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Jennifer L. Hall
Subject:FW: RE the miss representation of my letter to Council about Angels Baseball &
Community Investment
-----Original Message-----
From: Loretta Day
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2020 11:33 AM
Subject: FW: RE the miss representation of my letter to Council about Angels Baseball & Community Investment
FYI
-----Original Message-----
From: Debbie Herman <
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2020 3:36 AM
To: Loretta Day <LDay@anaheim.net>; Council <council@anaheim.net>
Subject: RE the miss representation of my letter to Council about Angels Baseball & Community Investment
Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members, It was brought to my attention that my name came up at the Council
meeting Tuesday evening regarding the letter I wrote below. I was unable to watch the council meeting live due to prior
commitments, I was informed by people who did watch the meeting that this happened.
I was able to watch the council video Wednesday evening, and in all due respect to councilmember Barnes, I am very
disappointed in the way my letter was presented.
I have been questioned by members of the community regarding my stance on the Angels project because of this. All of
the other letters that were read to the public, whether they were long, short or paraphrased, did not have their name
specifically mentioned.
I feel if you are going to read a letter from a concerned Citizen you should read the entire letter to the public... not pick
out one sentence that was clearly taken out of context.
In my letter I started and ended by fully endorsing this project. I named all the reasons I thought this would be so
beneficial for our community and an asset to a tourist destination.
Out of this whole letter this was all that was read:
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> I strongly suggest adding the first right to purchase the property
> back for the sale price to the contract under consideration
If you read before this one sentence in my letter, there is a longer paragraph in FULL support of this project and I am
very happy that it passed!
In the paragraph with this one sentence, I was merely stating what I have heard on blogs, from other citizens, and in an
email I received bringing up the possibility of turning around and selling the land for a profit. What was not mentioned
was I personally do not believe that Mr. Moreno would do this and that he is very invested in this project. I thought
bringing this up to other citizens might help squash any misconceptions and help people hearing all of these same things
get on board with this beneficial project.
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It was merely a suggestion and after listening to the city attorney, I also understand why a businessman would not want
this in his contract. I now realize that I should not have left the opportunity for this to be taken out of context with my
words. It was meant to be a suggestion for the community… Nothing to do with how I feel about this project personally.
The same thing about changing the name, which I also brought up. This was clearly defined by councilmember Kring
with the red lining of that portion of the contract years ago. Something I have never heard about previously, nor do I
believe that the general public knows about, If I had known that, I would have never even brought that up. Once again,
it was a suggestion to get more people on board. This is not a concern for me, as I fully support this project 100%.
I hope you will all take the time to read my ENTIRE letter. I now know I should not have used the words “strongly
suggest” because that made it sound very definitive, when I was just giving suggestions to get all of these arguments
over and the project moving forward.
I have definitely learned my lesson and I will be more mindful of my words in the future. I have also learned that if I have
something specific to say, I will contact a councilmember in person. I am very disappointed with the process of writing
letters to the Council, how it was used, and how it turned into something like this.
My only saving grace at this point is that the meeting took so long. A lot of people had gone to bed however several
more watched it on Wednesday.
The snippet of my entire letter and my name are now a matter of public record that people can look back on at any time
by watching the video.
I now know how politicians feel when one little sentence can be misconstrued into something that affects your life… Not
a lesson I wanted to learn! I am clearly disappointed.
Congratulations on passing this amazing project for our city… I am a proud citizen, and by no means did I mean to stir up
any controversy!
Thank you for your time,
Debbie Herman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Debbie Herman <
> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:59 PM
> To: Loretta Day <LDay@anaheim.net>
> Subject: Angels Baseball & Community Investment
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> Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members,
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> I am writing to you today in support of the sale of the land and having Angels baseball in our city for years to come.
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> I feel that many people are focused on the fair market value of the land itself, and are not thinking about the plan
established years ago for the platinum triangle, the temporary and permanent jobs it will bring to our City, the benefits
of having a Major League Baseball team in a tourist destination, and the positive impact on our local businesses,
restaurants, and hotels for years to come. In addition, it is fun for our communities’s Angels fans, who love sports and
the sense of pride that comes form supporting your “hometown team”!
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> I have been following the pros and cons of this sale, and everything I have read allows be to believe this is very
beneficial for Anaheim.
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> I did however read that the Mr. Moreno could turn around and sell this property after the deal for a profit. I do not
believe this would happen, as I feel he is invested in this project. If there is any truth to this statement, I strongly
suggest adding the first right to purchase the property back for the sale price to the contract under consideration. This
may be in the contract already. By bringing this up and getting it out to the public, I feel our community would be more
comfortable with the sale of the land.
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> Another thing that would get more Anaheim residence on board with this
> whole project is renaming the team, or rather eliminating the words
> “Los Angeles“ from the title. We are Anaheim, and not Los Angeles. In
> all honesty it’s kind of confusing :-)
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> The stadium is known as the “Big A” - and I don’t even think people would be upset if the team was just called the
“ANGELS”with no specific city attached. It is our team in our city. When you attend or watch the games it’s just “TIME
FOR ANGELS BASEBALL”
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> Thank you for taking the time to read my comments. Personally, I see nothing but positive things coming from this sale
for our community..
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> I stand with the City Council Members supporting this Great
> opportunity for Anaheim,
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> Debbie Herman
> Anaheim Resident
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