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Susana Barrios
From:Theresa Bass
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Subject:FW: \[EXTERNAL\] Hotel and Event Center Ballot Measure
Attachments:Hotel and Event Center Ballot Measure - Council Member Faessel.pdf
From: Stephen Faessel <SFaessel@anaheim.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 9:52 PM
To: Theresa Bass <TBass@anaheim.net>
Subject: Fwd: \[EXTERNAL\] Hotel and Event Center Ballot Measure
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Date: May 11, 2023 at 4:54:51 PM PDT
To: Stephen Faessel <SFaessel@anaheim.net>
Cc: "Kalinski, John" <John.Kalinski@marriott.com>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Hotel and Event Center Ballot Measure
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May 11, 2023
Council Member Steve Faessel
City of Anaheim
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Dear Council Member Faessel,
We are writing to express our deep concern with the proposed "Hotel and Event Center" ballot measure
that is scheduled to be considered by City Council on May 16th. Based on our initial review of the
measure, we fear that it will have lasting and irrevocable negative impacts on residents, jobs, businesses,
and taxpayers in Anaheim. In doing so, this proposed measure threatens to put our entire city at a
significant economic disadvantage when compared to neighboring communities.
Because of the seriousness of this issue, we encourage the City Council to take full advantage of state law,
which provides that a thorough economic impact analysis can be conducted by the city in anticipation of
such a measure. The impact analysis includes but is not limited to, increased costs to Anaheim residents,
reduction in city services (police, fire, parks, libraries), private-sectorjob losses, and the fiscal impact of
visitors choosing to stay in Garden Grove hotels and commuting into Anaheim in order to avoid the
harmful impacts of this proposal.
In addition to targeting jobs in Anaheim, this measure will dramatically increase costs on local residents
who visit city -owned facilities such as Angel Stadium, the Honda Center, and the Anaheim Convention
Center.
Thank you in advance for your leadership and efforts to thoughtfully evaluate the potential impacts this
proposal will have on Anaheim's General Fund, residents, and employment opportunities prior to taking
any official action on the measure.
We are anxious to work with the City Council and others to avoid any unnecessary consequences that
could be triggered by this proposal. By working collaboratively, we are confident that we can find a
balanced way to protect city residents, services, and job opportunities here in Anaheim.
/Ka
ski
eneraManager
ANAHEIM MARRIOTT
700 WEST CONVENTION WAY
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 42802
T: 714.750.8000
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