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04/27/2021
ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR AND REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING OF APRIL 27, 2021 The regular meeting of April 27, 2021 was called to order at 3:00 P.M. and adjourned to 3:30 P.M. for lack of a quorum. The regular adjourned meeting of April 27, 2021 was called to order in joint session with the Anaheim Housing Authority at 3:30 P.M. telephonically, pursuant to Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20 (superseding the Brown Act related provisions of Executive Order N-25-20) in response to COVID-19. The meeting notice, agenda, and related materials were duly posted on April 22, 2021. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Harry Sidhu and Council Members Stephen Faessel and Jose Diaz (in person). Council Member Jordan Brandman (via teleconference). Council Members Jose F. Moreno, Avelino Valencia, and Trevor O'Neil joined the meeting during Closed Session (in person). ADDITIONSIDELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION: None PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: None CLOSED SESSION: At 3:33 P.M., Mayor Sidhu recessed to closed session for consideration of the following: Anaheim City Council 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — INITIATION OF LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(4) of Section 54966.9 of the California Government Code) Name of Case: Hernandez v. Anaheim Convention Center, et. al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2020-01146573 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code) Name of Case: Michelle Hadley v. City of Anaheim et al., USDC Case No. SACV-01831 DOC 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code) Agency Designated Representative: Linda Andal, Human Resources Director Name of Employee Organization: Teamsters, Local 952 Anaheim Housing Authority 4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — INITIATION OF LITIGATION (Subdivision (d)(4) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code): Seven potential cases At 5:31 P.M., Mayor Sidhu reconvened the Anaheim City Council. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 2 of 22 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Harry Sidhu and Council Members Stephen Faessel, Jose Diaz, Jose F. Moreno, Avelino Valencia, and Trevor O'Neil (in person). Council Member Jordan Brandman (via teleconference). Council Member Brandman joined the meeting in person at 7:27 P.M., left the meeting at 8:41 P.M., and returned via teleconference at 9:01 P.M. INVOCATION: Council Member Avelino Valencia FLAG SALUTE: Council Member Jordan Brandman Acceptance of Other Recognitions (To be Presented at a later date): Recognizing April 30, 2021, as Arbor Day Recognizing April 2021, as Donate Life California Month Recognizing April 2021, as National Poetry Month Recognizing May 2021, as Jewish American Heritage Month Recognizing May 2021, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Recognizing May 2021, as Water Awareness Month Recognizing May 2021, as Older Americans Month Public Utilities General Manager Dukku Lee accepted the Water Awareness Month proclamation on behalf of the Public Utilities Department. He advised it had been a dry winter so May was a good opportunity to remind residents about water conservation and that sustainability should be a way of life. He advised there are many programs for residents and businesses to save money, with more information available at httos7//www.anaheim.net/226/Public-Utilities. At 5:35 P.M., Mayor Sidhu reconvened the Anaheim Housing Authority (in joint session with the City Council). ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDAS: City Clerk Theresa Bass announced for Item No. 25, Council Member Diaz has requested to continue his appointments to three boards and commissions to a future meeting and Council Member Brandman has requested to continue his appointment to the Housing and Community Development Commission to a future meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS fall agenda items except Public hearin City Clerk Theresa Bass reported that a total of 253 public comments were received electronically prior to 2:00 P.M. related to City Council agenda items and matters within the jurisdiction of the Anaheim City Council. [A final total of 258 public comments were received electronically and distributed to the City Council and made part of the official record.]. — See Appendix. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 3 of 22 William Fitzgerald, Anaheim Home Owners Maintaining our Environment, advised he had not spoken at City Council meetings for over a year due to the City Council's restrictions on free speech. He denounced attacks by the City Council against Vietnam veteran Larry Larsen and addressed Sister Cities. Larry Larsen stated Council Member Brandman had accused him of being a racist and he condemned Council Member Brandman for dragging his reputation through the mud and then not showing up for the meeting. He shared his long-time work with at -risk inner-city children as well as his commendations from the Anaheim Union High School District. His expressed pride in his work to implement district elections and denounced the Council for considering his removal from the Sister City Commission due to comments made. Derek J. Campbell expressed the need for hazard pay for critical workers, specifically those who work at Vona, due to working closely with customers while others have a chance to work from home. He noted a lack of enforcement of masks, distancing, and crowd control with packed aisles, shared his and his family's experiences with COVID-19, and asked the City Council to pass hazard pay for critical workers. Jeanine Robbins believed the Mayor and City Council take from the residents of Anaheim to benefit the Chamber of Commerce and Visit Anaheim. She advised Anaheim First was the latest recipient City funds, noting its introduction Anaheim First was to improve neighborhoods and be staffed by residents, yet it became staffed with Todd Ament's picks, Visit Anaheim employees, and members of Save Our Anaheim Resort (SOAR) while becoming a "dine, drink, and shop program, dedicated to residents and local businesses, and developed by the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce and Visit Anaheim." She asked City Council how restaurant coupons benefit neighborhoods and not just restaurants and asked for residents to come first. Mike Robbins alleged greed and avarice amongst the Council and too much influence by money and lobbyists. He advised the City does not have one school in the State's Top 100, spends half as much per person on parks as the City of San Diego, has the same size police department as the City of Santa Ana but covers twice the area with 25 million visitors, and is short 50 firefighters. He questioned when the people of Anaheim would get the wealth generated by the Anaheim Resort, enjoy the security of other cities, or play in better parks. Wes Jones advised the City Council would decide between the Anaheim Ballet and more housing and noted the City is already dense enough and needs more programs like the ballet. He called on the City Council to get voter -approved Measure L through. Mark Richard Daniels noted that during the pandemic the City Council and many Anaheim boards and commissions did not allow public comments outside of emails that were not read aloud. He advised the current in -person public format is not safe for all due to commentators with health conditions and disabilities making the meetings inaccessible and noted this violates the spirit of the Brown Act. He reported the Orange County boards and commissions have allowed residents to comment and view meetings through video conferencing. He cited the Resolution passed by the Orange County Democratic Party calling for the immediate opening of meetings to remote access. He expressed hope that the Council would support this issue and heed the Democrats' Resolution. Cecil Jordan Corkern offered a prayer to contain the coronavirus, for the safe reopening of Disneyland, and what the City Council is doing. He advised he has reports about Disneyland's security from Governor Gavin Newsom, along with construction reports for the remodeling of Disneyland, and urged Mayor Sidhu to ask him any questions about Disneyland security. He advised City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 4 of 22 he is praying for Mayor Pro Tern Faessel and he is making a video about Jesus Christ. He noted Disneyland is trying to open up even though churches are closed due to quarantine. He reported Disneyland and Dodger Stadium are giving out vaccines. He reported meeting Walt Disney at Kohl's Department Store and also Elvis Presley within the past couple of years. Vern Nelson reported receiving his second vaccine dose last week at the Anaheim Convention Center with no side effects. He praised the site's organization and encouraged everyone to get vaccinated. He reported the Orange County Democratic Party unanimously passed a resolution urging all City Councils to open up their meetings via Zoom or Webex. He encouraged Council Members to agendize a discussion of this matter. He spoke about the Los Angeles developer looking to build a car wash at the comer of Sunkist Street and East Ball Road and advised he appealed the Planning Commission's decision. He urged the City Council to listen to the people, as residents are unanimously against the project. He urged the City Council to impose a rent cap on mobile home parks, citing the death of Rancho La Paz resident Kathleen Fabry over stresses caused by park owner John Saunders' rent gauging. Dr. Jeff Putter, veteran and Navy physician, spoke in support of the Anaheim Ballet. He advised he has multiple sclerosis but is a dancer and noted in his next life he can picture himself dancing for the Anaheim Ballet but this would disappear if the building was replaced by affordable housing. He reported disadvantaged youth in the ballet's STEP-UP Outreach Program would also see their program disappear. He explained the building and ballet program are cultural icons and advised it would be a travesty for them to disappear. He advised the ballet is a proven entity and questioned if there is a better site for affordable housing. Larry Rosenberg, Anaheim Ballet Executive Director, thanked the City for supporting the arts, especially during the pandemic when at -risk youth were at an even greater risk. He recalled the beginning of the Anaheim Ballet Company's residency and the serious responsibility of doing something positive for youth while also adding to the City's international reputation. He advised they have graduated dancers to companies all over the world. He recalled telling dancers to tie their discipline to nobility in ballet or any workforce. He urged the City Council to allow them to continue their partnership and allow them to continue to be a force for arts and culture in the community. Kenny Hungerford advised he has worked for Ralphs supermarkets for 20 years, currently in Anaheim. He urged the City Council to consider a hazard pay ordinance. He advised it was of particular importance to him for having children with special needs along with a diabetic son. He reported he works daily with shoppers not wearing masks. He urged the City Council to consider hazard pay for grocery and drug store workers. R Joshua Collins, Homeless Advocates for Christ, encouraged everyone to give their life to Jesus and addressed an arrest of a homeless woman. He advised there were no health workers present, only police officers, and noted there was a better approach. He reported the cities of Buena Park and Fullerton were using the Crisis Assistance Helping Out On The Streets (CAHOOTS) model. He reported she may have been homeless, mentally ill, and abusing substances which touches on all three CAHOOTS focus points. He advised the arrest experience would only add to her trauma. He urged the City to do better and explore the CAHOOTS model and noted they have saved lives among the mentally ill. He thanked those on the City Council who were trying to bring a change like this. Kenneth Batiste offered prayers for the people of Pakistan. He advised the nation is currently divided. He noted there was a substantial amount of obscenities aired at the last meeting and advised respect earned is the respect given. He criticized Mayor Sidhu for reading pre -prepared statements instead of listening to the citizens. He encouraged Mayor Sidhu to speak from his heart and not a piece of City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 5 of 22 paper. He urged the City Council to stop killing senior citizens and questioned whether the citizens even care about the City Council's corruption. He noted Dodger Stadium was conducting vaccinations before Disneyland. He urged the City Council to think about residents who are fighting for medicine and rent control. Kathleen Jenkins advised she is a faculty member at the Orange County School of the Arts and a former faculty member at the Anaheim Ballet. She read a letter she sent the City Council urging them to continue its long-standing partnership with the Anaheim Ballet and allow it to remain in its current home at the Cultural Arts Center. She praised the dedication of Mr. Rosenberg and his wife to the ballet, improving the lives of the dancers, and its cultural contributions to the City. She advised her children trained and performed with the ballet and witnessed talented young dancers blossom into thriving artists. She advised many of these performers would have had a less culturally enriched life without the opportunity presented by the STEP-UP Program. She advised the thought of the building being demolished with no place for the ballet to move forward to a new home was extremely distressing and deeply saddening. She advised the City Council has the opportunity to save this highly valued resource and serve their City and urged the City Council to vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement. Kaitlyn Jenkins advised she became a television actor because of the support of her Anaheim Ballet directors. She advised she has a new job working in the City of Downey with underprivileged children because of the support Mr. and Mrs. Rosenberg gave her. She advised she brings her students to Anaheim and it has allowed 11 children to get into art schools and then many of them to colleges. She detailed how the emotional encouragement and love she received at the Anaheim Ballet led her to get the leading role on ABC Family's "Bunheads" following a national search. She told the tale of how the STEP-UP Program could have saved one of her friends' lives. She advised the ballet is their home and urged the City Council not to take away their home. Bryan Kaye addressed the reactions by Council to various public speakers and suggested residents tell the City Council what they are doing things wrong so they have an opportunity to do them right. He stated he takes the time to stop and correct his mistakes but alleged Mayor Sidhu does not address any errors. He criticized the new security gates and measures. Donna Acevedo Nelson advised she first addressed the City Council in 2012, after her son was killed, and believed Council did not listen top many people than and does not listen to many people now. She urged the City Council to sever the relationship between the Anaheim Police Department (APD) and the Orange County Crisis Assessment Team (CAT). She reported calling them for a loved one having a mental crisis a couple of weeks ago and they should not have to wait hours for the CAT to have an APD officer meet them. She reported the CAT urged her to call the APD for quicker service, but she advised it was difficult for her to call people who killed one of her sons. She advised it is also not the APD's job, but rather a clinician. She reported the officer never arrived although her family member was screaming in the street. She reported she called Mayor Pro Tem Faessel, who connected her with Marshall Moncrief from Orange County Mental Health. She questioned what someone should do when they do not know their City Council Member to call during a mental crisis. She advised her loved one was eventually arrested and put in jail as opposed to the CAT team taking him to Be Well Mental Health Center and questioned whether APD officers are even aware of Be Well. She urged the City Council to sever the relationship between the APD and CAT because it is not working. She advised the City could invest the money in the Anaheim Ballet. Herman Herman denounced developers, campaign donors, pay -to -play schemes, systemic racism, unethical and illicit payments, arrangements by the City Manager, and elusive lies. He questioned why the City continues to steal from Anaheim's taxpayers and alleged political corruption. He urged City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 6 of 22 residents to call upon the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate the crimes against humanity heard through the outcry of petitioners. He denounced what Governor Newsom has done to the country, noting small businesses are out of money because they cannot afford the rent. He quoted rap group N.W.A. in encouraging people to oppose the police and submitted documents for the record. Mike Greenspan reported justice prevailed with the conviction against Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin. He strongly denounced Los Angeles City Council President Pro Tempore Joe Buscaino and former Los Angeles City Council Member Mitchell Englander who was imprisoned for lying to the FBI. Matt Bell, Secretary -Treasurer of United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 324, echoed the words of Mr. Campbell and Mr. Hungerford. He advised they represent 13,000 grocery and retail drug workers and urged the City Council to agendize hazard pay for grocery and retail drug workers. He advised 24 California cities have passed some form of hazard pay and the UFCW is urging cities to discuss this serious issue. He advised, in addition to the 24 cities that have already passed hazard pay, the cities of Whittier, Signal Hill, and Downey were discussing it tonight. He advised grocery and retail drug workers have been on the front lines for 14 months and several UFCW members have passed away from COVID-19. He advised companies have earned large profits during the pandemic and are not reinvesting those profits into the workers who made them so much money. He noted Kroger Company, owner of Ralphs, spent $1 billion on stock buybacks rather than giving it to its workers. He advised it is a serious issue they hope to see debated and, hopefully, passed. He noted other cities have done a variation of this, citing a sample rate of $4 an hour. He reported Orange County, Los Angeles County, and northern California have been looking at this issue. He advised they have been imploring companies but, when they will not do the right thing, it was time for the government to step in with regulations. Gail Anderson reported she has served on the Historic Preservation Committee for 15 years. She advised the City lost many historic downtown buildings and beautiful homes in the past when prior City Councils did not appreciate them. She explained the Cultural Arts Building would not qualify for the Mills Act because it was not built before 1949, but advised it is a cultural treasure and beautiful historic building on a prominent street and noted it should not even be considered to be tom down. She expressed the importance of ballet to the youth of Anaheim for social, physical, and professional purposes. She reported attending an Anaheim First meeting and every table wanted to preserve the Cultural Arts Building and ballet. She expressed appreciation to the City Council for its service to the community, noting they count on the City Council to make decisions benefiting the community. She advised keeping the Cultural Arts Building and extending the agreement with the Anaheim Ballet were important. She urged the City Council to approve Item Nos. 01 and 14. Carlos Alfonso advised he lives across the street from the Cultural Arts Building and praises its beauty every morning. He reported seeing the joy in dancers arriving and urged the City Council to let the beautiful and historic building stay. CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE: City Manager Jim Vanderpool announced that the Califomis Parks and Recreation Society awarded a 2020 Award of Excellence in Design to the Manzanita Park Skate Park. He noted the design was a collaboration of local skaters, youth participants of the Boys and Girls Club, City staff, and a professional skate park design firth. He noted the skate park transformed an under-utilized park area into a safe, after -school haven for the City's youth. He also announced the Community Policing Team held a virtual Coffee with a Cop on April 14 to recognize National Telecommunications Week, which City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 7 of 22 was available for viewing on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. He thanked all those who staff the 911 center At 7:00 P.M., Mayor Sidhu recessed the Anaheim City Council to address the Housing Authority agenda and reconvened the City Council at 7:13 P.M. CONSENT CALENDAR: At 7:13 P.M., the consent calendar was considered with Council Member Valencia pulling Item No. 16 for separate discussion and consideration. Council Member Moreno recorded a "no" vote on Item Nos. 10 and 21 and Council Member Valencia recorded a "no" vote on Item No. 21. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Faessel moved to waive reading of all ordinances and resolutions and adopt the consent calendar as presented, in accordance with reports, certifications, and recommendations furnished each City Council Member and as listed on the consent calendar, seconded by Council Member Valencia. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. [Item No. 10: ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES - 6: (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES -1 (Council Member Moreno); Item No. 21: ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES - 5 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, and O'Neil); NOES - 2 (Council Members Moreno and Valencia)]. Motion carried. B105 4, Receive and file minutes of the Library Board meeting of March 8, 2021. AGR- 5. Approve the Anaheim Workforce Development Board Recertification Request for Program 12688 Years 2021-2023 under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to be submitted to the State of California. B105 6. Approve the 2021-2024 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Unified Local and Regional Plans to be submitted to the Cal'llomia Workforce Development Board. D180 7. Accept the bids of National Discount Textiles, R.S. Hughes Company, and OneSource Distributors, in the respective amounts of $54,187.01, $4,318.00, and $4,587.00, plus applicable tax and a 20% contingency, for the purchase of personal protective attire per City approved specifications for the Public Utilities Department for a one year period with up to four one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options in accordance with Bid #9509. D180 8. Waive the sealed bidding requirement of Council Policy 4.0 and authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order to Cl Technologies, Inc., in the amount of $57,300 plus applicable tax, for the purchase of IAPro and Blue Team software licenses, on -site training, and data migration services to streamline and enhance the documentation of peace officer incidents for the Anaheim Police Department. D180 9. Waive the sealed bidding requirement of Council Policy 4.0 and authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a Purchase Order to ICOR Technology, Inc., in the amount of $64,618 including applicable tax, for the purchase of a tactical robot for use by the Tactical Response Group within the Anaheim Police Department. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 8 of 22 D180 10. Waive the sealed bidding requirement of Council Policy 4.0 and authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a purchase order to Vigilant Solutions LLC, in the amount of $328,000 including applicable tax, for the purchase of additional Automated License Plate Recognition cameras, accessories, software, and warranty for the Anaheim Police Department. Item No. 10., Council Member Moreno recorded a `no" vote. ROLL CALL VOTE., AYES - 6. (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Feessel, Diaz, Brandman, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES - AGR-9021.A; 1 (Council Member Moreno). Motion carried. FROM: AGR. 12647 11. Approve the Professional Services Agreements with 33 consultant companies for on -call 6 - consulting support services to the Department of Public Works for a two year term with two, 1264 12664 AGR-9006.A; two-year optional renewal terms; 8U1hOfIZe the PUbIIC Works D12CtOf Of designee, l0 execute 9007.A; the agreements and take necessary actions to implement and administer the agreements; and 9008.A; authorize changes to the agreements that do not substantially change the terms and 9011A; conditions of the agreements, so long as such changes are determined to be de minimis by 9012.A; the City Attorney's Office (Anser Advisory Management, LLC; Ardurra Group, Inc.; Black 9013.A; O'Dowd and Associates, Inc. dba BOA Architecture; Capo Projects Group; Cho Design Associates, Inc.; Cumming Management Group, Inc.; DSL Consulting, Inc.; Dudek; e2020 FAGR- FROM' FRO 12659 Technology, Inc.; Field Automated Communication Systems, LLC; FCG Consultants, Inc.; To: AGR- Ghirardelli Associates, Inc.; GK & Associates; Harris and Associates, Inc.; HR Green; IDS 12664 Group, Inc.; IMEG Corp.; Kitchell; KOA Corporation; Michael Baker International; MWH AGR-5755.11; Constructors, Inc.; NV6, Inc.; OCMI Inc.; Onward Engineering; Pinner Construction; Power - FROM: AGR- Tech Engineers, Inc.; Project Dimensions, Inc.; Ramos Consulting Services, Inc.; Simpson 12672 and Simpson Management Consulting; Sustura, Inc.; SYRUSA Engineering, Inc.; Transtech AGR-12677 AGR-1267 Engineers, Inc.; and Wood Environment &Infrastructure Solutions, Inc.). AGR- 12. Approve the Amendments to Contract 1l693JJ319C000014 with the Federal Highway 11705.1; Administration to test and verify National Transportation Communications ITS Protocol AGR- (NTCIP) 1202 and NTCIP 1209, amending the contract for the City to test and verify the 11705.2 NTCIP 1218 in lieu of NTCIP 1209 and be reimbursed a revised total amount not -to -exceed $1,683,775; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the amendments and to take the necessary or advisable actions to implement and administer the amendments; and authorize de minimis changes that do not substantially change the terms and conditions of the amendments, so long as such changes are determined to be de minimis by the City Attorney's Office. AGR- 13. Approve a Notice of Intent with the County of Orange, in the estimated cost of $3,534,652, for 14581.0.6 animal care and shelter services for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. 14. Approve the Cooperative Agreement with the Anaheim Housing Authority and the Anaheim AGR- Ballet to allow the parties to cooperative identify and evaluate potential relocation sites for the 12647 ballet and/or the feasibility of the ballet acquiring the site it currently occupies (Cultural Arts Building), for a one year term with two three-month optional extensions (Related to Housing Authority Item No. 01). R100 15. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-035 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM authorizing participation in the State Rental Assistance Program (Block Grant Award in a total amount not to exceed $13,000,000). City Council Minutes of April 27,2021 Page 9 of 22 P110 17. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-037 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM declaring its intention to vacate certain public streets, highways and easements. (Abandonment No. ABA 2019-00396; three excess segments of public access and street right-of-way lying west of Anaheim Boulevard lying directly south of Midway Drive and adjacent to 110 West Midway Drive and 1441-1455 South Anaheim Boulevard; public hearing scheduled for June 22, 2021). P124 18. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-038 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM accepting certain deeds conveying to the City of Anaheim certain real properties or interests therein [City Deed Nos. 12511 (555 N. Euclid Ave.); 12512 (518 S. East St.); 12513 (913 N. Helena St.); 12514 (1452 S. Hacienda St.); 12515 (2558 W. Harriet Lane); 12516 (2661 W. La Palma Ave.); 12517 (555 N. Euclid Ave.); 12518 (1705 S. State College Blvd.); for dedicating to the ultimate right of way as defined in the General Plan, utility purposes, and emergency access]. C280 19. ORDINANCE NO. 6510 (INTRODUCTION)AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending portions of Ordinance No. 6506, nunc pro tunc, to correct clerical drafting errors in Ordinance No. 6506, pertaining to the amendment of certain sections the Anaheim Municipal Code [certain sections of Chapter 18.20 (Platinum Triangle Mixed Use (PTMU) Overlay Zone) and Chapter 18.42 (Parking and Loading) of Title 18 (Zoning)]. M142 20. ORDINANCE NO. 6508 (ADOPTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending Chapter 1.04 of Title 1 of the Anaheim Municipal Code relating to departments of the City (creating Economic Development Department; introduced at Council meeting of April 13, 2021, Item No. 16). M142 21. ORDINANCE NO. 6509 (ADOPTION)AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending Anaheim Municipal Code Section 1.04.270 to increase the monetary limit for competitive bids obtained through solicitation to fifty thousand dollars (Introduced at Council meeting of April 13, 2021, Item No. 18). Item No. 21: Council Members Moreno and Valencia recorded a "no"vote. ROLL CALL VOTE:AYES - 5 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, and O'Neil); NOES - 2 (Council Members Moreno and Valencia). Motion carried. