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Public Comment
From:Pat D <pat7oaks@gmail.com>
Sent:Monday,
To:Public Comment; Jose Diaz; Jose Moreno; Trevor O'Neil; Gloria S. Ma'ae; Stephen
Faessel; Avelino Valencia
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Item 12
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Council member Diaz
As your constituent, I have written you on several occasions. Often related to transparency and creating a
virtual option for your constituents to participate in real time at City Council. The technology is there and not all
have the privilege of time to sit in chambers with personal responsibilities at home during those hours. This
needs to happen, especially if you are so interested in your district!
Unfortunately I have received few responses.
I am writing today to urge you and other majority members of the Council to allow the citizens of Anaheim to
decide in their ballot votes on the proposed 2% modest gate tax on large venues (that seats over 15,000) which
includes Disney, Honda Center and Angel Stadium. Of course our arrangement with the Angels has other limits
due to bad past agreements, but the other venues income would have a huge impact on our city and the many
needs of so many neighborhoods and community members. The $ numbers are out there. The net income to the
city is very significant and will not impact those venues at all. Disneyland has already raised their prices, this is
a pittance of that.
My personal priority for these resources is housing and subsidies for the housing and food insecure. Maybe you
can give greater input to meeting our city's RHNA numbers in our Housing Element response. Last meeting I
was pleased you at least spoke of the unhoused in a more humane manner. (Maxwell Park efforts are looking a
lot like harassment with nuisance citations!) Counsel may have guided you in your comments on the unhoused
so there is hope you understand the unhoused have rights!
Your comments and votes on the need for finance reform were very disappointing though predictable. Voting
yes on moving this ballot initiative in Item 12 forward could give me hope you are not totally paid for! And
whatever were you saying about George Soros?
You could build some greater support by voting yes on Item #12 and give we the citizens the option to vote in
November 2022!
For review, in case you missed it, key points in staff report:
"The proceeds of the admissions tax would go to the general fund and be used to provide general City services,
such as police, fire and emergency response, street maintenance,
and community services. The revenues from the admissions tax are estimated to be in
the approximately $55 to $82 million range (not including any tax revenues from Angel
Stadium ticket sales for the reasons stated above).
The attached Resolution and Ordinance outline the proposed changes to the City’s tax
code as well as provide ballot language that would be presented to the voters should this item be approved.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
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Submission of the ordinance/tax measure to the voters at the General Municipal Election to be held on
November 8, 2022 will cost approximately $8,500. If the measure passes, it
is anticipated that it will generate approximately $55 to $82 million in annual tax
revenues."
Sound approach at minimal cost to help your city! Vote yes on Item 12!
Thank you
Pat Davis
Sent from my phone. Please excuse brevity and typos.
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