Closed Session (3)
Jennifer L. Hall
From:Kanak Ratanjee <kmratanjee@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday, January
To:Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Jose Diaz; Gloria S. Ma'ae; Ted White; City
Manager; Trevor O'Neil; Stephen Faessel; Avelino Valencia; Pastor Carlos Garcia
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Re. CUP West Street/Pioneer (west mount/colony)
Attachments:Letter to Council.docx
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Thank You.
Kokrai Ratanjee.
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January ____17 , 2022
RE: HCD Notice of Violation related to the CUP denial for Grandma’s House of Hope
Dear Mayor Sidhu and Councilmembers Diaz, Ma’ae, Moreno, Valencia, Faessel, and O’Neil:
Anaheim must oppose HCD’s Notice of Violation (dated December 14, 2021) to protect our
community. Our neighborhoods are the foundation of our great city. They cannot be converted
into commercialized areas where investors can buy or rent our single-family homes.
The community deserves to know the City’s professional analysis on which you will base your
decision. The HCD position is extreme and has implications for every single district in
Anaheim. It is a framework for supportive/transitional homes to use residential neighborhoods
for business operations, with no consideration for the impact to the surrounding area. That is not
right.
In this case, Grandma’s House of Hope (GHH) has at least 10 homes in our community. GHH’s
stated preference is for her businesses to be near each other for the convenience of staff. If
HCD’s position stands, GHH has absolutely no limit on any of their operations and will continue
to commercialize more homes in our neighborhoods.
Anaheim must fight for balance in our neighborhoods and make evident Anaheim’s proven
commitment to underserved communities. If the City relents to HCD’s extreme interpretation,
then the floodgates immediately open. Time is of the essence. We cannot wait for state law to
change. That is a separate fight.
Our expectation is for the City Council to have the courage of your convictions and defend your
unanimous vote against HCD’s extreme position. This is the only acceptable plan of action. As
residents of every district, we will hold the City Council accountable in the next election unless
you advocate and protect your own taxpayers.
Sincerely,
Kokrai M Ratanjee
Anaheim Ca 92801