HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 - PUBLIC COMMENT_ESCALANTEFrom:Flores, Dora
To:Bernal, Sarah; Fregoso, Vince; Thai, Minh; Gutierrez, Fatima; Pezeshkpour, Ali
Cc:!City Clerk
Subject:FW: one broadway plaza
Date:Thursday, April 02, 2020 5:05:22 PM
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Good Afternoon,
The following communication pertaining to the Planning Commission meeting, has been received
for your review and consideration.
Kind Regards,
Dora Flores|Support Staff
Clerk of the Council Office | 20 Civic Center Plaza | Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-647-5278 | dflores5@santa-ana.org
www.santa-ana.org
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From: robert escalante [mailto:rclipper120@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2020 4:46 PM
To: Flores, Dora <dflores5@santa-ana.org>
Subject: one broadway plaza
Dora Hello, I will try to log in to the virtual live call and if i can get on I will read the Item below. If I cannot Please
read for the record Aloud this Afternoon during the Meeting Live. MY NAME IS ROBERT ESCALANTE. I AM
PROPERTY OWNER IN DOWNTOWN SANTA ANA AND HAVE BEEN SINCE 1983. I AM ON MY THIRD
MAYOR.THIS DEVELOPER HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE CITY AND ITS COMMUNITY MORE
THAN ANYONE IN SANTA ANA A FEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS COME TO MIND. HE HAS BUILT A
TENNIS COURT FACILITY ON THE EAST SIDE OF SANTA ANA FOR THE RESIDENCE OF THAT
IMMEDIATE COMMUNITY. THIS DEVELOPER ALSO BOUGHT A CONDEMNED BUILDING ON THE
CORNER OF 1STAND MAIN AND TURNED IT INTO ORIGINAL MIKES RESTAURANT FOR THE ENITE
COMMUNITY TO ENJOY. THIS DEVELOPER MIKE HARRAH ALSO BULT THE ORANGE COUNTY
SCHOOL OF THE ARTS AND WHEN THEY COULD NOT PAY THEIR SCHOOL TEACHER SALARY IT
WAS THIS DEVELOPER MIKE HARRAH THA PRESENTED THE DIRECTOR WITH A SIX FIGURE
CHECK. I COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT ONE MANS INTENTIONS HE DID NOT HAVE TO DO ANY
OF THIS.BUT HE DID IS THERE ANYONE IN SANTA ANA THAT YOU CAN COMARE HIM TO MY
GUESS IS NO.
WE AS PROPERT OWNERS SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT THE LIKES OF MIKE HARRAH HAVE
GRACED OUR CITY WITH HIS VISION AND ENERGY. HE GETS IT HE IS NOT HERE TO HURT OUR
BUSINESS COMMUNITY HE IS HERE TO HELP OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN TURN WE CAN HELP
OUR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.IN FACT MILLIONS OF DALLRS WILL BE RAISED IN TAX
REVENUE TO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC AGENCIES WHICH OTHERWISE THE TAX BURDEN WOULD BE
PUT ON THE SMALL BUSINESS'S.
I ROBERT ESCALANTE AS A PROPERTY OWNER IN DOWNTOWN,PAST FOUNDER OF FIESTA
MARKETPLACE. ALSO SERVING ON THE CIVIC CENTER COMMISSION APPOINTED BY MAYOR DAN
YOUNG AND ALSO SERVING ON HERITAGE MUSUEM BOARD AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF ONE
BROADWAY PLAZA. IN CLOSING WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION
AND BE A PART OF SUCH A GREAT PROJECT. THIS IS SOMETHING YOU WILL BE ABLE TO BRAG
ABOUT TO YOUR KIDS. AGAIN MY NAME IS ROBERT ESCALANTE AND THANK YOU OUR
PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE TIME YOU HAVE PUT IN.