01 & 14 (79)Public Comment
From: Imkamp, Natalie A <
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 8:58 AM
To: Public Comment
Cc: info@anaheimballet.org
Subject: Anaheim Ballet
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a
valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community-based after-school
programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert
performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City.
The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished
without plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this
architecturally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing
the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth,
that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location!
In the sprit of TRUE civil service take a step back and truly look at the bigger picture here. All too frequently
resources and tools put in place to support our communities are slowly stripped away by our local
governments to make room for things that create revenue for them. This one thing is the fundamental flaw in
governments across the country including this one. Anaheim has some of the largest money making
businesses located within its borders so choosing to partner with Anaheim Ballet and support the efforts
made by this organization to bring arts and culture to the underserved youth of Orange County is monumental
regardless of the cost. Each of the city councilmembers has a responsibility and a duty to preserve this
invaluable resource for he community of Anaheim. 1 put it upon each of you to do the right thing and ensure
that ALL of our Anaheim youth has a safe place to go and not just the children of the council members, upper
and middle class citizens. Your decision not only impacts the city of Anaheim and the Anaheim Ballet it also
impacts the hardworking parents of the children who come to AB after school because it is one of the few
safe places offered to our kids after school while they are working. Taking this away from these families has
the potential to impact their lives in a negative way forever. So 1 urge you Anaheim city council, do the right
thing, take this opportunity to set the Civil Service bar higher and do what is truly right for the community in
which you serve.
Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Natalie Imkamp
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