23 (42)Jennifer L. Hall
From: natalie rubalcava <
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2021 9:19 PM
To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Stephen Faessel; Avelino Valencia; Jennifer Diaz; Gloria S. Ma'ae;
Trevor O'Neil; Jose Moreno; Public Comment
Subject: [EXTERNAL] October 26, 2021 City Council Meeting: Agenda Item 23
Attachments: Agenda Item 23 -Oppose CUP 10-26-2021_Rubalcava.pdf
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Dear Mayor Sidhu and Anaheim City Council Members:
I respectfully request that you accept the unanimous recommendation made by the Planning Commission and oppose
the Conditional Use Permit for 626 N. West Street, agenda item 23. The proposed CUP is located in a residential
neighborhood and should be denied because a 15 to 21 bed transitional housing facility is a business that changes the
character of a community.
During this process it has become apparent that District 3 is saturated with transitional housing facilities. As a matter of
fact, city staff does not have an accurate count as to how many single-family residences are currently operating as
transitional housing facilities in Anaheim. There are at least 10 in the general area of this proposed CUP. District 3 is a
diverse population of predominately working-class citizens with the majority being members of the Hispanic community.
Our community works hard and chooses to reside in a safe place where we can raise our families and live peaceful
lives.
I am extremely concerned that this type of business operation puts our community at risk and impacts the quality of life
we work very hard to maintain. This single-family residence is located within 700 feet of a public high school, two
elementary schools (less than 2,200 feet away) and two public parks (less than a half mile away).
I absolutely support providing housing and supportive services for all vulnerable populations. However, District 3 has
overwhelmingly become the community that carries an unfair burden of the responsibility for these populations.
Furthermore, Grandma's House of Hope has utilized the downtown neighborhoods to grow a multi -million -dollar
business, carrying the burden for all 34 cities in Orange County. Grandma's House of Hope receives large sums of
taxpayer dollars from the County of Orange to provide services to the homeless population. In most cases Grandma's
House of Hope clients are not residents of Anaheim. When clients fail the program, they may end up back on the
streets, this time in Anaheim, which increases the number of homeless in our city.
At a recent community meeting on Thursday, October 21, 2021, the CEO of Grandma's House of Hope confirmed that
she chooses to have multiple business locations in District 3 so that she can use her staff at each location more
efficiently, as oppose to identifying locations across the County of Orange that would be more conducive to serving the
region at -large.
As a 42 -year resident of the City of Anaheim I have experienced the negative impacts incompatible land uses, zoning
variances, and widely allowed Conditional Use Permits have had on our community. The addition of this very large
facility in an already impacted area is not good for the community.
I urge you to support the unanimous decision of the Planning Commission, and prioritize Anaheim's residents and
neighborhoods above all else and deny this application by Grandma's House of Hope.
Thank you,
Natalie Rubalcava
Anaheim, CA 92805
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Anaheim City Council Members:
I respectfully request that you accept the unanimous recommendation made by the Planning
Commission and oppose the Conditional Use Permit for 626 N. West Street, agenda item 23. The
proposed CUP is located in a residential neighborhood and should be denied because a 15 to 21 bed
transitional housing facility is a business that changes the character of a community.
During this process it has become apparent that District 3 is saturated with transitional housing facilities.
As a matter of fact, city staff does not have an accurate count as to how many single-family residences
are currently operating as transitional housing facilities in Anaheim. There are at least 10 in the general
area of this proposed CUP. District 3 is a diverse population of predominately working-class citizens
with the majority being members of the Hispanic community. Our community works hard and chooses
to reside in a safe place where we can raise our families and live peaceful lives.
I am extremely concerned that this type of business operation puts our community at risk and impacts
the quality of life we work very hard to maintain. This single-family residence is located within 700 feet
of a public high school, two elementary schools (less than 2,200 feet away) and two public parks (less
than a half mile away).
I absolutely support providing housing and supportive services for all vulnerable populations. However,
District 3 has overwhelmingly become the community that carries an unfair burden of the responsibility
for these populations. Furthermore, Grandma's House of Hope has utilized the downtown
neighborhoods to grow a multi -million -dollar business, carrying the burden for all 34 cities in Orange
County. Grandma's House of Hope receives large sums of taxpayer dollars from the County of Orange
to provide services to the homeless population. In most cases Grandma's House of Hope clients are not
residents of Anaheim. When clients fail the program, they may end up back on the streets, this time in
Anaheim, which increases the number of homeless in our city.
At a recent community meeting on Thursday, October 21, 2021, the CEO of Grandma's House of Hope
confirmed that she chooses to have multiple business locations in District 3 so that she can use her staff
at each location more efficiently, as oppose to identifying locations across the County of Orange that
would be more conducive to serving the region at -large.
As a 42 -year resident of the City of Anaheim I have experienced the negative impacts incompatible land
uses, zoning variances, and widely allowed Conditional Use Permits have had on our community. The
addition of this very large facility in an already impacted area is not good for the community.
I urge you to support the unanimous decision of the Planning Commission, and prioritize Anaheim's
residents and neighborhoods above all else and deny this application by Grandma's House of Hope.
Thank you,
Natalie Rubalcava
Anaheim, CA 92805