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Public Comment
From:Alejandra Gallardo <agallardo@laocbuildingtrades.org>
Sent:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 8:58 AM
To:Public Comment; Annie Mezzacappa; Stephen Faessel; Denise Barnes; Jordan
Brandman; Jose Moreno; Lucille Kring; Trevor O'Neil
Cc:Ernesto Medrano
Subject:Item #7 under the Public Heating section of the Agenda.
Attachments:Letter to Anaheim Council.pdf
Honorable Mayor Harry Sidhu and City Councilmembers:
On behalf of Council Representative Ernesto Medrano,
We hope that the attached letter of support to move forward with approval of a Zoning Code Amendment and
the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) for the development of the Stadium District Sub-Area A
Project (Angel Stadium Property) finds you in good health.
Should you have any questions, please feel to contact Mr. Medrano at The Council.
Respectfully,
Alejandra “Alex” Gallardo
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Admin Assistant
LA/OC Building Trades Council
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Los Angeles, CA 90026
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Los Angeles / Orange Counties 1626 Beverly Boulevard
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RON MILLER
Affiliated with the Building & Construction Trades Dept., AFL-CIO
Executive Secretary
September 25, 2020
Anaheim Mayor and City Council,
I am writing on behalf of the 140,000 members of the 14 Trades and 49 affiliated organizations
of the Los Angeles Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council, urging your
support for item 7 of the Public Hearing which is the approval of a Zoning Code Amendment
and the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) for the development of the Stadium
District Sub-Area A Project (Angel Stadium Property).
The Trades Council is currently in discussions with SRB Management to reach a Community
Workforce Agreement. This Agreement will provide for true preferential Anaheim Hire
opportunities. With this true Local Hire component it will also provide preference to Veterans of
the Armed Services.
This Agreement will open up a pathway to middle class career opportunities in Orange County
for men and women through our Joint Labor Management Apprenticeship Programs into the
construction sector. Furthermore, the Agreement will provide a Skilled and Trained Workforce
for the project with the highest safety and industry standards. This Community Benefit will bring
life changing situations for many working families in the area.
The next Community Benefit that this project provides is Housing. As we know, Housing is in
high demand and the outcome of the development will be 5175 housing units both condos and
apartments. As a part of the Housing, the Affordable Housing portion will be the 777 apartments
to be affordable and integrated with the market rate units.
Furthermore, the other Community Benefit component will be the Parks and Open Space that is
also needed in the District. The Seven acre urban park in addition to another 5.2 acres of parks
throughout the development area and the 11 acres of open flex space will be something that
families can enjoy for a lifetime.
And the best will be left for the end. The City will maintain the Angels Baseball team with a
stadium as the anchor for the development. To keep the Angels in Anaheim is a great economic
boom for the future as the nucleus of this development project is a great achievement.
Again, as leaders of the Building Trades, we are excited at the opportunity to provide the
workforce to build this project and urge the City Council to approve it.
Respectfully,
Ernesto Medrano
Council Representative
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