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Public Comment
From:Alicia Gis <
Sent:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:30 PM
To:Public Comment
Subject:Anaheim Council Meeting Regarding Stadium Deal
Dear Council People and Mayor,
I urge you to re-start the negotiation process on the stadium property rather than forcing the current negotiation
through.
Every part of the current negotiation process has left Anaheim taxpayers and the minority council in the dark. Based on
the current lawsuit and what I’ve read in local papers (Voice of OC & OC Register), the stadium deal and process may
even be illegal and in violation of the Brown Act.
Here are some additional reasons myself and other taxpayers want to re-start the negotiations with more transparency:
There is nothing stopping SRB Management from turning around and selling the property. SRB is practically
incentivized to sell the property considering we are giving it to them for $170 million when it’s easily worth
double or more.
This will create more low-wage jobs in Anaheim that will require more low-income housing. Yet, the current
deal doesn’t require the development of low-income housing for decades. Even if that housing came sooner it’s
not enough units and there are serious questions about who would get those units.
It’s really shady and in poor taste that Arte Moreno has financed the mayor’s campaigns and now the
mayor is leading an effort to give Arte Moreno’s SRB Management the stadium property for less than half of its
worth.
- We aren't even able to weigh in during Council meetings at this time. Other cities & representatives have
made a point to use a platform like Zoom to allow for live public comment. Until Anaheim can resume in-person
council meetings or can find a way to give adequate opportunity for the public to weigh in, we shouldn't be
moving this negotiation forward at all.
Anaheim doesn’t even get its name in the Angel’s team name.
Very Respectfully,
Alicia Gibbs
Anaheim Resident of District 5
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