)e53'4289 uc|Beall Applied Innovation <br />sa7oCalifornia Avenue <br />Irvine, c4yzse, <br />