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR: C350 16. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-036 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 2021-001 for groundwater treatment improvements at La Palma, Linda Vista, Boysen Park, and Energy Field sites supported by those findings required by the California Environmental Quality Act. Authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute any Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreements and any related permits, certifications, and documents with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, State Water Resources Control Board, or other government agencies for the groundwater treatment improvements at La Palma, Linda Vista, Boysen Park, and Energy Field sites (Project) and take the necessary actions to implement and administer these agreements and related permits, certifications, and documents. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 10 of 22 Determine that the proposal submitted by CDM Constructors Inc. (CDM) is the most advantageous to the City and award a Design -Build Agreement (Design -Build Agreement) to CDM, in the amount of $56,894,500, for the completion of the Project; waive any irregularities in any of the proposal documents; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the Design -Build Agreement and any related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the agreement; and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions in accordance with Public Contract Code section 22300. Approve a Construction Management Services Agreement (Consultant Agreement) with MWH Constructors, Inc., in the amount of $9,730,800 with a 15% contingency for extra services, to provide construction management services for all phases of the Groundwater Treatment Program; and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or designee, to execute the Consultant Agreement and related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the agreement. Increase the Anaheim Public Utilities' Fiscal Year 2020/21 restricted Water Capital Improvement Program expenditure budget by $66,625,300. Public Utilities General Manager Dukku Lee reported this item is a series of actions to begin the first phase of the Groundwater Treatment Program. He advised it is a program to address newly -regulated substances found in low levels in the City's groundwater. He advised this item would design and build a system to treat the water so it could be reused and he noted that groundwater is the lowest cost water supply. DISCUSSION: In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiries, Mr. Lee advised, with the current technology, the City would be able to treat groundwater down to the measurable level for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). He advised this level is the equivalent of a couple of grains of sand in an Olympic -sized swimming pool. He advised the City would upgrade its detection ability when new technology emerges. He advised any capital improvement project would look at the entire distribution system and model it to accommodate fluctuations in pressure system -wide. In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiry, Mr. Lee clarified the solar array in one corner of Energy Field Park has been decommissioned. He advised this project would not use the entire space but the idea is to push the fence line back, relocate a transformer, and create additional green space over what exists today. MOTION: Council Member Diaz moved to approve Item No. 16 via approving a resolution, authorizing agreements and related documents, and increasing the Public Utilities Department's budget, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Faessel. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7: (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Motion carried. Council Member Brandman joined the meeting in person at 7:27 P.M B105 22. Consider the removal of Lary Larsen from the Sister City Commission. City Clerk Theresa Bass reported that at the April 13, 2021 City Council meeting Council Member Brandman requested City Council consideration of the removal of Larry Larsen from the Sister City Commission. She advised, under Section 1.04.391 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, board and commission members could be removed by a majority vote of the City Council. She advised a Notice City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 11 of 22 of Unscheduled Vacancy would then be posted for 10 business days before the appointment of the vacancy. DISCUSSION: Council Member Brandman reported he brought this forward because of his belief that what Commissioner Larsen said at the February and March 2021 meetings did not represent what the City stands for or the Commission's mission. He advised Commissioner Larsen was given the opportunity to resign but chose not to do so. He advised it is incumbent on them as the City Council to do what they think is within the Commission's mission, and abide by their compact with the residents by not allowing this attitude on a City Commission. He advised he is not attempting to inflame the issue, but rather asking his colleagues to bring accountability to the situation by removing Commissioner Larsen. MOTION: Council Member Brandman moved to remove Larry Larsen from the Sister City Commission, seconded by Council Member O'Neil. DISCUSSION: Council Member O'Neil reported Commissioner Larsen has devoted a lot of time and effort to improving the City, noted his service to the country is commendable, and thanked Commissioner Larsen for both. He expressed regret Commissioner Larsen used his public comment time to tout his history and not to address some of the things he said at Sister City Commission meetings. He advised he would have liked to see an apology or at least an explanation of the remarks. Council Member O'Neil expressed surprise Council Member Moreno did not demand an apology or an explanation from Commissioner Larsen as Commission Larsen was appointed by Council Member Moreno. Council Member O'Neil advised he would immediately remove any of his appointees 9 they said what Commissioner Larsen said towards Asian -Americans or any other community. He advised Council Member Moreno only offered to reach out and have a conversation and noted the conversation did not result in a resignation, apology, or even an explanation. Council Member O'Neil addressed campaign contributions as potentially influencing actions and expressed his support for removing Commissioner Larsen. Council Member Moreno condemned Commissioner Larsen's words and his actions of not recognizing the harm they caused to Asian -American neighbors. He wished Council Member O'Neil had focused on the substance of the issue and advised part of building bridges is to first seek to learn then figure out the appropriate method to engage the situation. Council Member Moreno read the email he recently sent Commissioner Larsen. He reported thanking Commissioner Larsen for his efforts working with the City's diverse communities, and noted his work with the City's youth, but expressed disappointment in Commissioner Larsen's comments at the Sister City Commission meetings. He reported stating the purpose of the Commission is to build bridges through people, especially in spaces where the government has struggled, and attributing the pandemic's cost to a people racializes the pandemic and inflames hatred and violence towards Asian -Americans in the City. He reported criticizing Commissioner Larsen's opposition to Pudong, China becoming a Sister City is not based upon the merits but rather from a narrative and language that sows hate and fear. Council Member Moreno reported he did meet with Commissioner Larsen. Council Member Valencia advised Commissioner Larsen's public comments showed the opportunity to grow and learn from his mistakes was not taken. He advised the City should not be providing a platform for someone to use this type of rhetoric. He advised the rhetoric is a catalyst for hate crimes against the City's Asian -American and Pacific Islander (API) community and noted the language should not be tolerated anywhere. He advised he has personally been on the receiving end of similar City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 12 of 22 rhetoric as a son of Mexican immigrants. He expressed support for the City's API community in denouncing discrimination. Council Member Diaz advised this is not about taking political sides and thanked Commissioner Larsen for his service to the country. He advised it is about words used as a City official and a representative of 350,000 people. He advised the words were unacceptable and led to fears among Asian -Americans. He advised there needed to be consequences. Council Member Moreno reported he has met twice with Commissioner Larsen over the past week. He advised he agendized, and the City Council approved, making Anaheim a Welcoming City, socially integrating its immigrant communities including the API community, and not hiding them. He advised Commissioner Larsen's comments violate this ethic as a public official. He advised a year ago the City Council approved a resolution denouncing this kind of language. He advised it is regrettable Commissioner Larsen decided to double down on his previous comments during public comments this evening. He advised the hardest thing to do is stand up to a friend but advised he will be supporting the motion because his friend has the opportunity and did not take it. Council Member Moreno addressed previous discussions of national anti -immigrant statements and their effects on the country. He asked the Council to be consistent in condemning hate speech, regardless of the speaker. He also questioned whether certain colleagues on the dais should be made to address previous comments and social media posts made. He called for his colleagues to be consistent in the application when racial language creates discord. He advised he would regretfully be supporting the motion. Mayor Sidhu explained that while Council Members individually appoint Commissioners, the entire City Council votes to approve them. He advised the Sister City Commission works to develop Anaheim cultural exchange opportunities and economic development. He noted the resolution approved at the last meeting shows Anaheim stands with the API community and will not tolerate discrimination in any form. He advised Commissioner Larsen should have apologized and resigned and agreed with Council Member O'Neil's comments. He advised he respects every President and urged Council Member Moreno to stop playing politics. MOTION: Council Member Brandman moved to remove Larry Larsen from the Sister City Commission, seconded by Council Member O'Neil. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES —0. Motion carried. B105 23. Discuss the Sister City Commission's February and March 2021 meetings, consider requests for resignations and/or removal of Sister City Commission members, and provide direction to staff for possible restructuring of the commission. Assistant City Manager Greg Garcia reported the item was requested by Council Member Brandman as a discussion of recent Sister City Commission meetings, a discussion regarding a potential Commissioner removal, and to provide direction for possibly restructuring the Commission. He advised the Commission was created in October 2009 to revitalize existing Sister City relationships and manage the process for adding others. He reported it was set up as a 15-member Commission with each member serving no more than two consecutive three-year terms. He explained each Council Member could appoint two members to the Commission, with the others being prioritized as representatives of Anaheim's business, tourism, and educational sectors. He advised in April 2016, the Council approved educational sector voting stakeholder members to ensure continuity of City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 13 of 22 membership. He noted those members are members of the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) Board of Trustees. Mr. Garcia reported any changes to the structure of the Commission would require changes to the Anaheim Municipal Code and staff is requesting direction in this regard. DISCUSSION: Council Member Brandman noted he agendized this item because when the matter of commission structures came up, they always agreed the Sister City Commission and the Library Board were unique and would remain as they are. He advised the Sister City Commission has become something it was not intended to be. He noted he was on the AUHSD Board at the time of the Commission's creation and the original intent has waned through many changes to the City Council and Anaheim Resort leadership over the past 12 years. Council Member Brandman advised the City Council should come out of this unfortunate situation with a positive. He noted Mayor Sidhu has always supported the Sister City Commission but noted this was a good time to discuss restructuring between the recent situation and the pandemic drawing to a close bringing more businesses back online. He advised Mayor Sidhu and himself were involved in the creation of the Sister City Commission and understand the original intent. Council Member Brandman thanked staff for providing transcripts of the February and March meetings so they could see what transpired word-for-word. He called for a discussion of how to make the Commission serve its original purpose and be an asset to the City and asked Mayor Sidhu to make it a priority. Mayor Sidhu reported discussing this item with City staff and advised they are happy to work with any Council Member on this item. In response to Mayor Sidhu's inquiry, City Attomey Rob Fabela confirmed he could ask three Council Members to join a working group and bring recommendations as long as the working group is of limited duration. Mayor Sidhu asked Council Members Diaz and Brandman, along with Mayor Pro Tern Faessel, to be the three members of a working group to discuss improving the Sister City Commission. Council Member O'Neil advised he discussed this with Council Member Brandman and was informed the Sister City Commission submitted a request for restructuring in 2017 to the City Council but the Council did not take action. He advised change was in order as the Commission has strayed from its original intent. He suggested making district -based appointments like all of the other commissions and bringing back stakeholders into the Commission as originally intended. He suggested keeping the Commission at 15 members with one district -based appointment per Council Member, six stakeholder seats, and three special appointments for the Mayor. Mayor Sidhu advised this is what the working group would be asked to make recommendations upon. Council Member Brandman reported Sister Cities International Southern Califomia Chapter President Anthony AI -Jamie reached out to him to ensure his goal was not to dismantle the Commission. He confirmed this was not his intent. Mr. Fabela advised Mayor Sidhu that Council Member O'Neil should be a member of the working group as he reported already discussing the item with Council Member Brandman. He recommended both Council Members Brandman and O'Neil be a part of the group so it is not considered a serial City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 14 of 22 meeting. He advised the conversations between the two Council Members are on the record and expressed concems this could otherwise be a violation of the Brown Act. Mayor Sidhu asked Mayor Pro Tem Faessel to step down from the working group in favor of Council Member O'Neil, to which Mayor Pro Tem Faessel agreed. Council Member Valencia echoed Council Member O'Neil's comments since he would not be a part of the working group. He noted the 2017 restructuring request was valid but should be updated with input from the current Commissioners. He encouraged staff to research other successful Sister City Commissions and expand the exchange of students to include a virtual setting to increase accessibility. Council Member Moreno reported a year ago he served on a working group on commissions with Council Member Brandman and former Council Member Lucille Kring because Council Member Kring wanted to eliminate some of the commissions. He reported they were to advise staff about commissions struggling with attendance so they could do their work. He noted the Council Members do not unilaterally appoint to commissions because the City Council has to vote and approve the nominees. Council Member Moreno reported they talked in-depth about supporting the Sister City Commission. He noted Council Member Brandman supported them adding more from the business community to the under-resourced Commission to help with fund-raising and development. He reported Council Member Brandman specifically called for a development officer from Disneyland and this happened with success. He advised the Sister City Commission involves more work than any other commission besides the Planning Commission but does not get as much staff support. He requested the working group look into adding resources for the commission. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Council Member Brandman reported telling Mr. AI - Jamie he feels less connected to the Sister City Commission and Library Board because he does not have a district -appointed representative with which to stay in contact. He advised the Commission feels adrift and needs reinvestment from the Council. He clarified the agenda component about considering changes in Commissioners stems from his passion at the last meeting. He clarified this was meant to be a proactive item and not retaliatory. Council Member Moreno agreed with Council Member Brandman's assessment and addressed vacancies and district -based appointments. He noted in 2017 they did not make the Sister City Commission districted because of its size, the amount of work, and the challenge of finding a suitable commissioner from every district. He urged the working group to work with the business community and the tourism industry, in particular, to see how they could help. He encouraged them to explore giving the Commission a budget or asking staff to pursue private funding as they do for parks. He encouraged the working group to look at the geographic representation of Anaheim's sister cities, noting 55% of Anaheim is Latinx yet there is no Latin American sister city. He advised the Commissioners he spoke with were reluctant to make such a proposal for not wanting to do all the work associated with making a connection. Council Member Moreno reported when former President Dwight Eisenhower helped create Sister Cities International in 1956 he advised it assumes no people want war and all people want peace. He advised former President Eisenhower advised the intent is for people to work together and let governments work out methods for people to learn about each other. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 15 of 22 Mayor Sidhu advised sister city activity can have a great role in fostering relationships around the globe. He praised the discussion on this informational item. He expressed hope that the working group would have ideas to present back to Council in the next 60-90 days. Informational Item; no action taken. Working group consisting of Council Members Diaz, Brandman, and O'Neil will work with staff and bring back additional information and proposals for possible restructuring of the commission. D116 24, RESOLUTION NO. 2021-039 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending City Council Policy 4.1 of the City Council Policy Manual R100 relating to the selection of professional consultants to add a twenty -four-hour website posting requirement for contracts valued at $25,000 or more. Assistant City Manager Greg Garcia advised the item is to require professional consulting contracts of between $25,000 - 200,000 to be posted on the City's website within 24 hours after the agreement has been finalized, and communicated to the City Council. He reported Council Member Valencia requested this item at the last City Council meeting and noted the current policy requires posting of the contracts but does not specify a timeframe. DISCUSSION: In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiry, Mr. Garcia confirmed his understanding of the request is to clarify the timing of postings and also serves as a direction to staff to notify the City Council of contract postings. He advised staff intends to move forward with a system of automatic City Council notifications if the item is approved. Council Member Valencia believed this amendment would fill the gap in City policy relative to the timely posting of contracts. In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiry, Mr. Garcia confirmed this amendment would present an occasional challenge depending on when a contract is finalized relative to regular working hours and the availability of staff. He noted a contract finalized on a Friday may not be posted until Monday. Council Member Valencia advised he was open to amending 24 hours to 72 hours to assist staff with this challenge of weekend timing. MOTION: Council Member Valencia moved to approve the resolution, as amended, changing the 24- hour requirement to 72 hours, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Faessel. DISCUSSION: Council Member O'Neil expressed appreciation to Council Member Valencia for his flexibility on the timing issue. He advised the overwhelming majority of contracts are already posted in this window so it made sense to formalize it without creating an undue staff burden. He expressed concerns with the need to notify the Council of every posting, as the document itself would be public and the notification could be an undue burden. He requested a friendly amendment to strike the Council notification portion of the motion. Mayor Sidhu advised the transparency component was covered once the contract was posted for all to see. Council Member Valencia advised the City already provides updates of this sort to others. He clarified he was looking to be advised of the notification lists of things regularly updated and declined to accept the friendly amendment. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 16 of 22 SUBSIDIARY MOTION: Council Member O'Neil moved to amend the motion by striking the City Council notification component of the original motion. Motion failed for lack of a second. DISCUSSION: Council Member Moreno expressed support for the motion. He expressed support for the 24-hour language and suggested it read that the posting should be made within 72 hours with encouragement to have it be under 24 hours. He advised the public should be able to review these contracts as quickly as possible and noted he was comfortable with the 72-hour amendment. He advised this resolution was important given the increase in signing authority granted in Item No. 21. He clarified it was not for lack of confidence in staffs decisions, but rather, concerns reflected in comments made about pay -to -play politics. Council Member Diaz advised increasing the financial amount of authority granted to the City Manager did not change the procedures. He disagreed with Council Member Moreno's insinuation of back -room deals, stating it had never been his experience in 20 years working for a City. He advised there are many regulations on contractors, developers, and others so he was not concerned about corruption. He expressed support for Council Member Valencia's request for direct notification of postings. Council Member Moreno clarified his comments and advised he believes in the ethics of City staff. He clarified that contractors have told him they would not bid on a project for having the impression through lobbyists only certain people have access to the City Council. He noted this led to the creation of the City's lobbyist registry. He advised certain contractors feel they have to do certain things to gain favor. City Attorney Rob Fabela expressed concerns with the discussion getting away from the agenda item. Council Member Moreno advised he was clarifying for the public that he was not saying City staff was engaging such deals, but that contractors have expressed that they do not even try to get projects passed for fear of the lobbyist culture. Mayor Sidhu addressed comments by Council Member Moreno and stated the City does not have a pay -to -play system. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, City Clerk Theresa Bass confirmed the motion is to approve the resolution with an amendment changing 24 hours to 72 hours. MOTION: Council Member Valencia moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2021-039 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending City Council Policy 4.1 of the City Council Policy Manual relating to the selection of professional consultants to add a seventy -two-hour website posting requirement for contracts valued at $25,000 or more, as amended to change the website posting requirement from 24-hours to 72-hours, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Faessel. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil; NOES — 0). Motion carried. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 17 of 22 B106 25. Consider appointments to certain city Boards and Commissions to serve terms ending December 31, 2024 (District 1 appointments) and to complete unexpired terms ending December 31, 2022 (District 2 appointments). Community Services Board (1 appointment): District 1 appointment: (December 31, 2024) District 1 appointment continued to a later date. Housing and Community Development Commission (2 appointments): District 1 appointment: (December 31, 2024) District 1 appointment continued to a later date. Unscheduled vacancy: District 2 appointment: (December 31, 2022) (vacancy of Claudia Perez -Figueroa) District 2 appointment continued to a later date. Senior Citizen Commission (2 appointments): District 1 appointment: (December 31, 2024) District 1 appointment continued to a later date. Unscheduled vacancy.., District 2 appointment: Shirley McCracken (December 31, 2022) (vacancy of Alden E. Esping) NOMINATION: Council Member Brandman nominated Shirley McCracken. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Nomination approved. D116 26. Update on the City's Response to COVID-19: DISCUSSION: Mayor Sidhu reported Disneyland would reopen on Friday. He advised this follows the return of youth sports last week to the Anaheim Convention Center and the return of fans earlier this month to Angel Stadium and the Honda Center. He advised cases remain stable and low as things reopen and over half of the City is vaccinated. Mayor Sidhu encouraged residents to keep this progress going. He advised they will continue to offer vaccinations at the Convention Center and in neighborhoods. He thanked those who have been vaccinated and urged residents to encourage others to do the same. He urged employers to give workers time off to get vaccinated to help the City reopen safely and help the economy recover. Council Member Brandman asked to return to remote participation due to his rare reaction from the vaccine. In response to Council Member Brandman's request, Mayor Sidhu excused Council Member Brandman. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 19 of 22 Council Member Brandman advised everyone should get vaccinated because, even with what he is suffering, it was nothing compared to the suffering with COVID-19. Council Member Brandman left the meeting in person at 8:41 P.M. and rejoined the meeting via teleconference at 9:01 P.M. Mr. Lyster reported the regular dashboard displays consistent slow cases at a low level on both the City and Orange County levels. He advised the County remains in orange Tier 2 because the case rate, currently at 2.6%, prevented moving into the yellow Tier 3. He advised a move to yellow is possible in May and the City looks forward to Beyond the Blueprint reopening on June 15" if conditions hold steady. He noted all seven zip codes are reflecting low rates of cases and positivity, with only marginal increases accounted for by standard fluctuations. Mr. Lyster reported 475,000 vaccines have been distributed in Anaheim, including 240,000 at the Anaheim Convention Center and 4,000 in neighborhood clinics. He reported the Disneyland super Point of Distribution (POD) would close at the end of the week after giving about 230,000 vaccines. He advised the County is closing the site since it has served its purpose. Mr. Lyster reported, in every zip code, between 71% and 84% of senior citizens have received at least one vaccine dose and between 28% and 39% of residents under 65 years of age have received at least one dose. He noted the under 65 group is smaller for having less time as eligible vaccine recipients, adding those under 16 years of age are still ineligible. He advised overall 54% of the City has received at least one shot, slightly ahead of the County at 53%, the State at 52%, and the nation at 43%. He explained this represents those eager to be vaccinated while the next phase of vaccinations will encounter those who either have challenges or will be hesitant, if not outright resistant, to being vaccinated. Mr. Lyster reported they are particularly watching the Hispanic population under 65 years of age. He advised rates are in the 10% to 20% range in the western portions of the City. He expressed hopes this will follow the trend for Hispanic seniors in this area which started slow but eventually matched the general senior population and noted it is a focus and priority. He expressed concerns Caucasian seniors in certain sections of town are lagging behind the rest of the City. Mr. Lyster reported some of the Disneyland super POD resources will come to the Anaheim Convention Center, along with other County -run sites, and noted pharmacies are playing a larger role in bringing shots to neighborhoods. He advised the City is planning 20-plus neighborhood clinics through June, giving about 250 to 2,000 shots each through medical partners. Council Member Moreno thanked the citizens for following the data through Mr. Lyster's presentations. He expressed appreciation for staff volunteering at the vaccination sites and community clinics. He reported the request at a previous meeting for Council Member Valencia to leverage his relationship with Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee led to immediate meetings with the County. He reported the County officials took Council Member Valencia's ides to heart while Mayor Pro Tem Faessel pushed hard for an increase in neighborhood clinics. