01 & 14 (92)Public Comment
From: Rayell Brokaw <
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 12:13 PM
To: Public Comment
Cc: Anaheim Ballet
Subject: Support the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet
April 23, 2021
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members,
My family and I have an extensive history of philanthropy and patronage to the arts within the surrounding community.
Anaheim Ballet is an invaluable arts organization and resource to the community and underserved youth in the City of
Anaheim.
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 Anaheim's resident ballet company. It is best for the
community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location.
The arts are an important part of any community. For more that 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. Anaheim Ballet has been recognized both
locally and internationally as a point of pride for the City of Anaheim.
Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet.
Sincerely,
Ms. Rayell Segerstrom