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Public Comment
From:Peter Mitchell <peter@pmconsultinginc.com>
Sent:Monday, September 28, 2020 3:08 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Good Afternoon! Please find a letter attached from the Anaheim Police Association
(APA) for the City Council Meeting and upcoming item relative to the Big A Angels
deal.............
Attachments:Anaheim Police Association (APA) Letter in support of Big A 2050 deal with SRB Mgmt
and City of Anaheim to City Council dated September 28 2020.docx
Importance:High
Good Afternoon! Please find a letter attached from the Anaheim Police Association (APA) for the City Council Meeting
and upcoming item relative to the Big A Angels deal.............tku so much for entering it in!
pwm
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Peter W. Mitchell
Executive Director
Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs (OC Cops)
Consultant/Contractor
Anaheim Police Association (APA)
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA)
Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs (AOCDS)
P.O. Box 518
Brea, CA 92822
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Email: peter@pmconsultinginc.com
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September 28, 2020
The Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
City of Anaheim
(Sent via email)
Re: SECOND letter in Strong Support -- Big A 2050 Project & Agreement; and Stadium
Development Plan with SRB Management.
Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Councilmembers, Staff and Members of the Community:
On behalf of the men and women of the Anaheim Police Association (APA) who serve all for
the great city Anaheim who live, work and visit here every day: we are proud to rise once
again in strong support, and urge you to as well strongly support, the site plan proposal and
development agreement reached between the City of Anaheim and SRB Management. We are
so proud this was approved by a 6-1 vote of the Anaheim Planning Commission during its
special meeting on September 9, 2020!
As our previous letter sent to the Planning Commission weeks ago stated and what you
already know: The APA has consistently supported for almost the last twenty years economic
growth, development and projects/businesses that benefit all while growing the budget,
creating more opportunity and jobs for all. This specific project in question is excellent for so
many reasons. It starts with some of the great community benefits, which include:
777 affordable housing apartments integrated into market rate apartments in the
planned total of 5175 units.
A seven-acre central urban park, publicly accessible for the use of resident and visitors,
in addition to approximately five acres of additional parks spaces throughout the
development area.
We believe there is near total support citywide that keeping our beloved Angels Baseball team
in Anaheim is a great thing, and this Agreement does exactly that: by committing the team to
staying in this city until 2050, with options for up to another 25 years. Great for Anaheim, and
great for those of us who are Angels fans and staff the events. Not to mention the businesses,
children and families and more who also benefit and love our Anaheim franchises!
Other benefits include but are not limited to: Opening up the 150 acres that the stadium is
currently sited on to development opportunity means more opportunity for the city to
enhance revenues thanks to new property taxes, sales taxes and hotel bed taxes collected.
These and other new opportunities at additional revenues for the Budgets, help to fund city
services like public safety, community programs, help for those in need and more. Supporting
public employees, jobs and public safety is a top priority for not only us at the APA but
consistently by all citywide!
Next, the Master Site Plan for the proposed plan calls for:
2.7 million square feet of office space.
1.75 million square feet of retail, restaurant, and hotel space.
943 hotel rooms. And other exciting benefits!
This is once again great news for our local economy and regional benefits and jobs; for
companies who want to bring new vitality to the area around the stadium; and for creating
once again another world-class entertainment, retail and dining destination experience in
Anaheim on the same level or hopefully better than L.A. Live has now.
In closing, this once again means more benefit for all residents and businesses of Anaheim,
and more revenue to support and boost programs in the city budget that serve everyone, like
our parks and recreation, community services, fixing and maintaining streets, and paying for
fire and police services to name just a few. Not to mention providing new business and
revenue and opportunities for so many existing and future businesses. Covid-19 has been
devastating to our businesses, our families, city budgets and more -- and we need to do all
possible to enhance revenues immediately and provide as much relief and hope of future
growth and opportunity.
Again, as we did in our September 9 letter to the Planning Commission, the Anaheim Police
Association strongly supports this proposal and urges the Anaheim City Council, to vote in
strong and unanimous support of it as well!
Sincerely,
Edgar Hampton
President
Anaheim Police Association (APA)
Peter W. Mitchell
Peter Mitchell
Consultant, Anaheim Police Association (APA)
Executive Director, Orange County Coalition of Police and Sheriffs (OC Cops)