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Mr. Lyster praised the Community Services Departments work with community partners for a combination of rollouts of vaccines in neighborhood community centers and also through mobile clinics. He expressed hopes they would soon be able to take walk-ups and not have the vaccinations be by appointment only. He advised they are continuing communication efforts about the importance of the vaccine and noted families are a great resource to City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 19 of 22 encourage their other family members to get vaccinated. He advised the City would like to see employers encourage their employees to get vaccinated by giving them time off to get the shot and, potentially, recover from the shot. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, City Manager Jim Vanderpool advised they are going to have over 20 neighborhood clinics operating between now and the end of June. He advised this reflects how the City is maximizing resources on the streets and praised the work of the Community Services staff for taking this head-on along with their other responsibilities. He expressed pride in the neighborhood clinics. Council Member Moreno encouraged residents to remain vigilant against COVID-19 and is pleased with Mr. Vanderpool stating resources are not a barrier to getting more residents vaccinated. He advised the 92802 zip code's slight uptick does not seem to be of concern as a natural fluctuation. In response to Council Member Valencia's inquiry, Mr. Lyster advised the 92802 zip code would be a focus. He advised Community Services applies what they learned at the super PODS and provides a majority of the people to run the neighborhood clinics, with clinicians usually provided by the City's medical partners. He advised Community Services also play a role in getting people to the clinics to be vaccinated. He advised the trust in staff by the public, built over decades of neighborhood assistance, could not be under emphasized. Council Member Valencia praised the Community Services staff on how it engages with the community and builds trust. He noted how it makes creating these clinics easy if the vaccines and other resources are available. Informational item - No action taken. PUBLIC HEARING: AHA177 27. This is a public hearing in accordance with Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the proposed issuance by the Anaheim Housing Authority of H multi- family housing revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,000,000, in order to finance the development of a 70-unit plus two manager's units permanent supportive rental housing development known as Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments located at 1340 S. Lewis Street and 1455 S. Salvation Place, Anaheim, CA. RESOLUTION NO. 2021-040 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 approving the issuance of bonds by the Anaheim Housing Authority for the Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments (related to Housing Authority Item No. 03). Mayor Sidhu reported this public hearing related to Item No. 03 from the Housing Authority's agenda Community and Economic Development Interim Director Grace Stapler advised staff is asking the City Council to provide authority bond financing for the 72-unit Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments discussed in Item No. 03. She advised there are many sources of financing that are helping make the project a reality, including tax credits and these bonds. She advised staff is highly supportive of this item and noted the bonds would be repaid by the developer from project revenues. She advised it would have a positive financial impact, as the Housing Authority would receive an administrative bond issuance fee. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 20 of 22 Mayor Sidhu opened the public hearing Salvation Army Orange County Director of Operations Ben Hurst expressed his thanks for the partnership with the citizens and the City of Anaheim. He thanked City staff for putting this item together and expressed admiration for the work ongoing at the City of Hope space on South Lewis Street. He advised the best is yet to come when they can build a $100,000,000 comprehensive services campus on seven acres, which he advised would lead the nation in taking people off the streets and reintegrating them into society. One (1) public comment was were received electronically related to Public Hearing Item No. 27, distributed to the City Council, and made part of the official record.]. — See Appendix. Mayor Sidhu closed the public hearing. DISCUSSION: Mayor Pro Tem Faessel thanked Mr. Hurst for all he has done and advised he was always supportive of the project from the moment he first heard about it. In response to Mayor Pro Tem Faessel's inquiries, Mr. Hurst reported they received $2,500,000 from the Orange County Housing Finance Trust, the largest award they have given to date. He advised they aspire to break ground on October 25" depending on some positive response from the State. He explained they view homelessness as an emergency in Anaheim but expressed belief they can still get ahead of it. He advised he regularly talks to Orange County philanthropists about the project with a good response. Council Member Moreno advised he could see why people want to help Mr. Hurst and thanked him for being an incredible partner. He advised Anaheim is doing more than most cities for the homeless but noted part of it was the function of a lawsuit. He advised they could only settle because the Salvation Army came to former Mayor Tom Tait and the City Council with a pledge to help restore the humanity of the City. He credited the Salvation Army for bailing the City out of a federal lawsuit. In response to Council Member Moreno's inquiry, Mr. Hurst advised two years ago, applications for 4% tax credit were non-competitive and explained projects like this are now flooding the pipeline, leading it to become a competitive environment for State funding. He advised the Salvation Army has reached out to legislators asking to prioritize projects like this which are 100% for the homeless, the land has been donated, the development fee is being reinvested into the project, and they are using their iconic brand to fundreise for the gap dollars. He advised it is a model situation. Council Member Moreno requested Assistant City Manager Greg Garcia work with their legislators and State lobbyist on this prioritization. He praised Mr. Hurst for his quick reaction times whenever the City shared a concern, even if they were deemed unfounded. Council Member Diaz disclosed a meeting with the Salvation Army a couple of months ago to discuss this project. He advised the City would take any help it could with the homeless issue, but he especially liked how the Salvation Army provides the homeless with tools to escape their situation. Mayor Sidhu expressed his pride in the work the City is doing to combat homelessness in Anaheim. He advised they have built the most shelter beds of any city in Orange County. He advised they are working towards a Community Response Team to better address the needs of homeless people. He advised lasting housing is part of the solution and expressed support for the project. Qty Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 21 of 22 MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Faessel moved to approve RESOLUTION NO. 2021-040 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 approving the issuance of bonds by the Anaheim Housing Authority for the Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments, seconded by Council Member Diaz. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES — 7 (Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Faessel, Diaz, Brandman, Moreno, Valencia, and O'Neil); NOES — 0. Motion carried. REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS: None PUBLIC COMMENTS (non -agenda items): None COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS/AGENDA REQUESTS Council Member Moreno congratulated and recognized the incredible work of the Community Services Department providing needed services to the community. He congratulated all Anaheim graduation high school seniors and wished them well with their next steps of selecting a college or university, local community college, or vocational program. He highlighted that over 53% of graduating seniors are completing college preparatory requirements, an increase from about 38% six years ago. He congratulated school district staff, teachers, and parents for helping students full their dreams. He shared that this year's graduating seniors are the first class eligible to receive a Seal of Excellence in civics education and participation, as signed into law in 2017. He congratulated the Anaheim Unified High School District for having 1,900 of the 3,000 statewide student recipients of the Seal. He recognized the Community Services Department for working on the Public Art Master Plan and encouraged the public to provide input via district -based meetings and through the website. Additionally, he announced the Anaheim Housing Element Update, also taking input via meetings and a website community survey. He requested an agenda item return as quickly as possible for discussion and possible action on a hazard pay ordinance for grocery, retail, and drugstore workers in the City of Anaheim ordinance, concurred by Council Members Valencia and Brandman. Council Member Diaz noted an increased homeless population in District 1 and ensured his constituents that the issues were being addressed by staff as well as the Anaheim Police Department addressing criminal activities near Beach Blvd. He encouraged all residents to continue to use resources available through the City and partners, with information available at www.anaheim.net, and highlighted the Haskett Library being open and providing services, with more information at www.anaheim.net/libra . Council Member Valencia shared that he has been discussing the need for an established mission, vision, and values with Mayor Sidhu, Mayor Pro Tem Faessel, and City Manager Jim Vanderpool, as a way to achieve common goals. He is planning a working group with these members to create an inclusive process of community outreach to obtain feedback and engage residents through the next round of district meetings, online surveys, social media, and website postings, and stakeholder outreach to help create a foundation for many great things to come in the future. He reported his participation in the community vaccine clinic at Magnolia High School and commended the Supervisor's office, the Anaheim Union High School District, community partners, and City staff for their collaborative efforts. He encouraged everyone to wear jeans on April 28 to recognize and support survivors of sexual violence. He asked everyone to continue to wear masks, socially distance, and take appropriate precautions to keep Anaheim safe and stop the spread of COVID-19. He thanked the City Hall team for continuing to move the City forward. Mayor Pro Tem Faessel reported he was invited by Yesenia Rojas a couple of weeks ago to an appreciation dinner at Jafaria Church to recognize volunteers with food distributions and vaccinations. City Council Minutes of April 27, 2021 Page 22 of 22 He reported on April 15 his aide virtually attended the Housing Element Update meeting, he attended a meeting last week with Anaheim Elementary School District Superintendent Dr. Downing about the safe reopening of the Underhill/Sunkist Bridge, and he attended a 400-carton food distribution at Jafaria Church last week. Last Saturday, he attended Supervisor Chafes's vaccine event at Magnolia High School, with over 800 vaccines given, and he looked forward to getting more vaccines into the community. He noted his attendance at an international chaplain graduation, with 47 chaplains graduafing in Orange County and a tour of the Republic Services facility in District 5 with the City Manager. Last night, he participated in the District 5 Public Art Master Plan Workshop and he thanked Community Services staff for all their efforts, particularly with vaccine distribution. Council Member Brandman encouraged everyone to wear masks and be vaccinated. Mayor Sidhu asked all tourists, employees, staff, and front-line workers to continue to wear masks, wash hands, and keep a six-foot distance. He welcomed visitors to Anaheim who are coming to enjoy the Resort. He wished Deputy City Manager David Belmar the best in his retirement and thanked him for all his efforts as part of the City's executive management team. Mayor Sidhu thanked all staff for their service and the Public Utilities Department for maintaining the City's electricity. At 9:34 P.M., with no further business before the Council, Mayor Sidhu adjourned the City Council meeting. ctfully submitted, e ass, CMC City CI k _ Public Comment From: Victoria DancingBelle Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 6:29 PM To: public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially far our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Victoria Robles, dedicated student of AB (ShelHerlHers) Public Comment From: Shaunna S. Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 7:47 PM To: public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Gratefully, Shauna Public Comment From: Rena Kamariotakis Sent: Friday, April 16, 2021 9:26 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location? Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Rena Kamariotakis Public Comment From: Alexia Rojas Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 12:26 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: SAVE ANAHEIM BALLET Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Alexia (Lexi) Rojas Ps. Anaheim ballet/The Anaheim cultural arts center, is beyond a dance studio, it was my safe space, escape and second home growing up. Without this space my teen years would've not been the same. "I feel that the essence of dance is the expression of man — the landscape of his soul. I hope that every dance I do reveals something of myself or some wonderful thing a human can be." Martha Graham Public Comment From: home LA info@homela.org> Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 5:40 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Support for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force andpresence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point ref pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in .support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Chloe Flores Executive Director + Curator homeLA II Nomadic Performance Project Los Angeles, CA Public Comment From: Chad Van Ramshorst Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 11:43 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Best Regards, Dr. Chad Van Ramshorst PT, DPT Physical Therapist, Dance Prehab Adjunct Professor, Chapman University Department of Physical Therapy BASI Certified Pilates Instructor Public Comment From: Van Ramshorst, Chad Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 11:44 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Best Regards, Dr. Chad Van Ramshorst PT, DPT Physical Therapist, Dance Prehab Adjunct Professor, Chapman University Department of Physical Therapy BASI Certified Pilates Instructor Public Comment From: Eliza S. Tollett Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 12:45 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Regarding Anaheim Ballet & Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth,. that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Eliza Tollett Elizabeth Sherlock -Lewis Tollett Professional Ballet Dancer & Business Owner The Ballet Spot Founder - Owner - Master Instructor www.TlieBalletSpot.com www.ElizaSTollett.com All of the workout, none of the judgment. Follow us on Instagram a theballetspot Public Comment From: Lauren M Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 3:32 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Please Keep Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, As a dancer and performer for more than 14 years, I understand the value of Anaheim Ballet and its positive contribution to the community. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valuable and treasured arts center in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet offers a world -class training facility and a professional performance company for the community to enjoy. Anaheim Ballet is a safe, positive outlet for the youth in our community, and program participants demonstrate improved performance in school and acquire valuable work skills. Many of the underserved youth who benefit from the daily STEP-UP! outreach program live near the facility and Anaheim Ballet is a positive, healthy outlet for them. Ballet requires dedication, hard work and is excellent physical activity. If the City demolishes this architecturally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's precious arts organization.. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Lauren Mack Sent from Windows Mail Public Comment From: carol latham Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 4:42 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org, carol_latham Subject: Support for Anaheim Ballet Agenda April 27, 2021 Attachments: Letter to City Council re Anaheim Ballet 2021.pdf (AROL LATHAA Anaheim. CA 92804 April 17, 2021 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, It has come to my attention that on April 27, the City Council will vote on the agreement between the City and Anaheim Ballet regarding the home of the Ballet and the continued partnership. For over 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a tremendously valuable arts force and presence in the city, as well as, being recognized internationally. Anaheim Ballet provides world -class training and a professional performance company known for it-, excellence. This provides significant benefits to Anaheim and Orange County. Their location at the central site in the Cultural Arts Building allows them to reach oxrt throughout the community that is Anaheim, especially within the Downtown area. Anaheirn Ballet provides a safe haven for the youth in the community, and their prom participants demonstrate unproved performance in school, acquire workforce skills and recreational training, Through the free daily STEP-UP [after -school] program, the local youth who live im the area benefit from powerful anti -gang opportunities. The arts are important components to every thriving community and the presence of a world-renowned ballet company, like Anaheim Ballet, with millions of podcastviewers, keeps ug on the international map. We are more than a sport.-, city! The Cultural Arts Center is a beautiful historic building that is one of the last of its kind in the city. Yes, it needs some work but there are already enough half empty housing projects in the downtown area. Please vote to keep the arts alive in Anaheim. Vote to retain Anaheim Ballet in Anaheim and at the Cultural Arts Center. I appreciate your consideration, Ag&�- Carol Latham, Arts Advocate Public Comment From: DAVID S RAMOS Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 5:23 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Larry and Sarma Rosenberg Subject: About Anaheim ballet I'm writing in regards to the Anaheim Ballet. Please don't tear down and change one other thing from vintage beautiful Anaheim. As we know it is all gone only to be replaced with a jack in the box and Vons. Please keep what little culture we have. The Anaheim Ballet is an asset to our community. It represents a true art form of the past and future. And will continue to be passed on to the generations.kids in our community take advantage of their wonderful programs. Anaheim ballet is known throughout the world for their expertise in teaching ballet. Without this we don't have much in the way of the arts to pass on in our community and its future. Everything else has been torn down and replaced with apartments and concrete. Downtown Promenade is turning into a very nice place, but can you imagine if we only had the old charming vintage buildings we once had? Anaheim would be bustling with Business like old town ©range and old town Fullerton. It's too late for that. It's sickens my family when we talk about it. Please do hear our plea. And keep Anaheim Ballet in the lovely historical building on Lincoln. And please don't tear it down, and replace it with low rent housing like everything else. My family would like to be proud to stay in Anaheim as a fourth generation family. Thank you ,David and Linda Ramos Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Kareema Suleiman Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 T12 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Support Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kareema Suleiman Public Comment From: Emma Statton Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2021 7:48 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both focally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. I started dancing with Anaheim Ballet when I was just 4 years old. It was a place for me to express myself, enjoy time with my friends, and participate in many ballet productions. Anaheim Ballet has always been there for me and many others and 1 would love for it to continue to be there. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Emma Statton, MBA Dancer and Faculty member of Anaheim Ballet Public Comment From: Sam Faze] Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 B-20 AM To: public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lecturefdemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. l myself attended classes and believe the arts are what kept my spirit alive during school and helped propel my studies forward, while keeping me fit and happy to study after a great class! 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dr. Sam Fazel, D. C, F. M, Ayu. M Sent from my Whone Public Comment From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Sera from Mail for Windows 10 Dear Sirs, Kenneth Eells Sunday, April 18, 2021 12:18 PM Public Comment Appeal for Anaheim Ballet Organization Appeal for Anaheim Ballet.docx Attached you will find a Word File to be distributed to Mayor Sid hu and the Council Members regarding the upcoming disposition of the Anaheim Ballet property. Thank you for your assistance, Kenny Eells Cypress, CA 90630 1 April 17, 2021 Dear Anaheim City Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet has well proven to have been excellent stewards of the youth community here in the City of Anaheim and even beyond. They have a superb history as an acclaimed community based performing arts center. The level of ballet technique that Anaheim Ballet teaches to its students rises to the highest levels of the craft. This professional staff nurtures each of their student's mental as well as their physical acuity which is critical to building character and confidence in our treasured youth. Students are trained quite thoroughly in music theory which also aids in building their communication skills. Anaheim Ballet dance students carry critical life skills with them that were hard learned on these iconic hardwood floors for their whole life to come. The level of excellence that this dance center possesses makes it a premiere training facility within the greater Southern California region. Anaheim Ballet is a rare commodity that can only benefit in the most positive manner possible. To destroy the ability for Anaheim Ballet to exist would be an egregious injury to this community. The young as well as the experienced Ballet students of the area rely heavily on this wonderful place as their very necessary artistic outlet. Please join me in making certain that this iconic Anaheim structure can stand and continue to perform its critical role molding our youth for a much brighter tomorrow. Thank you for taking your time reflecting on this profoundly serious matter. Your kind regards, Kenny Eells — Cypress, CA 90630 — Public Comment From: Carol Andersen Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 2:25 PM To: public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 24 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the city. Our son enjoyed six years of training with Anaheim Ballet which led to a career with the Royal Danish Ballet. Anaheim Ballet has been instrumental in forming the talents of many students who have enjoyed their dream jobs as professional dancers. During the six years of association with Anaheim Ballet, we saw that the company was run with integrity and professionalism. There were many opportunities to support the city of Anaheim and there was a feeling of doing whatever they could to maintain their standing in the community. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Allen and Carol Andersen Public Comment From: Jorge Rojas Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 5:09 PM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: SAVE ANAHEIM BALLET Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jorge Rojas Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Get Outlook for Android Public Comment From: Katherine Asovia Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 7:59 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location? Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Katherine Asovia Public Comment From: Bruce Solari Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 11.24 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Council Members: For nearly 25 years the Anaheim Ballet has provided a unique benefit to Anaheim culturally and especially to many of our youth. The Step Up program has enriched the lives of young people and given them an opportunity to grow in self- confidence and self-esteem. This is an opportunity that would be impossible without the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has earned our support through their steadfast commitment to Anaheim, the arts and our youth, Therefore I ask for your support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. It would be a shame if Anaheim were to lose such a valuable and trusted partner. Sincerely, Bruce Solari Public Comment From: guzman elizabeth Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 12:39 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: In Support of Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidliu and Council Members, i have rare occasion to write emails, however, this is very heartfelt to me, mainly because I have seen young people go through Anaheim Ballet that would not have otherwise have had a chance to start careers in the Arts. To my knowledge Anaheim Ballet is the only institution in North Orange County that offers services such as STEP-UP and many other services to the community. I have seen young people/families be especially resilient, coming by bike or public transportation to utilize services offered. It would be a distinct loss to diversity in the Arts, especially, if this institution would disappear. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet, at the very least finding a new venue for the institution or another solution. Perhaps would it be possible to create a nuked -use architecture, with studios on the ground floor and dwelling on the secondlthirdlfourdi floors. