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Public Comment
From:Reuben Franco <reubenfranco@ochcc.com>
Sent:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 7:45 AM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Mayor Harry Sidhu and Anaheim City Councilmembers letter.docx.pdf
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To Mayor Sidhu and the Anaheim City Council,
Thank you for the opportunity to submit public comments.
Sincerely,
Reuben Franco
Reuben Franco
President & CEO
Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
1 Banting Suite A
Irvine, CA 92618
Office: (714)953-4289
Cell: (
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September 25, 2020
Mayor Harry Sidhu and Anaheim City Councilmembers,
On behalf of the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which represents the
interests of and provides access to the over 30,000 Hispanic owned businesses which call
Orange County home, and a great number of those in Anaheim, I would urge your support for
the Angel Stadium sale and property development deal which is on your agenda for September
29.
Last December, the City Council took the first important steps in this process. What you have
before you on your agenda will finalize that purchase and sale, and give approval to the
development plans put forward by SRB Management.
milestone in the history of the Platinum Triangle, and of Anaheim:
$320 million purchase price for 150 acres of stadium property and Angel Stadium - $150
million in cash, and $170 million in community benefits to the City of Anaheim
Those community benefits include:
Nearly 800 much needed affordable housing units integrated into the 5175 market-rate
housing units in the proposed site plan
A seven-acre city park freely accessible to and for the use of the public, in addition to
another five acres of parks as required under the existing zoning requirements
And of course, with that property comes the potential for great development opportunities to
help that site come alive with additional employment, sales tax generation, and hotel tax
generation for Anaheim. Included in the Master Site Plan is approval for up to:
2.7 million square feet of office space
1.75 million square feet of retail, restaurant, and hotels
Up to two hotels with a total of 943 hotel rooms
With an additional 11 acres of open flex space, which can be used for either additional future
development, outdoor activities and uses, or be home to a future new stadium in the event the
current stadium is replaces, we see an outstanding plan for the future of that site.
1 Banting Suite A, Irvine, CA 92618
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And of course, on top of all that and of the utmost importance to Angels fans, the team
commits to staying in Anaheim until 2050, 30 years from now. With options for extensions at
the discretion of Angels Baseball, it adds another 25 years to that, meaning the Angels could be
here up to 55 years from now under this agreement.
All told, this is an incredible deal, and an incredible point in the history of Anaheim and Orange
County. The chance here to open up this property to income generating potential and job
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community.
Iurge your support of and vote for approval of finalizing this sale and approval of the proposed
development agreement and site plan.
Best Regards,
Reuben D. Franco
President & CEO
Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce