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Public Comment
From:Tracey MacDonald <tracey.macdonald@autismspeaks.org>
Sent:Monday, September 28, 2020 10:57 AM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Support for Angel Stadium
Attachments:Draft support letter Angel Stadium 09.28.20.docx
Please include the attached letter in the Councilmen’s agenda packet for the Angel Stadium meeting.
Sincerely,
Tracey MacDonald
Tracey MacDonald
Area Executive Director - Southern CA
Autism Speaks
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September 28, 2020
Dear Mayor Harry Sidhu and Members of the Anaheim City Council,
This Tuesday, September 29, you will have on your agenda the historic Stadium Development
Plan that has been negotiated between the City of Anaheim and SRB Management. We fully
support the City selling the Stadium property in order to unlock the Platinum Triangle’s full
potential, while keeping the Angels in Anaheim through 2050 and beyond. I hope you will also
support this, and vote in favor.
As you are aware, the proposed plan includes over 5,000 new, and desperately needed, housing
units. Up to 777 fully integrated affordable units will give families the chance to live in, work
near, and be a part of, this community. Plus, a seven-acre public “flagship park” and over five
acres of new park lands will be paid for, and maintained by, the property developer.
There will be tens of thousands of good paying construction jobs, many of which will prioritize
hiring Anaheim residents. Because of this agreement, there is great potential to generate a lot
of money to go towards education, street maintenance, police and fire services, and more.
Also, Anaheim taxpayers will receive the many positives of having this new development, and
not have any of the financial burden of renovating an old Stadium, or building a new one.
And of course – the plan means the Angels stay in town until 2050 at least, working with a
number of organizations like ours.
Each year we host our Autism Speaks Walk, on the first Sunday in December, at Angels Stadium.
With over 3,500 participants each year, there are few venues that can accommodate our crowd
size and provide a contained, safe environment for our constituents. The Angels personnel
have worked with us to develop a sensory and family friendly experience at this iconic location
that our families look forward to year after year.
As our leaders, I hope you will look closely at what this proposed agreement and plan has to
offer. Your support will take Anaheim and its residents to the next level, and it will ensure that
an incredible community partner, Angels Baseball, stays in Anaheim and can continue doing
good work for members of the community alongside us for decades to come.
Thank you for your leadership, this is a great deal for the City of Anaheim.
Tracey MacDonald
Executive Director – Southern CA Chapter
Autism Speaks