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Elizabeth Guzman -Williams Public Comment From: Laura Dart Sent: Monday, April 1 9, 2021 12:43 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Partnership & Location for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 24 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: https://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, Laura Dart Resident Placentia, California 1 Public Comment From: Trevor Dart Sent: Monday, April 1 9, 2021 1:33 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Partnership & Location for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 24 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: https://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, Trevor Dart 1 Public Comment From: Jamie Scott Sent: Monday, April 1 9, 2021 2:44 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lecturefdemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jamie Nalbandyan Sent from Yahoo Mail for iP Public Comment From: O'Brien, Julianne Sent: Monday, April 1 9, 2021 2:55 PM Cc: Public Comment; infor@anaheimballet.org; Larry Rosenberg Subject: Statement of support for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I write to express my support for the Anaheim Ballet. This premier organization with a more than 20 year history of serving Anaheim is a unique gem that has been recognized for its world class training, free community classes and outreach activities, professionalism, and rousing performances. The pandemic has been brutal on the arts, and Anaheim as a city would benefit from this revenue generating organization as much as its people benefit from the inspiration of a vital art form. Please consider these benefits as you think creatively about better solutions for Anaheim, the underserved youth that take dance classes, the famous artists brought to Anaheim, and the importance of the arts for community. The prestigious Anaheim Ballet has a deeply committed history of creating a better place to work and live and should be secure in knowing that this will continue. Thank you, Julianne O'Brien Chair, Chapman University Department of Dance Public Comment From: Peggy Sent: Monday, April 1 g, 2021 3:01 PM To: Public Comment Subject: •SAVE ANAHEIM BALLET TO: publiccomment(p7anaheim.net CC: info(c)anaheimballet.org Subject: The Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu`s profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: hfps://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, David & Peggy Carson 60+ years in So Cal We do NOT need any more low income housing!!!!! Sent from Peggy's ]phone Public Comment From: Vikki Lee Sent: Monday, April 1 g, 2021 3:27 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please vote in Support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Vikki Lee Public Comment From: Eileen Daniher Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 3:59 PM To: Public Comment Subject: letter of support for Anaheim Ballet Attachments: Anaheim Ballet -Letter of 5upport.pdf Attached please find my heartfelt support of Anaheim Ballet and allowing them to continue in their home of 20 years! Regards, Eileen Daniher Director of Program Festival of Children Foundation FarCr�u.' of rLir7� u. April 19, 2021 �w Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I write in strong support of allowing Anaheim Ballet to continue their residence at The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. I have known Larry Rosenberg and Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg for 20 years through my work with Sandy Segerstrom Daniels Festival of Children Foundation. Festival of Children Foundation has worked tirelessly to raise the visibility of the nonprofits in our Orange County communities that serve the needs of the most vulnerable amongst us. It is our strong belief that arts organizations are the glue that give children a vision of what is possible in their future, especially when their day to day situations are challenging. Anaheim Ballet is one such institution. The heart, dedication and passion that Larry and Sarma bring to the children of Anaheim they have served through the years has doubtless changed more lives, in more ways than we will ever know. To displace such highly regarded organizations does a tremendous disservice to the constituents you serve. With the glut of commercial real estate that will hit the market due to the change of working patterns in the past year, I have little doubt another site can be found for the housing you wish to develop. Again, to displace such a highly regarded and admired organization would, in my opinion, be short sighted. Anaheim Ballet is a treasure in your city, as well as an international Ambassador due to the talent they have developed and shared with ballet companies around the world. speak loud and strong when 1 ask that you reconsider any plans you might have to disrupt their home, and the valuable work they do to make Anaheim a stronger and better community. With respectful regards, *Eileenniher Director of Programs Festival of Children Foundation 3315 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92626 3315 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92626 PHONE (714) 438.3286 TOLL FREE 1(877) 492-KIDS FACSIMILE (714) 549-4698 www, fe sti va lofc h i I dre n . org Public Comment From: nicolesims Sent: Monday, April 1 9, 2021 5:26 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arks and arts education". Source: https://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, Nicole Carman Public Comment From: Deborah Cree on behalf of Deborah C ree Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 12:16 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and. appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and, arts education". Source: https://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, Deborah Cree Sent from my i Phone Public Comment From: Deborah Cree on behalf of Deborah C ree Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 12:16 PM To: Public Comment TO: publiccomment@anaheim.net CC. info(a)anaheimballet.org Subject: The Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet, Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: https:l/www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Harry-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, Deborah Cree Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Deborah Cree on behalf of Deborah C ree Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2021 12:18 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: https://www.anaheim.net/5174/Mayor-Hann-Sidhu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, Deborah Cree Public Comment From: elizabeth' rudinica Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9:13 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet ©ear Mayor 5idhu and City Council Members, I am writing to you all in support of the Anaheim Ballet and the bounty of services it offers free to the community! It has been a long standing fixture providing valuable Arts, Education and Resource help to the community for over 20 years!! Not only to mention the buildings historical and cultural significance for the city of Anaheim! Sadly the building that Anaheim Ballet proudly calls home, is set to be demolished with no replacement! With this said, I Urge you to vote on support of the Cooperative agreement with the Anaheim Ballet and keep this gem for the good of the City, people and the underserved youth!!! Most Sincerely, Elizabeth Rudinica Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Jennifer Hill Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9.34 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Support of Anaheim Ballet To whom it may concern: May this letter impress upon you the importance of maintaining Anaheim Ballet. They provide the community w/ artistic culture along wl providing youth development to explore the passion of dance art and culture. My daughter was a student of Sharma and Larry who assisted in developing her love of the arts and dance, beyond that disciple in pursuing her passion. The teenage years are impressionable Anaheim Ballet provides an avenue to be creative, positive image and growth in a healthy environment. In these stressful years the youth deserve to see what can be, work on the beauty of art and dance which currently they are surrounded by fear and anger. May you consider this studio to be an essential not to be closed over political advancements. I urge to take a closer look at the decisions that affect growth for our youth and the love of the arts which are being drowned out. If we cannot dance you steal moments of happiness accomplishment and a time to grow. Thank you for your time and consideration on a very important step. Sincerely Lynne Hill Public Comment From: Cindy Carping Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9.55 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Save the Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Cindy Carpino Public Comment From: Amy Peters Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 11:55 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and far more than 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, hiss -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 architectz►rally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially. for our underserved youlh, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. ]hank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Amy Peters Public Comment From: Daina Sher Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 1:36 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anahiem Ballet at the Anahiem Cultural Arts Center Good afternoon Mayor Sidhu, City Council Members, It is my understanding the Anahiem Cultural Art Center, home of the distinguished worldwide Anahiem Ballet which serves the Southern California community by instructing artistic development to all ages thru it's professional dance company, and Step Up programs (for the underserved youth outreach) is being repurposed for affordable housing. Can the City Council tell the community where the hundreds of underprivileged youth are going to spend their days, evenings should the facility of Anahiem Ballet's Anahiem Cultural Art Center be repurposed? Whom at 6 days a week is going to impart acceptance, equality, equity, confidence, comraderie, belonging and that their life has purpose? Since 1983, I have been a volunteer serving Anahiem Ballet students in the area of editorial and performance needs by donating hair care, style services services. I was introduced to Anahiem by Toni Basil a well known recording artist and since been amazed at the legacy of Anahiem Ballet. My industry is specific to Film, Television, Livestream, Editorial, Live Performance and Advanced Cosmetology Education. I have been honored and priveleged to work with the best of talent in the industry and that talent too has been fortunate to work with Anahiem Ballet. Aside from Anahiem Ballet's world wide sought after dance technique and More Than Dance internet series, directors Sarma and Larry Rosenberg at the Anahiem Cultural Arts Center is home to fostering every individual with no less than the following. 1.) Meaningful Instruction, Direction 2.) Special Spoken Words of Acceptance, Positive Encouragement 3.) Valuing the Intrinsic Worth of a Child, Young Adult, Adult 4.) Isolate the Students Gift and Show Them You Know Who/What They Are ) Commit to Stay in Their Lives Forever, Always BE THERE??? These 5 impartations are directly impowering the Anahiem students, citizens, community and the state of California. One occasion, I witnessed not one person could attend an Anahiem Ballet students high school graduation, the Anahiem Ballet Directors attended. Every life deserves at least one person to support, believe and be there for them. The capacity of Anahiem Cultural Art Center building as a dance facility is appropriate for social distancing while in attendance and while parents or guardians watch sibblings comfortably do homework as they await. For most, Anahiem Ballet is the heartbeat for the dance arts in Southern California, and for viewers worldwide whom view on Internet leaving online commets, and far more importantly, the home to the underserved youth in Anahiem when there is no home to go home too. The square footage of the Anahiem Cultural Arts Center as it currently stands Housing the City's Resident Anahiem Ballet Company serves far more underprivileged youth year after year (students return home to Anahiem Ballet for more impartation) than the idea of repurposing the building for low income housing project. Thank you for your careful consideration to serve the needs of the city of Anahiem by preserving the home of Anahiem Ballet at the Anahiem Cultural Arts Center and vote for a Cooperative Agreement with Anahiem Ballet thus endlessly serving the community directly and worldwide. Public Comment From: Cammy Suder Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 3:15 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. Anaheim's resident ballet company has been around since 1997 that includes a professional performing company, a school and a youth outreach program STEP-UP! It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Cammy Suder Public Comment From: Samantha Harper Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:09 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I have been a fan of the Anaheim Ballet for many years. Although I live across the country, I have seen their great work through their pioneering YouTubc accounts and podcasts. Their material inspired me a young dancer and so many others. Affordable housing is an admirable goal, but I struggle to believe you are supporting anyone if you can only provide by taking away a cultural support system. This isn't support for low-income citizens, it's an attack on them. Do you not think the people living in this new housing deserve free access to the arts? The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Samantha Harper Public Comment From: Caroline Garcia Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 5:39 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet & Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Ci,!v's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Caroline Garcia Long-standing student ofAnaheim Ballet Employed by Kaman Distribution (rouo I Anaheim, Ca Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Anabelle Gunderson Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:04 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 24 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! I personally have been at Anaheim Ballet for 15 years and I can say with all honesty, it made me the person I am today. I started in the youth outreach program, Step -Up!, and have gone on from there to dance around the country in the name of this city. Without Anaheim Ballet, I wouldn't have the confidence, goals, or motivation I have now, and I am not the only young person in this city who has experienced the positive impact of this program. The things that Anaheim Ballet does for the Anaheim youth cannot be overlooked. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Anabelle Gunderson Public Comment From: Elijah Richardson Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:15 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: SAVE ANAHEIM BALLET/ Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Elijah Richardson *Guest Artist of Anaheim Ballet's beloved "Nutcracker" & more (2015-2018)* 1;li ah Richard'sou Company Member I UctnceWorks° Chicago Pw fblio I vimeo.com/elijahrichardson 1 Public Comment From: jasperpeakpilates Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:24 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Re: approve an agreement stating the city and Anaheim Ballet have one year to negotiate a home and continued partnership. To Whom It may Concern: Although I now live in Colorado and teach at a similarly dedicated ballet school (Colorado Conservatory of Dance), my relationship with Anaheim Ballet goes back to the the late 1990's and early 2000's. I have a strong artistic and heartfelt relationship with Anaheim Ballet, Larry Rosenberg and Sarma Lapenienks. From 1984 until 2000, 1 was the Dance Department Chair at Orange Coast College. I was also an adult dancer who continued my own ballet study with Larry Rosenberg at their studio that preceded Anaheim Ballet. As a professional educator and dancer, I recognized the quality of training Anaheim Ballet provided to Orange County and areas beyond. When Anaheim Ballet School got settled in, was invited to teach Pilates mat classes at the studio which I did for about a year before moving from Southern California. A strong partnership began with the city when Anaheim Ballet moved into the facilities that were provided. Anaheim Ballet made improvements in the facilities in order to provide safe and adequate spaces needed for the dance program. Through the 20 or so years, the City/Anaheim Ballet relationship has grown in strength, breadth. Their reputation has grown by providing training in a variety of dances styles, out reach programs, training for diverse populations. Dance and all arts are vital to a culturally strong and balanced society. Anaheim Ballet is a highly respected training facility and performing company, known nationally and even internationally. Renowned guest artists come to teach and coach dancers, thus putting the city of Anaheim and Anaheim Ballet in the spotlight. encourage the members of the City Council to find a positive solution to this situation; at best a rescinding of the mandate for affordable housing at this site. And if that is not possible, to provide a relocation site and continuation of the partnership with the city. Thank you for attention to my letter. Karen Shanley Lafayette, CO, 80026 Instructor at Colorado Conservatory of Dance Public Comment From: ava c Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6.26 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! am the mother of a wonderful girl who has been dancing at Anaheim Ballet for 15 years. My daughter started in the youth outreach program, Step -Up!, and has gone on from there to become both a beautiful dancer and an upstanding young woman. When we were strapped for cash, we always knew that she would have a place to dance, and I could be self-assured, Knowing that she was safe and taken care of after school. Additionally, being at Anaheim Ballet taught her great character traits like confidence, determination, and resilience that she has kept with her all her life. Without Anaheim Ballet, she wouldn't be the person she is today. Anaheim Ballet is a great institution that cares so much for the youth of Anaheim and has made me very grateful to live in this city. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Ava Colella 1 Public Comment From: The Gundersons Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:38 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Anaheim Ballet is a wonderful, family -friendly organization, one that I have felt comfortable and proud to send my daughter to for the past 15 years. The support and care that they put into teaching Anaheim's youth is admirable, and I know how special Anaheim Ballet is to my family and to the Anaheim community. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Albert Gunderson 1 Public Comment From: Roan Zaragoza Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 6:48 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet. Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally ❑nd internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Ci,!v's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Roan 7..aragoza Public Comment From: 011in "Yuboo" Zaragoza Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 8:03 PM To: Public Comment Subject: AB Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Cilv's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. "Sincerely, pllin Zaragoza Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Hector Z Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 8:05 PM To: Public Comment Subject: AB Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Citv's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Hector Zaragoza Public Comment From: Haley Michelle Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9:08 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Please allow me to introduce myself My name is Haley (26 ylo) and I moved to southern California in September of 2420 when my boyfriend's job relocated us. I have a temporary work -from -home job due to Covid so I don't get out of the house much, but I commute several days a week from Newport to Anaheim to take class at Anaheim Ballet. I participate in adult classes as well as Ievel 4/5 classes and Anaheim Ballet has become my reason for being in California after I was forced to move here. I've begun to build a camaraderie with both the adults and the high school/middle school students I take class with. I get a first hand view of how hard these kids work, how dedicated they are to their work, and how valuable Anaheim Ballet is to their growth. Dara is 12 years old, she often takes class with much older and more advanced students, and she is absolutely fearless. I am inspired by the way this little girl jumps into advanced ballet classes and tackles everything as best she can, and I know she is so lucky to have the opportunity to do so. I grew up in Connecticut, where I went to ballet classes or rehearsals every day and spent all of my free time watching ballet videos on Youtube. I remember being about Dara's age, laying on my bed watching the Anaheim Ballet dancer profile videos for hours. Those videos were filmed in studio A and every single time I walk into that studio I think about how my 12 year old self would hysterically cry if she could have known that in 14 years she would get to take ballet class in that exact space with the directors of Anaheim Ballet. The first time I told all of my ballet friends back home where I take class, they all said "WOW I used to LOVE watching their videos on Youtubel" -- and I know Anaheim Ballet has inspired many more generations of ballet dancers in many more states and countries. I could go on for pages about how invaluable Anaheim Ballet is to me and my life, but I can't ask for that much of your time. I can only hope that other members of the community can share with you the ways Anaheim Ballet benefits the city as a whole. Please consider that the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, home of Anaheim Ballet, is so much more than an old building. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Regards, Haley Altman-Cipot Public Comment From: Dulce Silva Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9:19 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet. Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dulce Silva Public Comment From: Samson Collins Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 10:43 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part or any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Samson Collins Maltalo, Samson Collins Public Comment From: Austin Eder Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 SA4 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please Vote in Support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet — Harvard College/Anaheim Ballet Alumna Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (the current home of Anaheim Ballet, located at 280 E Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805) 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location. Anaheim Ballet and its faculty and staff provide a crucial mechanism of social uplift in our community; without their programming and support, I would not be where I am today a recent graduate of Harvard College and contributing member of my community. Anaheim Ballet, and particularly the building in which it resides, served — and continues to serve — as a second home to me and countless others during times of domestic insecurity and educational and environmental stress. If not for the immeasurable benefit the organization provides to the City each year in terms of cultural enrichment, save the building for the City's youth. I support the City's interest in developing affordable housing for its residents but I state resolutely: this is not the place to look. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Austin Eder Austin Eder Harvard College, B.A. in Government and Art, Film, & Visual Studies Public Comment From: Kayleigh Reed Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:28 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Please Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best.for the community, and especially_for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! .Anaheim Ballet has been my home studio for 8years now and it has changed my life. It became a safe space far me during some of the most trying points in my life. I begyou to please save my home studio. It has touched the lives of so many, not just including the dancers there. I have seen first hand the affect that the outreach programs have on people's lives and it breaks my heart to see what may happen to it. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kayleigh Reed (student at Anaheim Ballet for 8+ years) Public Comment From: ashley rhee Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 12:46 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally ❑nd internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Ci,!v's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Ashley Rhee Public Comment From: Janet Frumhoff Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:03 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim ballet I am writing in support of keeping the Anaheim ballet an act of organization in the city of Anaheim.. As a retired Elementary School teacher, who taught in an underprivileged area of Orange County for more than 37 years, I know that ballet is an important aspect for young students. The Anaheim ballet has served an important role for the community and has given scholarships to many students who wouldn't otherwise be able to participate in this special activity. I am also an active member of the Anaheim Hills Assistance League, and want to help improve the lives of students in that community. I want to encourage the city council members to do all they can to keep the Anal;eim ballet going strong by providing a building they can use. As well as writing this email, I plan to attend the city council meeting this Tuesday evening for my support of the Anaheim ballet. Thank you for your consideration of support of the Anaheim ballet. Sincerely, Janet Frumhoff Public Comment From: DeBlaquiere, Mikayla Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:20 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and. or more than 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, leclureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point ofpride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underser ved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of 1he Cooperalive Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Aank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Mikayla DeBlaquiere Creative Producer at Chapman University Public Comment From: Jessie Mays Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:33 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Vote in support of the Cooperative agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school progranuning, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! I had the great opportunity of training with Anaheim Ballet and performing in their Nutcracker. As a professional dancer, I really benefited from this performance opportunity. It is a wonderful place for dancers of all ages to be able to keep up their ballet training whether professional or not. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jessie Mays Public Comment From: Erica Sharp Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:43 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please Consider Preserving the Anaheim Ballet for All Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! On a personal level, the Anaheim Ballet holds a special place in my heart and my family's because it has become our Christmastime tradition to watch all the talented troupe for their magical The Nutcracker performance. I would be devastated to see this tradition ended not only for me but for all the other audience members who have made it their own way to celebrate the holidays but also for the young and world -class ballerinas who won't have a chance to perform their art! The Anaheim Ballet brings s❑ much joy to so many people and truly a place for everyone to feel welcome and support the performing arts! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Erica Sharp Public Comment From: Stephanie Graves Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:44 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please Save Anaheim Ballet To whom it may concern: I have heard the news to repurpose the current location of Anaheim Ballet for affordable housing by 2022. I ask that you please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet taking place on April 27. Though affordable housing is important to the community so is access to an arts education which research shows is vital to community and child development. Anaheim Ballet needs to remain affordable and accessible to the current population of Anaheim or we will not be helping the residents protect and raise their youth. Ballet has shaped me from my early days and I would not be currently an Entertainment Manager at The Disneyland Resort without access to affordable access to ballet during my developmental years. It has changed the course of my life and still allows me to be a strong well rounded adult that contributes to my community. In all my years I have yet to see a school such as Anaheim strike such a perfect balance between good teaching and access to the community as a whole. There is no elitism. And we need to protect it. Thank you for your time. Stephanie E Graves C: E: Public Comment From: johana gonzalez Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:48 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet has been an important part of the city for more than 20 years. The ballet studio is currently located in The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, which is to be demolished soon. There are no plans for relocation of The Cultural Arts Center or Anaheim Ballet. This building can not be destroyed, because with it you would take opportunities, memories, dance and dreams. Anaheim Ballet provides free community- based, after- school programs that help many people in the community. I have been part of their programs for over six years and it has changed my life. When I was little the dance studio I attended also canceled the ballet program and it wasn't until years later that I found Anaheim Ballet. Thanks to Anaheim Ballet I have accomplished so much more than I ever thought I could and I would love to continue my goals of dancing there at anaheim ballet. Dancing has influenced my confidence and leadership skills. Tearing down the Cultural Arts building would tear apart all of us who call Anaheim Ballet a second home. I ask you to please consider to vote in support of the cooperative agreement with Anaheim Ballet to keep their doors open for many more years to come. I don't even want to imagine passing by and remembering that the studio `used to be there.' Many people have grown up here and I always thought I would take my own kids there one day. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Johana Gonzalez 1 Public Comment From: Itzel Zaragoza Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:54 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Save A6 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally ❑nd internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Ci,!v's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Itzel Zaragoza. Public Comment From: Yesenia Gonzalez Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 2:49 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear mayor Sidhu and council Members, I have been going to anaheim ballet since I was 8 years old. I still remember going to watch my sister and I knew that it was something I wanted to do in the future so I signed up when I was 6, and the day I turned 8 I went and asked and 4 days later I was in the class. That studio has been around since I can remember and it would be really sad to see it get torn dawn. During these hard times, when the pandemic hit, they still found ways to keep in touch. We had zoom classes and then we had class outside socially distanced. Even though it's only 45 minutes it really helps to calm me down. It relaxes me and I think it has helped me a lot to keep calm and controlled. It's one of the few times during the day that I can be in a relaxing environment and it helps me get through the rest of the day. Ballet is important to me because it helps me with my emotional and physical health. Not only does it help me but I have fun. The staff and teachers are friendly and welcoming. I'm not afraid to ask questions or talk to them. They always ask how our day is going and make us Iaugh. We are a dance family. C©VID-19 has taken enough from us please don't take another of the things we love. Thank you for your time. I hope you will consider voting in support of the cooperative agreement with Anaheim ballet. Sincerely Yesenia Gonzalez Public Comment From: Deborah Brothers Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 3:33 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free conununity-based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bits -in presentations, lectureldetnonstrations and concert perfonnances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 rctnoving the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Deborah and Donald Brothers Anaheim, Ca 92804 We absolutely support the sentiments expressed in this letter. And have valued the unique opportunities and specialized arts training; the Anaheim Ballet offers to the children and families of our community. Public Comment From: Erin Longhofer Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 3:42 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidlnu annd Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more th:un 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free conunnunity-based after -school prograumnnng, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, Icctur-eldentonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (tlnc curcnt lnonnc of the Anahcim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or ]ionic for the Analic nn Ballet. If the City demolishes this architecturally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City`s treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Analncinn Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Erin and Brian Longhofer Anaheim, Ca 92801 The Anaheim Ballet provides exceptional arts training in a safe and centrally positioned location for the children and families of the City of Anaheim. We agree with the above letter and voice our support of the Cooperative Agreement with the Anaheim Ballet. Erin Longhofer Public Comment From: Natalie Shirota Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 4S7 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Save the Anaheim Ballet and Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Hello, My name is Natalie Shirota and I'm a high school student at the Anaheim Billet School. 1 ask you to please approve the agreement during the April 27th meeting! You're decision not only affects me and the dancers who for years have attended this school in hopes of following our passion, but the entire dance community_ As a huh for dance in Southern California, Anaheim. Ballet and the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center has provided countless numbers of dancers with opportunities for growth and development. To replace such a beautiful, communal sanctuary of growth would be a tragedy to the entire artistic community. And so I urge you, please save the Anaheim Ballet and Anaheim Cultural Arts Center by approving the agreement on April 27th. Thank you, Natalie Shirota Public Comment From: Charles Andersen Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:19 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, My name is Charles Andersen and I am a proud alumnus from The Anaheim Ballet. The arts have an enormous impact on every community. The Anaheim Ballet has impacted my life more than any other organisation offering me education for a lifelong career. I joined The Anaheim Ballet as a young teenager and was immediately welcomed into this wonderful dance family. The Anaheim Ballet offered me a scholarship so I was able to attend classes daily. This generous gift and support allowed me the amount of training necessary to become a professional dancer. Upon graduating High School I was awarded a full scholarship to The Royal Ballet School and was then offered a contract with the renowned Royal Danish Ballet where I danced professionally for 11 years. I now work with critically acclaimed choreographer Christopher WheeIdon staging his ballets for companies around the world. This has allowed me to work for some of the largest international ballet companies such as the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. I am proud to name The Anaheim Ballet in my biography in Playbills around the world. I recently accepted a position working with the education department of The Australian Ballet company. The outreach work The Anaheim Ballet offers was a huge part of my education and I am eager to use the experience I gained from The Anaheim Ballet in this new role for The Australian Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet's free community based after school programming, bus in presentations, lecture demonstrations and concert performances are a point of pride for the city of Anaheim. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, the home of The Anaheim Ballet, is an architecturally unique building to the city and perfectly designed for a ballet studio. Removing this building would be removing culture and heritage from the city of Anaheim. World class companies strive for studios with the same standards. The large morns and high ceilings are truly a treasure and offer students and professional artists alike the required environment to execute proper ballet partnering and the freedom to dance past their limits. I credit my career to the start I received from The Anaheim Ballet. I urge you to vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with The Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration and for your support to educating the next generation of artists. Kind regards, Charles Andersen Public Comment From: Talia Earl Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 5:34 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Saving Anahiems Charished Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet's mission statement is "More then Dance". Understanding the value of the art to the health and well being of your community is key to making a choice that will best help your community. What is art to you`' Or more importantly look at what it means to those who you care for. People need more then shelter. Dance is about developing whole people and bringing pride and joy in community. Many in the dance community look up to Anaheim Ballet. They care for your people. They inspire the youth to work hard and trust each other for a safer future. Please keep the legacy your community's art center holds. As a student at B'YUI, a dancer major, and someone who sees the immeasurable good this company has done, I ask you to consider the impact of your vote. —Best Wishes Talia Earl 1 Public Comment From: Katie Sevacherian Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:00 PM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an extremely important part of society because it affects the fundamental sense of self. Art whether it is writing, painting, dancing or singing, is where imagination meets knowledge and becomes something extraordinarily beautiful. Since I was a little girl and I first started dancing I went to Anaheim ballet and it has become like a second home. I vividly remember growing up in the studio and learning not only how to dance from their talented directors and world -class training, but I also learned how to grow intellectually. This studio has taught me responsibility, intellectual and critical thinking, how to work with a group and much more basically shaping me into the person I am today. Not only has Anaheim Ballet helped me but this organization has impacted so many others in the community with their Step Up program and performances open to the community. These programs Anaheim Ballet offers inspires the minds of others, promotes healthy physical activity as well as giving kids the opportunity to experience such a beautiful and special art form. After hearing this news about the possible fate of Anaheim Ballet my heart sunk to my stomach because it is a home and safe haven to so many of their students including myself. So many of my memories growing up are from this studio and seeing it go is like losing a piece of you. Anaheim Ballet is a place where I would recommend anyone to train, watch their performances, and support their organization because they care so much about how they not only train their students but how they impact their students and community in a positive and inspiring way. From the bottom of my heart I hope this letter strikes a chord in all of your hearts and you decide to let Anaheim Ballet thrive and continue to be a home for all of their students and the future generations to come. Sincerely, Katie Sevacherian Public Comment From: Kaitlin Gibson Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:13 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet To Whom it May Concern, I grew up dancing with Sarma & Larry Rosenberg. We started in a small studio in San Clemente, until they had the wonderful opportunity to become Anaheim's resident ballet company. The move made it difficult for my family to commute, but we loved their teaching and desire to educate local communities in the arts; so we became dedicated to the drive. They have done incredible things for the community including free classes to local residents. Their outreach program reached tons of kids who never would have had the opportunity or funds to be a part of the ballet community. I was part of the program where we visited schools to perform at assemblies. In these performances we engaged kids to become educated in the importance of the arts. The engagement and excitement from kids at schools was humbling and in quite frankly, magical. The arts as a whole have greatly suffered from the pandemic. Not only did live performances have to seize, but the continued education of kids in the arts took a back burner to basic education necessities. These activities have been proven to benefit kids and adults in ways that add to their character and help develop not only a sense of community, but also a desire to communicate through movement. It is essential to the human life to have a way to artfully express our happiness, sadness, empathy and celebration of life. Without companies like Anaheim Ballet, our youth and communities will fail to evolve into warm, welcoming and supportive environments. And isn't that what we all want for each other? I strongly urge the city council to find Anaheim Ballet a place to call home. After all, the studio was my home for 15+ years as I rehearsed for The Nutcracker, and 100's of other shows that were highlighted on numerous stages in the community. Do not throw out a large piece of Anaheim's community that continually has offered s❑ many amazing programs, classes, and outreach through free events. Warm Regards, Kaitlin Gibson A ballet dancer & teacher for Anaheim Ballet for 20 years Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Aliya Kim Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:22 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, bars -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as apoint ofpride to the City. 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 the Citv's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! 1 live in Anaheim and both of my daughters enjoy coming to ABS. Please, consider far the benefit of the community and vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Aliya Kim. Public Comment From: Dulce Silva Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 6:38 PM To: Public Comment; Anaheim Ballet School Subject: Anaheim Ballet Goo afternoon it brought to our attention that you guys are planing to close the school. To do some. Housing or something else. But i want to ask you you guys are planing to do more housing maybe more parks but I see that you guys forgot about the kids that are in the Ballet school some of them its a place to learn how to express and place where parents know that the child its learning something beautiful and they are not in trouble because some them want to dance instead of playing soccer. young adults learning to be a better person learning about someone else that came from far away to learn with them to learn that they can dream and make a difference. To see young ladies dancing a prepare them to become a better person not to be with some numbers and find out they are becoming mothers or fathers. I will ask you ? What are tou planing to do with the students that missing summers birthday parties been with friends at the mall. This students go to school and after school they go to ballet classes monday thru Saturday_ If they have to perform they go and learn new dances. They learn from different teachers around the world to never give up and keep dreaming. Some of them are waiting to get a change to be able to dance in font of a audience. I will ask you do you want to be a city that do not offer anything for the teenagers and kids that wants to express themselves thru the arts? What will happen to the kids that just lime my daughter are dancing there since she was 4 yrs old and now she its 16 years. Can you answer that ? What we will tell our kids? Kids that in the studio they know each other since little kids. This dancers that they my not have a brother or sister or family members in the studio they feel they have family they have each other. The teacher will help them to be a better person. They become more responsible. Can you please answer us to the Dance studio community. Please do not be a city with out a center for the arts Public Comment From: Dulce Silva Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:01 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Re: Public Comment Received. If you like to reach out to nee Dulce Silva. On Thu, Apr 22, 2021, 6:38 PM Public Comment <publiceomment awanaheim.net> wrote: The City is in receipt of your public comment. Your comment will be distributed to the City Council for their consideration and made part of the public record of the City Council meeting. Public Comment From: Michele Scott Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 7:22 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet - Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sldhu and Coundl Members, The arts are an integral part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City, 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 the Cl" treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anahelm Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Michele Montford Scott Former Anaheim Ballet Dancer & Supporter of the Arts in our communities 1 Public Comment From: Lori Zucchino Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 8:09 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides &cc community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. As an adult dance student who regularly attends classes at Anaheim Ballet, I have personally witnessed the joyful participation of I00's of young, diverse students. Their enthusiasm Fills the classes with talent and energy. These young people arc spending time building their physical strength, mental acumen, and ability to work in groups. It's critical to keep this healthy choice available in the community! 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location? Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Lori Zucchino Lori Zucchino Executive Director Leadership Development Associates "The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but reveal to them their own." - Disraeli Public Comment From: Tara S Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 10AS PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet/Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am saddened to hearthat the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center and current home of the Anaheim Ballet, who has served our community for over 20 years, is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. We need culture and arts in our community, not more apartments. This building, and Anaheim Ballet are special to so many people in Anaheim and surrounding areas. It is here where so many students young and old learn the art of movement, build confidence, learn discipline, and experience the sheerjoy of dance in a positive and supportive environment. The kids that have learned to dance here move on to be successful and productive members of our society, the life lessons that dance teaches us carries on whether one chooses to pursue a career in dance, or another field. During this pandemic, Anaheim Ballet has been a beacon of hope for me and countless others in our community by offering online classes, and later, outdoor classes in the park next to the center. Students were thrilled to be able to continue to dance during this challenging and stressful time, and those out for a walk got to stop and enjoy watching the beautiful movement that is ballet, bringing some hope and happiness to their day as well. I have been dancing at Anaheim Ballet for almost three years and words cannot describe how much focus, confidence, wonder, and enrichment it brings to my life. our young students get to experience this same thing but twice as early as I do as an adult dancer, what a gift to our future! Having a creative outlet for the community to gather in a positive environment and express themselves through dance is vital! We cannot continuously take from the arts, it is not an afterthought and is so important to our society. The arts are bursts of color and rays of hope in the drabness of everyday life, we need it now more than ever. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Tara Steven Public Comment From: Lauren Elie K Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 11:00 PM To: Public Comment Subject: ANAHEIM BALLET Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally ❑nd internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Ci,!v's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely Soo Kang Public Comment From: Alessandria Reder Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2021 11:48 PM To: info@anaheimballet.org; Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballets Future Dear Anaheim City Council, As the news spread about the announcement to repurpose the building known as Anaheim Ballet, you must understand how devastating it was to hear. My name is Alessandria Reder, I am 15 years old and I have been dancing for 13 years. I started dancing at Anaheim ballet this past year and could not tell you the impact it has made on my ability as a dancer. I started taking Anaheim's classes at the beginning of the pandemic through their Instagram lives. This then Iead to a interest in their virtual classes. I continued to take virtual classes and then decided to take in person classes when we were permitted. I live in Apple Valley Cali fornia, which is approximately 60 miles from Anaheim Ballet, to drive to Anaheim it is a hour and a half commute. When in person classes began again a group of us advanced dancers decided to go in person to see all the great things were about as we heard from a friend who went their frequently. I think I can speak for all of us when I say we instantly fell in love. 5arma and Larry are some of the most intricate and passionate teachers I have ever met. I can see a dramatic growth from when I had started dancing at Anaheim Ballet to now. That building has been the home of Anaheim for the longest time and to see it be torn down for living spaces is a devastating thought. The amount of dancers that have worked in the studios to get to where they are today, to watch them grow up to be principal dancers from little children running around the halls will be lost as the building is demolished. We ask you as a council to please leave the lovely home of Anaheim Ballet and Anaheim Ballet Company at their sanctioned place to continue the legacy of inspiring dancers to strive for the best versions of ourselves. Thank you Alessandria Reder Public Comment From: Ellie Grace Kay Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 1:00 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally ❑nd internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Citv's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Ellie Grace Kay Public Comment From: Susan Jang Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 7.57 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet must stay Dear Mayer and the Anaheim city Counsel members, I have been the resident of Fullerton, but have been taking my daughter to Anaheim Ballet since she was 7 years old. It's been 7 year of my daughter's life spent on weekends, being inspired with classic ballet. Unfortunately a great city like Fullerton doesn't have a city ballet such as yours, and I envy that Anaheim does. On tap, Director Gary and his family devoted their lives to love and support Ballet and art. Please keep Anaheim Ballet stay at the current facility. I understand housing is a very important issue, but to Anaheim Ballet staffs, students and parents, we'd be stripped away their dreams. Classical Art, such as Ballet must stay strong within the community. Anaheim is known for amusement parks and conventions of all sort. Please keep the city's support to Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely Sue Jang Fullerton Love to Live, Live to Love 1 Public Comment From: lmkamp, Natalie A Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 8:58 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! In the sprit of TRUE civil service take a step back and truly look at the bigger picture here. All too frequently resources and tools put in place to support our communities are slowly stripped away by our local governments to make room for things that create revenue for them. This one thing is the fundamental flaw in governments across the country including this one. Anaheim has some of the largest money making businesses located within its borders so choosing to partner with Anaheim Ballet and support the efforts made by this organization to bring arts and culture to the underserved youth of Orange County is monumental regardless of the cost. Each of the city councilmembers has a responsibility and a duty to preserve this invaluable resource for he community of Anaheim. I put it upon each of you to do the right thing and ensure that ALL of our Anaheim youth has a safe place to go and not just the children of the council members, upper and middle class citizens. Your decision not only impacts the city of Anaheim and the Anaheim Ballet it also impacts the hardworking parents of the children who come to AB after school because it is one of the few safe places offered to our kids after school while they are working. Taking this away from these families has the potential to impact their lives in a negative way forever. So I urge you Anaheim city council, do the right thing, take this opportunity to set the Civil Service bar higher and do what is truly right for the community in which you serve. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Natalie Imkamp U.S. BANCORP made the following annotations Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Public Comment From: Victoria Viren Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 9:32 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Upcoming vote: Support for Anaheim Ballet Dear Anaheim City Council, My name is Victoria - I'm currently a resident of the East Bay Area, but I was born and raised in Anaheim and will always call it home. I'm emailing this morning in response to the upcoming April 27th City Council vote pertaining to Anaheim Ballet's home and partnership with the city. The Anaheim Ballet is a staple for the city and I wholeheartedly urge you to support the agreement allowing the studio and the city to continue its partnership and negotiate a home. This studio not only provides a place to experience and absorb arts education and culture, which sadly continually loses funding despite being essential for life skills, but this studio has always been a place that fosters accessible community engagement and well being for all walks of life - despite age, race, and economic status. The programs and scholarships offered through the studio provide so much for kids who need a space for self expression, or even just a place to engage positively with others. This studio was my home, and the relationships l made there are relationships to last a lifetime. This studio helped me persist through some of the most difficult chapters of life. The skills learned from Anaheim Ballet have, without doubt, shaped me to be a stronger, better individual, and I truly believe everyone I've met through the Anaheim Ballet have all shaped into positive individuals who step up for their communities, families and friends. I think most everyone agrees that affordable housing is essential for basic living, but taking away one essential piece of the pyramid doesn't make up for the other essential piece you took from. Please consider prolonging a partnership with this rare treasure of Anaheim. The next generation needs continued exposure to everything Anaheim Ballet has to offer - In not just the arts, but in leadership, not -for -profit work and the importance of volunteering, and essentials for the human experience. Thank you for your considerations. Sincerely, Victoria Viren Former resident of Anaheim and dancer with the Anaheim Ballet Public Comment From: Scott Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 9AS AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; sfaessel@ahaheim.net; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I have spent my entire life in Anaheim. It's always given me a sense of pride driving by the Anaheim Ballet knowing that the city cares about culture. In addition to providing the community invaluable lessons, it's symbolic to the integrity of a city that cares about its history and values the arts. To hear that the city is even considering demolishing this historic landmark is both alarming and disappointing. We don't need to destroy a historic building for more housing! There's plenty of room for affordable housing out in Anaheim Hills where many of the council members reside. I am asking you to vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with the Anaheim Ballet. Scott La Counte Public Comment From: Alejandra Cancino Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 9:50 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; sfaessel@ahaheirn.net; Jordan Brandrnan; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil,' Public Comment Subject: Support Anaheim Ballet To all it may concern, City council needs to acknowledge both saving the building and supporting the Anaheim Ballet is a big deal. We need the city to support both this building and this organization. Plus these items allow for discussion and the investigation of options that include saving and preserving the building. Thank you, Alejandra McWilliams (long time Anaheim resident) Public Comment From: ELE Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 9:54 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free corn nunili -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially.for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Personally, Anaheim Ballet has served as a second home for me, as I'm sure it has for many others. It's given me so many role models, friends, and people to look up to. My time there has also taught me important life lessons that I know will benefit me outside of the studio. While dancing with them, I've had amazing opportunities to go into the community and .share our love of dance with countless people and have hopefully inspired kids to follow their awn dreams. Loosing Anaheim Ballet would mean loosing a huge positive force in Orange County. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you foryour consideration. Sincerely, Elva Escojfer Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Public Comment From: Jeff Nath Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:00 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; sfaessel@ahaheim.net; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil,- Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet and Cultural Arts building Good morning, I am writing today to encourage the support of approving Items 1 and 14 on today's City Council Agenda. These two items ask the city council to follow the staff's recommendation that the city enter into a 1 year agreement with the Anaheim Ballet and preserve the Cultural Arts building, and these items allow for discussion and the investigation of options that include saving and preserving the building. As a life long resident of Anaheim, raising 0 generation Anaheim kids, I ask you to please approve these 2 agenda items. Thank you. Jeff Nath Nath Property Solutions Anaheim, CA 92805 PH) Fxj' DRE# Public Comment From: Mary Kraemer Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:10 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil; Public Comment Subject: Support for keeping the Anaheim Cultural Arts Building --build senior housing elsewhere! We need arts *and* senior housing ... we do not have to sacrifice one for the other. Please refocus the plans for senior housing to a different location and keep the cultural arts building as a community resource. Thanks! Mary Kraemer Masterpiece Travels Public Comment From: George Gilliam Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:49 AM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Letter of Support to approve site -for -service agreement with the Anaheim Ballet Hello, This letter is in support of approving the site -for -service agreement with the Anaheim Ballet. Please deliver our public comment to Mayro Sidhu and Council Members for the April 27, 2621 City Council meeting. Thank you in advance. Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, My name is Dr. Cynthia Smith, and I am a board -certified music therapist and the Program Director of Creative Identity, a non-profit therapeutic music and expressive arts program which has been serving the fine arts and prevocational education needs of adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Anaheim since 1996. 1 am writing in support of continuing the Anaheim Ballet's "site -for - service" agreement with the City of Anaheim, and to voice our support for the cultural enrichment and community service provided by the Anaheim Ballet. For more than two decades, the Anaheim Ballet has provided unique opportunities to under -served youth, by providing a safe environment for education and world -class ballet training, exposing them to invaluable cultural perspectives and enrichment, cultivating interpersonal and professional growth, personal and social responsibility, and bringing world recognition to Anaheim as a focal point of fine arts excellence. To the larger community, the Anaheim Ballet provides access to world -class cultural enrichment, expansion of musical and cultural heritage appreciation, and inspiring and uplifting our minds and hearts through the amazing and beautiful expression of the human form in dance. More than ever, all these things are crucially needed to heal from the pandemic, experience the power of music and aesthetic beauty to make new neural connections in the brain thereby changing lives for the good, and very importantly, to help relieve stress and give us hope for the future. All of us at Creative Identity ask you to please consider keeping the Anaheim Ballet in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center by requesting the state rescind the mandate for affordable housing at this historic site. Most essentially, we sincerely ask that you approve the agreement between the City of Anaheim and the Anaheim Ballet to have one year to negotiate a relocation home and continue the "site -for - service" partnership. The Anaheim Ballet is a great gift to our community that uplifts the lives of their participants and their audiences, making Anaheim, it's surrounding communities and the world a better place. I thank you in advance for your consideration. Sincerely, Dr. Cynthia Smith, MT -BC 1 Program Director Creative Identity 200 N Harbor Blvd Suite 210 Anaheim, CA 92805 phone www.creativeidentity-oc.org Public Comment From: Erika Miller Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:03 AM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: In support of Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. We understand that 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location? As a member of Anaheim's arts community for over 20 years we understand the value of community support for arts organizations in order for them to endure and survive. On behalf of our entire organization, we ask that you vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Erika Miller Erika C Millar She 1 Her/ Hers Founding Artist Chance Theater @ Bette Aitken theater arts Center (657) 549-0499 direct cell (888) 455-4212 box office c rika�ichanccthcatcr.com www.ChanceTheater.com A not -far -profit organization dedicated to contributing to a more compassionate, connected, and creative community In these uncertain times, please consider supporting our Make Them Hear You Fund today Stay Up -To -Date with the Chance! `- '� Public Comment From: Keith alesen Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:27 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: Housing Authority/Council Agenda Item Good morning Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. The Cultural Arts building is a valuable community asset and should be preserved and protected. Yes it doesn't appear on any lists or historic resources, but it is none the less a valuable and loved facility. 10 years ago no one considered mid century homes "historic". Now they are widely considered among the most precious and revered resources in a city's housing stock. So to with the Cultural Arts building. As is pointed out in the staff report this building has served multiple uses and has served the community of Anaheim for over half a century. It is now home to the Anaheim Ballet, an organization that has provided a much needed service to youth of our community for over 20 years. Let me acknowledge that we do need senior housing, no one is denying that fact. However, we also need space for non-profit service providers and community groups to engage the community in general and the youth of Anaheim in particular. The Cultural Arts building and the Anaheim Ballet do just that. Surely there must be a way to accomplish both goals: provide affordable senior housing and preserve this valuable city asset while continuing to provide a home to the Anaheim Ballet so they can continue their much needed and widely support programs engaging Anaheim's youth. The 2 items on your agenda covering this issue would give staff and city leadership time to consider options and allow the Anaheim Ballet to continue their programs. The community has already shown widespread support for both the preservation of the Cultural Arts Building and for the Anaheim Ballet. With Covid-19 restrictions being lifted and activities opening up again after a very long hiatus we need this program and programs like it more than ever. And we need assets like the Cultural Arts building which provide homes for these services. With a concerted effort and cooperation between city staff, elected officials, non-profit providers, and the community there's no doubt a "best case scenario" can be achieved. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to do just that. I am available individually or as part of a group to discuss this issue anytime, anyplace. Thank you, Keith Olesen District 3 Resident Public Comment From: Sharon Jewell Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:57 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim BaIIet 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Sharon Jewell Public Comment From: Devon Reeves Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:57 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman, Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Public Comment Submission City Council Meeting Agenda Items 1 and 14 - Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Councilmembers, Thank you for considering the future of Anaheim Ballet this coming Tuesday at Anaheim's City Council's meeting. I wanted to urge you to please vote yes to approve Items 1 and 14 on Tuesday's City Council Agenda. These two items ask the city council to follow the staff's recommendation that the city enter into a 1 year agreement with the Anaheim Ballet and preserve the Cultural Arts building. I am joining the Anaheim community and Anaheim Ballet supporters to share with you how crucial cultural and arts centers are for the success and growth of our youth, which positively impacts the strength of our communities. I experienced firsthand how arts and creative outlet spaces helped keep me occupied and prevented me from getting into trouble as an adolescent teenager. One of those critical centers of positive influence included classes and workshops from the Anaheim Ballet. Larry, Sarma and the Anaheim Ballet faculty instilled in me discipline, creative expression and a deep appreciation for dance, which has carried over to my later professional accomplishments. As a youth, Anaheim Ballet's STEP-UP program afforded my family to provide me with the beauty of ballet as well as the rare opportunity to be exposed to incredible internationally recognized dancers. My hope is that future generations will have the same opportunity. More recently, I received the wonderful opportunity to mentor a young girl through the OC Family Justice Center. I was able to share with her my love of ballet through a complimentary class at Anaheim Ballet. It was so incredible to see her joy, and the intrinsic value of how the experience motivated her to continue pursuing dance and return to her former passion of gymnastics. Thank you for your time and attention. Hoping for your vote to preserve and support this important long-standing community amenity. Sincerely, Devon Reeves Community & Tenant Relations Anaheim Packing District � 1 it � s _. .. 1ip R k r ITT — THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e- mail or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. Public Comment From: Linda Stevenson Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:59 AM To: public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Ballet The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Please do not demolish this cultural building considering the fact that nothing is planned to replace it. Sincerely, Linda J. Stevenson 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 Ageement with Anahcim Ballet. Sincerely, Ms. Rayell Segerstrom Public Comment From: Montiel, Marlene Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 12:32 PM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Home of Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lecturefdemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! To remove Anaheim Ballet, with no alternative location or temporary Building in mind, would be a loss, not only to the community, but also to the youth that take classes there. Their participation at Anaheim Ballet is a source of stability in their lives, especially at a time when school closures and opportunities for physical activities have already been taken away. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Marlene Montiel, M. A. Instructor, ROP/Katella High School Careers with Children/Child Development Apply for Free and Reduced Price Meals at http:Ilbit.ly/Lunch20 NZr4.J6Y LJ' Anaheim Union High School District E-mail Confidentiality Notice This e-mail communication and any attachments, including documents, files, or previous a -mail messages, constitute electronic communications within the scope of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. This e-mail communication may contain non-public, confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated recipient(s). The unauthorized and intentional interception, use, copy or disclosure of such information, or attempt to do so, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful under applicable laws. 18 U.S.C. § 2511. if you have received this e-mail communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the original e-mail from your system. Public Comment From: Marissa Ortega Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 12:S2 PM To: Public Comment Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important par! of any community, and! for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. I would like to add a personal note, my only child has been a part of this company for 7 years. We come from the next county over because there is no school in Los Angeles compared to the education she received here. She has competed in national competitions and placed with awards. She has learned way more than an ar form. She learned balance, determination, how to set goals, teamwork and respect for those in authority and her peers. She could hm,e learned these things nowhere like she learned them here. At this paint she is looking at ballet as a career and what a beautiful gift to the world is art? Nothing more precious is the gift of beauty to a lost or distressed soul. I hope and pray that you would take deep consideration q f keeping this company placed in your city`s plans and support of this beautiful art that helps so so many children that gent through so much turmoil during the pandemic. This company went above and beyond to care, for children and adults who were deeply depressed and had no where to go and feel any sort ofjoy. Please consider our plea, thank you so much for your time and consideration 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially, for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you foryour consideration. Sincerely, Marissa Ortega Public Comment From: Marissa Ortega Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 12:54 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Cultural Center I would like to make a personal plea, my only child has been a part of this company for 7 years. We come from the nest county over because there is no school in Los Angeles compared to the education she received here. She has competed in national competitions and placed with awards. She has learned way more than an artform. Sire learned balance, determination, how to set goals, teamwork and respect, for those in authori07 and her peers. She could have learned these things nowhere like she learned them here. At this point she is looking at ballet as a career and what a beauli/ul gift to the world is art? Nothing more precious is the gib of beauty to a lost or distressed soul. I hope and pray that you would take deep consideration ofkeeping this company placed in your city's plans and support of this beautiful art that helps so so manv children that went through so much turmoil during the pandemic. This company went above and beyond to care for children and adults who were deeply depressed and had no where to go and feel any sort ofjoy. Please consider ourplea, thank you so muchforyour time and consideration to keep Anaheim Ballet in their current building and location. Thank you so much, Marissa Ortega Public Comment From: Tina Wachs Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 1:33 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Approve the Anaheim Ballet Agreement Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and. or more than 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, leclureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point ofpride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underser-ved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of 1he Cooperalive Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Aankyou foryour consideration. Sincerely, Tina Wachs Public Comment From: Samantha Bell Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 1.59 PM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: The Arts are Essential -Vote in Support of the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center! Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am writing with regards to Anaheim Ballet losing their long-time home without any plans for a new building. The arts are an essential park of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. I am a proud alumni of Anaheim Ballet, growing up in their scholarship program, joining their professional company and eventually, joining the faculty teaching in the StepUp! program and school. Anaheim Ballet assisted me financially when my family couldn't afford lessons and ultimately, was my second home for 10 years of my life. Anaheim Ballet provides a sanctuary for local, underserved students and offers them a space to feel safe, explore their creativity and encourage their dreams. The StepUp! program is invaluable and many of these scholarship students have gone on to dance for prestigious ballet companies. Additionally, being a part of the professional company, I had the honor of performing in many outreach shows all throughout Orange County. Bottom line is Anaheim Cultural Arts Center is a sanctuary for local Anaheim residents and truly, serves their community. The arts are ESSENTIAL! It would be devastating to demolish the building and not continue to support the wonderful work that Anaheim Ballet has prodded for the past two decades. Many of students would lose their second home of the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, where they are safe and furthering their education through hard work and discipline. The arts HEAL, the arts inspire us to see our humanity, the arts provide a beacon of hope to all, and the arts are crucial to creating safer communities. Not only would the loss of the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center have a devastating impact on the community it serves, but also the City of Anaheim would suffer greatly as being a major hub city without any professional dance organization. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet!!!! Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Samantha Bell p e: Public Comment From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject:. Dear Anaheim City Council: My name is Dr. John Viren Ph.D. Jahn viren Friday, April 23, 2021 103 PM Public Comment info@anaheimballet.org Anaheim Performing arts Center My daughter and I are alumni of Anaheim Ballet. When raising my daughter in Anaheim I had the good fortune of sigtung her up For dance lessons at Anaheim Ballet. She was G years old. She danced with the company and took lessons for over ten ]fears. Those formative years at Anaheim Ballet taught her "More than Dance". She learned what it meant to give 'hack to the communih', what hard work and dedication can accomplish. She learned ghat it meant to he part of something bigger than yourself She learned that life can be difficult at times, with challenges that seem insurmountable, but through perseverance and creative thinking there's always alternatives. Anaheim Cultural arts Center and Anaheim Ballet is a community of hard working, dedicated artists. I strongly urge the City Council ask the state to rescind the mandate for affordable housing at this site or, at the very least, the City should provide a relocation site and continue the original site for services partnership. Sincerely, Dr, John Viren Ph.D. Public Comment From: Brooklyn Ratliff Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 3.06 PM To: public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim ballet/City Council Agreement April 4/27/21 To whom it may concern, Anaheim ballet has an incomparable positive impact on the community far beyond what can even be imagined. I was a student with anaheim ballet for 7 years, and they not only changed my life, I watched as all of my peers' lives were influenced for the better. Young underprivileged children are given the opportunity to get educated in the art form of ballet. Anaheim ballet offered world class ballet training to those who would not otherwise be able to afford high priced privately owned dance classes. Anaheim ballet's moto, "More than dance" sums up for what they stand for: inclusivity and equal opportunity for success no matter your background. I witnessed firsthand, how ballet helped young kids escape the realities of their home situations, and enter into a world where they can be anything and achieve anything. That kind of inspiration lifts a community and makes the citizens' quality of life better. I beg you please approve the agreement with Anaheim ballet to have a home to educate young dancers. These students are the future! It is hard to find ballet educators who truly care about the art form verses making a profit. Larry and Sarma Rosenberg have the highest expertise in ballet, and they trained many years to get that kind of knowledgeable and they have a passion for passing that on to the future artists of the world. Not only are they experts at what they do, Larry and Sarma also have the largest hearts I have ever experienced. They do not take influencing the students and community lightly. They stand up for everyone and give young dancers hope. Please do not take hope away from the community! Please take great caution in dealing with this issue, an entire community of artist/art appreciators/dreamers, is directly watching to see how this is handled. Thank you, Brooklyn Ratliff (Anaheim ballet student) Public Comment From: Razo, Danielle Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 3:11 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Please save the Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts force and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Citv's treasured arts organization. It is besi.for the community, and especially_ for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! As a mother of a little girl in OC, this institution has not only brought my, family members and friends a place to discover themselves as individuals, but gives hope and joy to our youth. We have lost too much this year for the underprivileged to loose more. Culture and arts raises a community and brings equity and inclusion to our society. Please dont let only the privileged who can afford art and dance access. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you foryour consideration. Sincerely, Danielle Murray Razo, LEED AP Regional Vice President Steelcase Inc. m. Public Comment From: Kenneth Chinn Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 5:20 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; sfaessel@ahaheim.net; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: Support for 2 items on the council agenda related to the Cultural Arts Center Dear Councilmenibers, I happen to be in Asia right now, but ward travels fast. I understand that there are 2 items on your agenda for Tuesday related to a city treasure - the Cultural Arts Center. I strongly support both items - one on the consent calendar and the other on your regular agenda. I urge everyone to vote in support of each of these items. Yes, we need more senior housing, but this should never be an eitberlor question when it comes to a treasure like the Cultural Arts Center. I was able to visit the Center many years ago and see the marvelous opportunities it offered our youth through ballet. It is an incredible and irreplaceable resource for our future generation. 14=01110 Anaheim, CA 92805 Public Comment From: Chelsea Sanders Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 11:15 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Hello, I understand the city of Anaheim wants to develop more affordable housing, but I believe removing Anaheim Ballet is diminishing the very community you're trying to build. I have lived in Anaheim for 29 years and have danced with Anaheim Ballet since I was 2 years old, at everything from recitals to community events and even the Anaheim tree lighting. Please let Anaheim ballet continue to do their work in the building they have been with for so long. Chelsea Sanders Public Comment From: Michael Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 3:37 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Keep Anaheim Ballet at the Cultural Arts Center I am writing to express support for keeping Anaheim Ballet at the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. Anaheim Ballet is an extremely important part of the community and provides exceptional opportunities for youth, including at -risk youth in Anaheim. My family has had wonderful experiences with Anaheim Ballet, and both of my daughters have gone there for years. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Michael Tusken Michael L. Tusken Law Offices of Michael L. Tusken 1510 W. Whittier Blvd., #42 La Habra, CA 90631 Tel: 562-365-9465 Fax: 562-252-8529 Email: This communication may contain non-public,confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated recipient(s). The unlawful interception, use of, or disclosure of such information is strictly prohibited under 18 USCA 2511 and any applicable laws. If you are not the intended recipient or have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this email or by telephone at 562-365-9465 and delete all copies of this communication, including attachments, without reading them or saving them to disk. Thank you. Public Comment From: Missy Hunter Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 3:47 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Anaheim Ballet has been a tremendous influence in the community and in the art of dance. They have been preserving fine arts in Anaheim and should be supported to continue their work . They have not only served the local community and California but have been an attraction for students around the world. Anaheim Ballet has been a pillar in the arts community for the area. Please consider supporting their endeavors bringing the arts to many communities and to continue the tradition of the high standard of the performing arts that represent Anaheim in a celebrated light. Sincerely, Missy Hunter Public Comment From: Rev. Chineta Goodjoin Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 3:51 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Support Anaheim Ballet To Whom it May Concern Cultural Arts is vital to the city of Anaheim and provides opportunity and promise to youth who may otherwise go without. I stand in support of Anaheim Ballet as a mainstay in the city of Anaheim for the advancement of dance, music, arts and culture. Anaheim Ballet is a part of the landscape of excellence in this city and it needs to continue to flourish as an entity that continues to enrich the lives of young aspiring artists. As a pastor in Anaheim (New Hope Presbyterian Church) and a parent of a child enrolled at Anaheim Ballet, I strongly believe that this organization needs to be supported and should remain at the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. Sincerely, Rev. Chineta Goodjoin New Hope Presbyterian Church 2580 W. Orange Avenue Anaheim, CA 92804 MyNewHopePres.org 1 Public Comment From: Valerie Vichikov Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 4:00 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Anaheim City council, How many landmark buildings are left in Anaheim? That are currently used? That support the arts? That offer opportunities to all levels of ability and capability? I bet there aren't many. Probablyjust one -Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. This building should be deemed historically significantly and protected. Please write to the state and ask them to reconsider their decision to allocate this significant historical building for low income housing. There is a place for low income housing. This is not one of those places. Preserve the goodness of Anaheim by preserving your home of the arts and ensure my children and many others can continue to be educated here. Thank you, Valerie Vichikov Public Comment From: Esther Kim Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 4:36 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet needs your help Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Esther Kim Sent from my Whone Public Comment From: Johnny Ramos Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 4:53 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Save The Anaheim Ballet Company And Its Home Dear City Council, To hear this not only deeply concerns me but it fills me with a morose sorrow. My great grandparents came from Mexico and Italy and by chance wound up in beautiful Anaheim in the 1930s. Or at least it was beautiful then. I am only 21, but I've heard magical stories from my parents of how lively and Electric downtown Anaheim was in the 60s, with its own mom and pop shops, and specialty stores that have since been replaced by an obtuse and grossly designed grocery store and the ever so grand "Anaheim Towne Center" with it's very own Jack in the Box. When you tell people you're from Anaheim you get laughed at, first of all for the crime, and secondly because our city has no culture other than Disneyland which only a small minority of its citizens can even afford to enjoy. The Anaheim Ballet is renowned in Anaheim, Orange County, California, and all over the world. It's an institute that has encouraged the arts in our community and enriched the lives of many young people with talent and dreams to better their lives through the arts, something this beautiful city is lacking greatly. I have never seen any people doing drugs or living outside of the Anaheim Ballet Company unlike a lot of establishments I have seen in Anaheim. It is also one of the only older historical buildings in the downtown area left over with the art -deco architecture style that was prevalent and groundbreaking in the early 20th century, which was a pivotal time in Anaheim's history when Hollywood stars like Gene Autry and innovative geniuses like Walt Disney were fascinated with the city of Anaheim and wanted to contribute to its business. I ask that the city reconsiders all of the mistakes they have made thus far, and that they don't make another one in tearing down and running out the Anaheim Ballet Company. Anaheim Ballet was named the resident ballet company of the city by Anaheim's City Council in 1997. It's home lies in the heart of Anaheim, in the downtown area, ever since I was a little kid. Don't take away the Anaheim Ballet's home. Thank you. -Johnny Ramos Public Comment From: Helene Trudeau Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 5:01 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Support Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, It is with the strong conviction that Anaheim Ballet is an extraordinary asset to its community that I am writing this letter of support. With its exceptional artistry, professionalism, strong ethics, and a philosophy rooted in a sense of equality, equity, and inclusiveness, Anaheim Ballet provides valuable services to various constituencies. It infuses its city with outstanding works of art that shine locally and internationally. It attracts talented artists who can count on Anaheim Ballet for a professional Dance experience. It provides a home and a purpose to underserved youth with after -school programs. It offers dance classes to community members interested in it for recreational purposes. Through its bus -in presentations and lecture/demonstrations, Anaheim Ballet has inspired thousands of young people to be their best selves with the message that self-discipline and hard work matter, and that everyone can cultivate their inner nobility. Through the unprecedented restrictions imposed by COVID 19, Anaheim Ballet continued to provide beauty and hope to its community and beyond through virtual programs, and creative outdoor set-ups for in -person demonstrations and performances. I have managed arts education programs for more than twenty-five years for performing arts centers including The Music Center of Los Angeles County, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts. I currently oversee Visual and Performing Arts programs in three school districts. I started my career as a dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. My work experience has given me the opportunity to meet some of the finest artists and arts educators from throughout the world. I can objectively say that Anaheim Ballet is unique and deserving of a home such as the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. The distinctive architecture of the building and its convenient location are critical to the important purposes that the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center serves. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Helene Trudeau Arts Education Consultant Public Comment From: Marina Reed Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 5:07 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet and the community Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I thank you in advance to faking your time to read this letter. The arts are an important part of my family's life and/or any community, especially in today's unprecedented time. I wanted to speak on behalf of Anahaim Ballet, which has been home for my family for many years (both my daughters have grown up there). I cannot express enough what an amazing influence this center has been for my girls. And I'm very grateful that they had and hopefully still will have this amazing place to call their second home. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! It a safe location where our kids can come and be taught not only the amazing art of dance but engage in healthy friendships and feel safe as well as be involved in the arts that inspire them to be a valuable addition to the society. Our kids need more centers like these that they can come to after school and learn how to put their energy for good of the community. My older daughter learned to serve the community in variety different ways through art as well as through just making herself available for community events, as result she grew up as a valuable member of the society. For more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. This center is irreplaceable, in my opinion. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, The Reed family Public Comment From: Katrina Soto Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 5:54 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am not a resident of Anaheim but I am concerned about the possible loss of the building that houses Anaheim Ballet. As you know, the arts are a vital part of the community, and for 20 years Anaheim Ballet has vigorously supported the arts in the fine city of Anaheim. They have extended service to the underserved in the community as well as presenting programs to those who may never otherwise be exposed to the grace, beauty, and teamwork that is dance. My now adult daughters were students of the studio when they were located in South County. It was an essential part of their lives. I was involved as the property mistress for many years and saw up close the positive effect that dance training has on young minds and bodies. My daughters did not go on to dance careers but they both credit their years at the studio with the discipline and sense of collaboration that they applied to their studies and eventual careers. Both are college graduates. One is a teacher and the other is a research scientist with a PhD. I thank Anaheim Ballet for the profound influence they had on my daughters and I was proud to be involved with the various performances that were produced for school assemblies as well as for audiences far and wide. It was heart warming to see the students mature and make wise decisions. Many students benefitted from scholarships that enabled them to participate in something positive that they otherwise would not have had access to. Without a place in which to provide all of this, Anaheim will lose a vital part of its heart. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you. Katrina Soto Dana Point, CA 92629 Public Comment From: danimontalbano Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 6:16 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a ►}alued arts farce and presence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally ❑nd internationally as a point of pride to the City. .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 the Citv's treasured arts organization. It is besi.for the community, and especially_for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration Sincerely, Danielle Montalbano-Brezina Sent from my [Phone Public Comment From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Dear Members of the City Council, Laura Tanimoto Saturday, April 24, 2021 6:16 PM Public Comment City Council Letter for Anaheim Ballet - April 24, 2021 City Council Letter -Anaheim Ballet_2021_04_24.pdf I hope this email finds everyone safe and well. Attached to this email you will find a letter in support of Anaheim Ballet and its long standing partnership with the City of Anaheim, due to be discussed at the upcoming City Council meeting on April 27. Should you have any questions about its contents, please let me know. Thank you! Sincerely, Laura Tanimoto City of Anaheim, City Council 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard, 7th Floor Anaheim, CA 92805 Apri124, 2021 Dear Mayor Harry S. Sidhu and Members of the City Council, Thank you for the opportunity to share my story and for opening up the floor to the voices of the community. I write to you in support of Anaheim Ballet and its continued partnership with the City of Anaheim. My name is Laura Tammoto, I was born and raised in Anaheim. My dance career spans over 20 years and it still continues on my kitchen floor where 1 dance indoors as we pull through this current state of affairs. It is my understanding the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center —the home of the Anaheim Ballet —is set to be repurposed for affordable housing. While the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center is an intensely nostalgic space and Anaheim Ballet's removal would be painful, seeing the city move forward with repurposing and potentially with no comparable relocation site or continued partnership with Anaheim Ballet concerns me the most. I would like to share this rather personal story with the members of the City Council in the hopes it will give further depth to my perspective. My family was one of the many who experienced the loss of our home due to the financial difficulties presented to us in 2008. I understand what it feels like to not know where you are going next and also how much it would have helped my family if we ever got to the top of the list for affordable housing. Yet during this difficult time, dance became essential. Despite having to quit my intense 18 hour per week schedule with Anaheim Ballet, they continued to support me and I was able to join my public high school's songleading dance team with the skills they had nurtured. After 4 years on the varsity songleading team, I successfully auditioned for a collegiate NCAA Division 1 dance team. I completed 4 seasons in college, nationally competed, and spent the final year serving as team captain. Through those years, Anaheim Ballet always had its doors open to me whenever I could partake in additional training. None of this would have been possible without Anaheim Ballet. By giving the community affordable homes, I believe we are yes, giving homes, but also by demolishing the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center and not guaranteeing a relocation site for Anaheim Ballet, we are taking away a home from the thousands of dancers who benefit from Anaheim Ballet's community programs. Not only as an Anaheim Ballet dancer, but also as a former Recreation Leader for the City of Anaheim, I experienced firsthand what it means to give service. Anaheim Ballet's programs such as STEP-UP after school dance, summer intensives, year-round dance classes, annual performances and The Nutcracker, dance lessons compliant with CDC guidelines, audition venue hosting, and floor length list of dance education and community outreach are the embodiment of service to this community. I hope a solution can be brought to life where Anaheim Ballet may stay in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center or at least have its livelihood preserved and I fully trust the leaders of our community to achieve the best possible outcome. Please support the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your kindness in reading this letter. I wish for everyone's good health and safety. Sincerely, Laura Tanimoto Public Comment From: kerryk Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 6:25 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor S'idhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, crud for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force andpresence in Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after-schoolprogramming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lec/ure/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point ofpride to the City. The Anaheim Cud/ural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cul/ural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architec/urally unique building, you will be removing the only Cul/ural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thankyou foryour consideration Sincerely, Kerry Barnes Thomas Anaheim Homeowner 92806 Semi ftom my SI)rini Samswig Galaxy S9. Public Comment From: Guest Account Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 6:41 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Please Preserve Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Julya Kenna Public Comment From: Yolanda Leon Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 7:04 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Our Beloved Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet is a very valued presence in our city and, as such, they should not be uprooted. As a community member, I REJECT the idea that every time resources are needed, that we must TAKE from OTHER very valuable resources in the community. This makes no sense. Anaheim Ballet has been recognized both locally and internationally. When I was first acquainted with Anaheim Ballet 13 years ago, I was shocked to find out that such a professional, multi -faceted, and truly world class organization existed within our city. When my children were younger, they participated in ballet classes for many years and even though they are no longer participants, we still enjoy attending the Ballet's amazing performances as a family. Anaheim Ballet is unique in that it brings both community betterment and prestige to the city. Instead of destabilizing it, our city leaders can and should instead be providing additional support to this wonderful organization that serves our community. Anaheim would not be the same without the Anaheim Ballet's presence at the Cultural Arts Center Building! Yolanda Leon, M.A. Public Comment From: alecia campos Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 7:21 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet Hello there Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I could have just copied the entire sample writing provided to me but what good would that do knowing you're getting vote after vote with the saem words, well I would like you to know one thing: I don't live in your district but you know why I am writing because my sister who aspires to be a dancer reached out to me. I live 4 hours away from you, but that doesn't mean I can not voice my concerns, I'm pleading with the many who have written to you to see what the community adores. The arts are a big part of your community, and I know this first hand due to the enjoyment I see on my sister's face when she comes back from ballet and tells me her training and how it feels. Anaheim Ballet has stood tall for 20 years, why would it come down? All that history wasted, all those dancers who have walked in and out, all the shows performed for the many who aspire one to do exactly that. The cultural arts center deserves to stand for another 20 more years and even further because the arts in your community flourishes and still seizes to stop. As long as people aspire then you will have more and more fulfillment being done. If the demolition goes into effect you are not only costing the only center that proves time and time again that activities like this bring out beauty and amazement but you are removing a center people need. For those who have nowhere to go to, who find nothing in life find creativity, love, passion as this center is the token to that. As someone who also admires the arts I wish I had had a center such as this in my town that cared not only of its community in the center but everyone else. 20 years is a very long time to stand so why take it away? Why take it for granted? It breaks my heart when I see hearts poured out in honor and consideration for something they treasure, the arts are the most creative thing in the world not only to me but the many who walked through the doors. Whether it be dancing, singing, writing, painting everyone has their specialty to pursue a beautiful artform. Anaheim Ballet deserves to stay, deserves it's years, and deserves more dancers walking in and out of it's doors. Don't you agree? For a community in armoured by the arts, I'd see it as a big loss to have it vanish when it has many years ahead of it. Please vote in support of the cooperative agreement with anaheim ballet. Sincerely Alecia (a lover of the arts, 4 hours away) Public Comment From: Elizabeth Mariscal Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 7:33 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim School Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Elizabeth Mariscal Sent from my Whone Public Comment From: CRUZ MURILLO Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 7:58 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Agreement Hello, Please approve an agreement stating the city and Anaheim Ballet have one year to negotiate a home and continued partnership. This has been a home to my niece in the Step Up program it helped her gain confidence and boosted her self esteem. The arts is a form of activity for children/teens to express themselves freely. There are many locations in Anaheim where affordable housing can be built. We have to protect our kids and support the programs/organizations that nourish them. Please reconsider your decision and support Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely, Araceli Almaguer Anaheim, CA 92806 Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Katie Reynolds Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 8:02 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: SAVE ANAHEIM BALLET This city needs Anaheim Ballet. I have trained with Larry since college and it's the only place I can dance and exercise as a professionally trained adult in Orange County. This place is historic and the community that Larry and Sarma have built outweighs any urban planning the city has dreamt up. You have built SO many hotels, condos, apartments, etc within the last few years in anaheim... you DO NOT need to take over this beautiful safe haven. Maybe look elsewhere to remodel, like the Vons parking lot (hello homeless) or anything North of Anaheim x Lincoln. I can think of multiple unused businesses there that could be focused on before you disrupt this community. As a 6+ year resident of Anaheim, and an orange county native, I urge you to support the arts. Rethink this plan. -Katie Public Comment From: Karlayren Rojo Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 9:06 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Support of Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet has been part of the Anaheim community and our lives for more than 20 years. The community that Larry and Sarma create through the Anaheim Ballet facility provides a safe haven for many Anaheim children and adolescents, including ourselves. Without Anaheim Ballet's Step -Up! Program, we truly believe that we would not have met our personal, academic, and overall accomplishments. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center provides a professional, safe, and welcoming facility at the heart of Anaheim for local and international students. Anaheim Ballet fosters resiliency through physical and mental guidance, and continues to do so in the past year amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic. Unlike affordable housing plans, Larry and Sarma's dedication to their students and community is self -less and genuine. As a current educator I have witnessed first-hand how the arts are the first to be eliminated from a child's public education and life. Anaheim Ballet provides community performances and professional training to the underserved youth of Anaheim that those students need which is missing from their life, free of charge. 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 that has attracted world -class athletes, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. "Before a child talks they sing. Before they write they draw. As soon as they stand they dance. Art is fundamental to human expression." -Phylicia Rashad Sincerely, Anaheim Ballet Step -Up! Outreach Scholarship Alumni Karlayren Rojo, Elizabeth Rojo, Raul De Jesus Rojo, Jean Paul Rojo Public Comment From: Julia Sumera Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 9:15 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet and Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Anaheim City Council, Please consider rescinding the mandate for affordable housing at the Anaheim Cultural Arte Center where Anaheim Ballet is located. Anaheim Ballet is a huge part of the arts community in the city. Growing up, Anaheim Ballet gave me a home where I danced ballet for over 10 years. Anaheim Ballet also has the STEP-UP program, where ballet classes are provided for free for Anaheim residents, no matter their income level. This is extremely important to preserving and sharing the art of classical ballet to every child. From the STEP-UP program to the Summer Intensive performances at Pearson Park, to yearly Nutcracker performances, Anaheim Ballet has gifted the city of Anaheim with its choreography and talent for years. At the very least, the City needs to provide a relocation site, if the mandate cannot be rescinded, and continue the original site for services partnership. Best, Julia 1 Public Comment From: Lori Westbrook Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 6:34 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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, lectureldemonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely. Lori A. Westbrook Public Comment From: Teresa Olvera Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 9:29 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Apoyo a Anaheim Ballet Estimados Mayor Sidhu y Council miembros, Anaheim Ballet ha sido parte de la comunidad de Anaheim y de nuestras vidas durante mas de 20 anos. La comunidad que Larry y Sarnia crean a traves de las instalaciones del Anaheim Ballet proporciona un lugar seguro para muchos ninos y adolescentes de Anaheim, incluidos nuestros ninos. Sin el Programa Step -Up! del Anaheim Ballet y su locacion accesible, nuestros ninos no habrian hecho realidad sus suenos. La filosofia del programa de Larry y Sarnia es "more than dance...". De las instalaciones profesionales hemos visto a sus estudiantes ser reconocidos en el mundo del ballet, pero tambien hemos visto que han alcanzado increibles metas academicas y/o profesionales. Cada nitro que ha entrado en el Centro de Artes Culturales de Anaheim, o ha visto una actuacion del Anaheim Ballet, obtiene una experiencia valiosa. El Centro de Artes Culturales de Anaheim (el hogar actual de Anaheim Ballet) esta programado para ser demolido sin planes para un nuevo Centro de Artes Culturales o hogar para Anaheim Ballet. Si la ciudad demuele este edificio de arquitectura unica que ha atraido a atletas de talla mundial, eliminara el unico Centro de Artes Culturales de la ciudad y desplazara a la preciada organizacion artistica de la ciudad. iEs mejor para la comunidad, y especialmente para nuestros jovenes desatendidos, que Anaheim Ballet permanezca en su ubicacion accesible actual! Vote en apoyo del Acuerdo de Cooperacion con Anaheim Ballet. Gracias por su consideracion. Sinceramente, Teresa Olvera y Raul S Rojo Public Comment From: Suraj Chand Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:02 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Support of Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet is such an important facility to my family and many others. Viewing their many performances over the past 15 years has become longstanding tradition to support our friends in the program and as an opportunity for community connection. As an audience member, I have grown to learn and appreciate the articulate depictions of the arts. Growing up I was not offered access to such artistic opportunities through my schooling. As a downtown Anaheim community member, I have been presented with Anaheim Ballet's free performances which led to long lasting friendships. To destroy this cultural icon for the lamentable purpose of creating 'affordable housing' would be a travesty to the people of Anaheim. I expect you will make the correct decision promptly to provide Anaheim Ballet proper facilities for their art programs or maintain the cultural art center at its current location. It would be sacrilegious to neglect Anaheim Ballet and the local and international community that it has established. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Suraj Chand Public Comment From: Celeste Oronoz Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:33 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Urgent! Approve Agreement with Anaheim Ballet!!! Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members, I write today to very strongly urge you to keep the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center where the Anaheim Ballet Company and School are located. I write not only as a concerned parent of a young dancer, but also as a citizen who cares deeply for the positive, nurturing and life-giving impact the arts bring to a community. I strongly believe it is essential that residents be able to look to a designated place for the arts. Consequently, this beloved old building is not only historic, but unique, making it recognizable to the community. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center is a sweet building to house the Anaheim Ballet. I would also like to share briefly about my daughter, Chloe. She began training at Anaheim Ballet when she was 9 years old.. She is now 16 and on her way to becoming a professional ballet dancer thanks to the exceptional training she has received from Larry and Sarma Rosenberg. Chloe has won many awards and scholarships from top Ballet schools and internationally known competitions over the years, and I strongly believe much of the credit can be given to the excellent training, care and nurture she has received at Anaheim Ballet. The studio has become a second family not only to us, but to many students and families that have belonged to the studio over the decades. Time does not permit me to list the many more reasons why not to demolish the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center or displace Anaheim Ballet, but I hope my testimony causes you to think more deeply and carefully over this urgent matter. I respectfully implore you to vote to continue your support of the Arts in Anaheim and here specifically for the Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely, Celeste Oronoz Fullerton, CA 92835 Public Comment From: Yuko Graham Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 10:50 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Please save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! I have been taking ballet classes that Anaheim Ballet provides for the last 15 years, it's just like air, or blood to me, I need it!! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Yuko Graham This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://gcc02.safeI i nks. protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A/ 2F/ 2Fwww.avast.com/ 2Fantivi rus&data=04%7C0 1%7Cpubl iccomment%40anaheim. net%7C8f35ee85db7b4ee5431e08d907adf012%7C74c3739c502a49c68d212bbc30f56 f22%7C0%7C0%7C637549265915208141%7CU nknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWljoi MC4wLjAwMDAi LCJQljoiV2luMzl i LCJ BTi 161 klhaWwi LCJXVC16Mn0%3D%7C2000&sdata=Zaw2SP4VouszmiladWMKblg5ob0OI%2BC5KLru8AgFr28%3D&a m p; rese rved=0 Public Comment From: Vanessa Sah Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 1:29 AM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet's Impact on Me and the Community - My Plea for A Cooperative Agreement Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The city of Anaheim is known for making magic and joy accessible to 25 million people a year, of all ages, backgrounds, and countries. For more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has influenced the community who would bring that magical world to life, by being "More Than Dance" and teaching valuable lessons that go further than knowing the difference between a plie and a tendu. 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. The goal of this message is to ask you to vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet, by providing examples of how it has positively impacted my life and this community. Here's are some of the values Anaheim Ballet embodies: Relentlessly High Standards and Honest Encouragement Leads to True Confidence • I started ballet as an adult. In the ballet world, there are two philosophies to this type of student: 1) adult students will never be able to learn ballet and blend in with the professionals... "it's just too late," so classes are closed to those over a certain age, or 2) the adults are allowed to dabble in the "hobby," given an uninterested pat on the back for each effort, and not truly held accountable to learning the skills and techniques. Adults either abandon their ideas to learn ballet when they see a closed door, or they continue with watered-down lessons, half -learning the technique with a soluble self-confidence that dissolves into insecurity with first drop of sweat. • Larry and Sarma did not take either approach to me as a beginning adult student. They did not care about the age in which I started and allowed me to take the same intense classes as the kids, and held me to the same high standard, day -after -day, tendu-after-tendu. Larry was my college teacher at CSUF and after taking hours and hours of classes, I received a `B" in beginning ballet. I asked him why, when I tried "so hard" and he said "You haven't learned how to do it right yet. But it'll get there and when you do, you'll get the A." This is the same standard at the Anaheim Ballet school.No one gets buy on effort alone, but you're also not lacking in the tools and support needed to achieve true learning. Decades later, I've been able to take classes laced with professional dancers in New York, Paris, San Francisco, Florida, Utah, London. The instructors have always assumed I've had a strong career as a professional ballerina, and I can fit in with some of the best teachers in the industry, always able to improve my skills. These dance organizations have no idea that I'm actually a professional business person in the travel industry, not a ballerina or ex -ballerina. What it comes down to is: I have the knowledge that I truly AM capable of doing anything I want in this life, if I'm willing to try, and if I find the right teachers. This true, real confidence, has evolved to having the courage to learn a new language as an adult, interview and win a professional job in Paris managing french -speaking clients overseeing the luxury hotels down the Champs Elysees. Without the effects of the lessons they taught me at Anaheim Ballet, I would never have had the courage to do what no one in my family has ever done and break the social and economic patterns I grew up with. Anaheim Ballet's impact goes far beyond teaching simple tendus from 4pm - 7pm. The lessons learned here are long-lasting, and they teach them to anyone willing to learn. It's never too late. Dignity despite Hardship • Anaheim Ballet is located in a part of town afflicted by challenges of all kinds: poverty, gang violence, social inequity. With their Step -Up! program, they offer free ballet and hip -hop classes to kids right after school. At the barre, these kids spend their free time learning how to stand tall with grace and regain their balance whenever life/their teacher challenges them with a difficult combination. They stay out of trouble and learn the lessons for building their confidence to become productive members of society. Inclusion & Diversity • If you look at the symbol for Anaheim Ballet, you'll see the dancers are made up of many different colors, with shape and definition. This was intentional. Anaheim Ballet has always welcomed people from any background, of all shapes and sizes, and strives to teach anyone who has a desire to learn. Their dancers have "made it" all around the world for many different types of dance companies: Copenhagan, Harlem Dance Theater, Houston Ballet, Tokyo... the list goes on and on. Perseverance & Tenacity • Ballet does not come naturally to the human body. It takes years of work, dedication, focused attention, constant refinement, and a clear vision of what the goal is. Plus, learning ballet comes with its bumps. In the multi -decade process of trying to learn elegance with Anaheim Ballet, I've been anything but. I've: tripped, wobbled, plowed head-on into members of the cast when blinded by stage lights, slipped and fallen on "snow" while running onstage, dropped props, fallen flat on my face due to a miscalculation in front of thousands of people, and more. Each time, I was taught to take those mistakes in stride, solve the problem and maintain my dignity at all costs. At the end of every show, no one ever even noticed my momentary blips. The audience members would talk about how inspired they were to see people do things they didn't think were possible, or how beautiful they found the show. The lesson? The little 2-second mistakes we think are the end of the world... aren't. The bumps and errors are going to happen, no matter what. It's how we recover that matters, and that's what people remember. Confidence & Courage • You think it's magical to see a child see Disneyland for the first time, surrounded by parades, fairies, and cartoon characters? That's nice, but it pales in compared to the expression of surprised joy that comes when a child finally accomplishes an artistic goal and they realize, in that moment, they are not the sum of their limitations or fears. What they were wearing, where they came from, their age, whatever home life they escaped, the language they speak ... it doesn't matter in that instant they execute a simple movement in a way that let's them see themselves as capable of anything. That's what is truly magical. Because of Anaheim ballet and the guidance of their dedicated teachers, kids have a chance to practice & demonstrate excellence every single day. These values stay with these kids long into adulthood. That's what Anaheim Ballet means by "more than dance. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Vanessa Sah Public Comment From: Bart Ziegler Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 1:29 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Please Preserve Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu, and esteemed Anaheim City Council Members, The arts play a most vital, valued and magnificent role in any community. For more than 20 years your Anaheim Ballet has been a powerful arts force with a priceless presence in Anaheim. The Artistic Director is renowned across America for his training and adherence to excellence. He is sought after for his Master Classes around the world. His wife's choreography has a global reputation. Your Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances for the entire community. Anaheim Ballet continues without compromise to level of excellence rarely achieved, and is recognized both locally and internationally, which must be a point of pride to the City of Anaheim. One Anaheim Ballet XCJ_u .T.u_ .e yV.d.e..o. has well over five million views. Even during the current influenza pandemic Anaheim Ballet have appeared in local papers with continued mentoring of students, training the youth of tomorrow despite challenging circumstances. What a proud city you must be to continue to host such promise. 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 your Anaheim Ballet. To demolish this stunning Deco architecturally significant building, you would remove to rubble the only Cultural Arts Center in Anaheim and displace your own City's treasured arts organization. Mayor, most certainly that wasn't your intention! Please insure Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location, or another. We urge you vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet, and thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Bart Ziegler Bart Ziegler PhD, Community and Environmental Medicine President, Sarnuel Lawrence Foundation ...................................................................................................................................................... P.O. Box F, Del Mar, CA 92014 USA Office 858.481.1673 1 Mobile Website I Instagram I Twitter I Facebook I Linkedln Read about SLF's impact in our 2019 Annual Report Samuel Lawrence Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, Tax I® 27-1030462 Public Comment From: Debora Ramirez Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 7:52 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbsllet.org Subject: Ballet Program I am emailing our city as a concerned and grateful parent for this program. Please pass the agreement for the ballet program since it has helped many young individuals and the kids are the future. Please have it in your heart to realize the immense impact this program has had especially for kids who don't live in the best influential area. Public Comment From: Julia Munchel Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:45 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center building Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Julia Munchel Public Comment From: Andrea Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 9:17 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Architecturally Significant Building - Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu, I am a 39 year old born and raised resident of Anaheim. I consistently mourn the demolition of downtown Anaheim. PLEASE PLEASE be on the right side of Anaheim history and do not demolish one of our city's cultural bright spots- the cultural arts center home to Anaheim Ballet. This culturally unique building should be treasured the same way as the Packing House! Treasuring our culturally significant buildings will allow the community to celebrate Anaheim's history! Allow this building to stand and be part of our thriving historical district! Historic buildings like this one and the packing house are cornerstones of any community! In addition, Please allow the world class Anaheim Ballet to continue serving our underserved youth in this elegant historic building! So much of downtown Anaheim was demolished and our history wiped away- please be on the right side of history and designate a different location for your project. The Anaheim community needs historic buildings and preservation. Kindly, Andrea Anaheim Resident Public Comment From: Slauka Ladewig Senkowski Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 11:51 AM To: Public Comment; Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, As current Ballet Mistress of one of Mexico's top 3 professional ballet companies and former international principal dancer, I have heard the disheartening news that that iconic Anaheim Ballet is at risk of losing its current architecturally unique site at the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. This move could cause irreparable harm to this valued arts force which for over 20 years, has placed Anaheim on the map of the national and international dance scene. Anaheim Ballet has had a tremendous positive influence on its community thanks to its strong outreach program and is known for the unbeaten dance training it offers, resulting in alumni that win prizes at important dance competitions and are hired by top professional companies. Anaheim Ballet instructors are renowned for their excellent teaching skills and often invited to teach at other schools and professional companies locally and internationally. It would be a shame to lose this point of pride to the City. It is imperative that you vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet and keep it in its current central and accessible location for the benefit of the community and current and future generations of young dancers. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Slauka Ladewig Senkowski Ballet de Jalisco Piensa en el medic ambiente antes de imprimir, Think about the environment before printing. Public Comment From: caroline Doody Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 9:25 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Vote In Support of the Cooperative Agreement With Anaheim Ballet Dear May Sidhu Council Members, The arts nourish any community and Anaheim Ballet has been that vitalizing force in Anaheim for more than 20 years. Anaheim Ballet has been recognized locally and internationally as an exemplary organization because of the many ways it gives back to the community such as providing free community -based after - school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances. In this way, Anaheim Ballet has served as a stellar ambassador for the city of Anaheim. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, a distinct and architecturally important building, is slated to be demolished without a plan to replace it. If the city proceeds with this demolition, Anaheim will be left without a Cultural Arts Center and will displace its treasured arts organization. It is in Anaheim's highest and best interest to retain the exceptional Anaheim Ballet in its current location so that it can continue to enrich us all but especially the underserved youth of this community for many, many years to come. I urge you to vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet and thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Christy C. Kurzeja Public Comment From: Stephen DiSchiavi Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 12:28 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor S'idhu and Council Members, My name is Stephen Di S'chiavi and I am a long time dancer, choreographer and supporter of the arts. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. As a student I attended Anaheim Ballet under the excellent teachings of Larry and S'arrna Rosenburg. As a teacher, I would recommend parents enroll their sons or daughters at Anaheim Ballet so they would receive the best ballet training in Orange County. As a choreographer, I have taught Master Classes for Anaheim Ballet's Summer Intensive Programs which reach children of all ages and levels. Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lec/ure/demonsirations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point ofpride to the City. The Anaheim Cud/ural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cud/ural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architec/urally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially far our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location.' Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thankyou for your consideration. Sincerely, Stephen Di S'chiavi Public Comment From: Elizabeth Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 12:32 PM To: Public Comment Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Elizabeth De La Cruz Sent from my Whone Public Comment From: David Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 2:41 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, David De La Cruz Sent from my Whone Public Comment From: Jeanette Stevens Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 2:51 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: ANAHEIM BALLET April25, 2021 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, thatAnaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jeanette Stevens Performing Arts Workshop/Encinitas, CA Public Comment From: Ballet de Jalisco Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:43 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, For the past 7+ years, Ballet de Jalisco, one of Mexico's top 3, state funded professional dance companies, has greatly benefited from its close collaboration with Anaheim Ballet. We first reached out to Anaheim Ballet to invite its directors and teachers to share their expertise with our dancers and instructors, which they generously did with amazing results for our company. We now know that Anaheim Ballet in addition to its skillful teaching, does brilliant work to help its community, with after -school programs, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances. Anaheim Ballet's is recognized both locally and internationally and is a role model for dance schools and companies worldwide, bringing much needed art and creativity to its community, especially to underserved youth. We have heard with great concern that 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. We find it hard to believe that the City is planning to remove its only Cultural Arts Center and displace this treasured arts organization, because so much is at stake and so much will be lost if the plans move forward. In consideration of not only its best interests, but also those of its residents, the City needs to reconsider its decision, preserve the Cultural Arts Center and continue the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you. Sincerely, Ballet de Jalisco Artistic Staff. Coordinacion Ballet de Jalisco sci Tel. Public Comment From: Nadia Senkowski Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 3:54 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, As a dance enthusiast, I have followed the work of Anaheim Ballet for many years and seen how it has transformed the lives of many of its students and its families with its generous and gifted work. The arts are an essential part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally for its outstanding work. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (Anaheim Ballet's current home) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City moves forward with these plans, it will remove only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displace the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for its underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Nadia Senkowski Public Comment From: Alexandra Blajer Ladewig Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 4:07 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, My name is Alexandra and I am 9 years old. I really love to go to dance performances and participate in shows like the Nutcracker, which have really helped me to be more self confident and make friends. I was inspired when I was very little by a dancer from Anaheim Ballet, Aria Alekzander. My mother told me that Anaheim Ballet's studios may be chopped down by the City to build houses. Why would you want to do that? It's such a great place to learn dance and the teachers there are wonderful. It's a very important part of the city of Anaheim and many kids lifes. They do so much for the community.! They have presentations where professional dancers and children participate and also help kids that need it get free lessons. I would love to come to Anaheim not only to visit Disneyland, but also to study at Anaheim Ballet and hopefully dance in their shows. Please don't tear down Anaheim Ballet's studios. Alexandra Blajer Ladewig. Public Comment From: Maria Meza Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 5:56 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Estimado Alcalde de la ciudad de Anaheim, Las artes son algo muy importante para nuestra comunidad y todas las comunidades, Anaheim Ballet a sido parte de nuestra comunidad por mas de 20 anos, su trabajo a sido muy impactante en nuestros ninos yjovenes a to largo de sus vidas , ya que para varios , este edificio es su segundo hogar y esto los a mantenido fuera del alcanze de cosas negativas; como madre de 2 adolescentes me siento con la necesidad de pedirles que consideren que es algo muy valioso para nosotros y nuestros hijos y dejen que ellos sigan manteniendo su segundo hogar aqui. El programa de Step Up en Anaheim Ballet ha ayudado a mis hijas en varios aspectos de su vida y las ha motivado a tomar buenas desisiones, Ustedes saben el impacto negativo que esto podria tener en ellos si pierden su segundo. hogar. De antemano mil gracias por escuchar mi peticion. Atte. Mrs. Meza Public Comment From: Cindi Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 6:48 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I'm writing to encourage you to support keeping Anaheim Ballet in its current home in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. Arts programs are a vital part of this community and should take priority for its members. Anaheim Ballet offers wonderful dance programs for all levels and ages. I am in my 60's and benefit greatly from the excellent and compassionate teaching and classes offered at Anaheim Ballet. In addition, they offer programs for children, teens and pre -professional dancers and also an amazing program for underserved youth in the community with their "STEP-UP" program. It would be a shame to let all this go along with this incredible historical building, just to put up more housing. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (current home of Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. Many dance programs around the country folded under the weight of the financial burdens brought on by the challenges of the past year with Covid. It's heartbreaking after living through those struggles, to think of losing this great Center to redevelopment. If the City demolishes this architecturally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the participants, the staff and all of those who benefit from their programs. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location!! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration.. Sincerely, Cindi Hubbard Sent from my Wad Public Comment From: Sonia Santana Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:14 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, As you are aware, 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. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. It has been recognized locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City and it serves the community. We started attending the Anaheim Ballet last year as many of the extracurricular activities were shut down due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. We heard about the facility on an article about the center on the OC Register and wondered why we had not known of its existence. Not only are the classes affordable, the location is accessible and provides programs for our underserved youth. If we had known about the center long ago, perhaps my oldest daughter would have been a part of it; my six year old daughter currently attends Saturday classes. As homeowners in the City of Anaheim for nearly 15 years, we believe that its good for our community to expand arts programs and facilities that engage youth and provide training programs, not shut them down, especially not now when many schools offer only virtual classes. Our children are the future and they need local and affordable opportunities to learn outside a classroom, especially about the arts. We care about the future of the Cultural Arts Center and of the wellbeing of the City's residents. Please continue the long-standing partnership with the Cultural Arts Center and vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely, Sonia Santana Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Public Comment From: Julie Rocz Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:43 PM To: Public Comment Subject: AB Dear Mayor S'idhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, crud for more than 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, declure/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as apoint ofpride to the City. The Anaheim Cul/ural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cudlurad Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architec/urally unique building, you will be removing the only Cudlurad Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thankyou for your consideration. Sincerely, Judieta Rocha Sent from my Whone 1 Public Comment From: Michael Hanna Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:32 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Company Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Furthermore, I would like to offer my most sincere intercessions for the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, and specifically for the Anaheim Ballet Company. I have been very enriched and blessed by the work and outreach of the Anaheim Ballet Company over the years. I have attended a number of their performances throughout even given year and have always been inspired by the professional and creative genius of the productions. Their motto, "More than Dance," becomes a reality when a person experiences the uniqueness of the company and their sacred trust of the classical form of ballet. Having spoken with and interacted with Lawrence and Sarma Rosenberg has allowed me to understand what makes the Anaheim Ballet Company truly a city "treasure." Their respect and acclaim in the world of ballet is very prominent in the national and international scene over many decades as numerous ballet master teachers and prodigy ballet students and famous ballet dancers have graced their halls and performed in their shows. And then there is the outreach to the underserved youth of our city which gives this generation an unprecedented opportunity to see their incredible value and realize their dreams. For the sake of the beloved city of Anaheim, and even our precious nation, if there is ever a time to stand up for what is right and virtuous, please allow the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, and especially the Anaheim Ballet Company, to remain in its historic setting and continue to inspire all peoples. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Dr. Michael Hanna Public Comment From: connie lee Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:32 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. I have personally been training with Anaheim Ballet for over ten years, and I truly believe that Anaheim Ballet is a special place that has brought growth and a positive impact in my life. I strongly believe it has the same effect on the students there today. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Connie Lee Public Comment From: Jalene Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:53 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Supports for Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jalene Olalia Public Comment From: Kathryn Hokom Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 9:29 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet continued partnership Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an importantpart of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point ofpride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underservedyouth, that Anaheim Ballet refrains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kathryn Hokom Anaheim resident Public Comment From: Rie Takahama Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 11:31 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Suggestion for Expressing your Support of the Organization Dear Mayor S'idhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Rie Takahama Public Comment From: Katherine Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:11 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am writing to you today from a unique perspective. I lived in Anaheim until the early 1990's and then moved to Riverside County and finally to the high desert area/Victorville/Apple Valley. Still spent a lot of time traveling to Anaheim after that since both of my parents and in- laws lived in Anaheim and now for the past three years have driven down weekly so my son can take dance class at Anaheim Ballet. When I was growing up in Anaheim I started taking dance from a local dance studio. This then sparked a love for dance and for the arts in which has not stopped some 50 years later. I was very fortunate since my parents were able to afford to send me but had many friends that were unable to do so because there were not programs available to help with underserved youth. This is where Anaheim Ballet has stepped in to serve the community for over 20 years. Not only does it provide outstanding and professional training for its students but it also provides free community based after school programs, workforce and recreational training, as well as bus- in presentations, lectures and demonstrations, and concert performances which are well known to not just Anaheim but internationally as well, which should be something that Anaheim is proud of. I can tell you as a dance teacher for 40 years that children who take dance are not only learning technique but life skills such as discipline, work ethic, how to handle disappointment, as well as achievement, how to work towards a goal, things take time and not overnight, how to handle stress, and so much more. It translates to children doing better in school and life in general. During the present Covid crisis that hit everyone in 2020 and is still effecting all of us, dance was a lifeline for many kids and adults. Anaheim Ballet was able to utilize Zoom to hold virtual dance classes for its students. This was not only a way for them to relieve some stress by moving their bodies, but also mental stress. For quite some time, children were not attending school and did not have any social interaction with kids their own age. Anaheim Ballet provided familiar faces and friends for these kids. Again, dance is not just about the body, it is also about the mind and the mental health of the students, which is important to Anaheim Ballet. I drive almost a hundred miles one way to take my son to Anaheim Ballet. The local studio I teach at provides great all around training but he needed more to attain his goal of becoming a professional dancer as well as preparing him for college. I drive past several ballet studios on my way to Anaheim, but I have chosen Anaheim Ballet as the place to take him. Larry Rosenberg was my ballet professor at Chapman College now called Chapman University. Little did I know that some 30 years later my son would be taking class from him. This is the right place for him and that's why I drive back to my home town of Anaheim every week as well as taking several other students from my local studio with me to take class. Both Larry and Sarma, want to give the best dance training to their students and make sure that it is available for all youth. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center which is the current home of the Anaheim Ballet is a building that I grew up looking at as I traveled throughout Anaheim. I would hate for this unique building to be demolished for housing. Anaheim, from the time I can remember has always had a lot of traffic. Throughout the years I have only seen it increase and get worse, which more housing would definitely add to this. By demolishing the building you would be displacing the City's arts organization, since there are no plans for a new Cultural Arts Center, so no new place for Anaheim Ballet. The current location works best for the community and especially for the underserved youth. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Thank you, Katherine Page Public Comment From: Rebekah Porte Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:46 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Rebekah Porte Public Comment From: Michael Schmaltz Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 8:24 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: The Cultural Arts building Good morning Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. The Cultural Arts building is a valuable community asset and should be preserved and protected. Yes it doesn't appear on any lists or historic resources, but it is none the less a valuable and loved facility. 10 years ago no one considered mid century homes "historic". Now they are widely considered among the most precious and revered resources in a city's housing stock. So to with the Cultural Arts building. As is pointed out in the staff report this building has served multiple uses and has served the community of Anaheim for over half a century. It is now home to the Anaheim Ballet, an organization that has provided a much needed service to youth of our community for over 20 years. Let me acknowledge that we do need senior housing, no one is denying that fact. However, we also need space for non-profit service providers and community groups to engage the community in general and the youth of Anaheim in particular. The Cultural Arts building and the Anaheim Ballet do just that. Surely there must be a way to accomplish both goals: provide affordable senior housing and preserve this valuable city asset while continuing to provide a home to the Anaheim Ballet so they can continue their much needed and widely support programs engaging Anaheim's youth. The 2 items on your agenda covering this issue would give staff and city leadership time to consider options and allow the Anaheim Ballet to continue their programs. The community has already shown widespread support for both the preservation of the Cultural Arts Building and for the Anaheim Ballet. With Covid-19 restrictions being lifted and activities opening up again after a very long hiatus we need this program and programs like it more than ever. And we need assets like the Cultural Arts building which provide homes for these services. With a concerted effort and cooperation between city staff, elected officials, non-profit providers, and the community there's no doubt a "best case scenario" can be achieved. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to do just that. Michael Schmaltz Public Comment From: Todd Lechtick Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 8:26 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I'm hoping you will reconsider your plans to demolish the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. I have been there countless times and wonder why you would destroy such a unique and culturally important building, not only for Anaheim but California as well. Anaheim Ballet has called the Arts center its home for over 20 years and now the ballet school is in danger of loosing that. I know nothing of the politics involved with your decision but often times it is connected to what income can be generated by the property value and what would replace the Arts Center to potentially make more money for the City of Anaheim. Anyone who is deeply involved in the performing arts know how important it is not only for the community, but every person who works so very hard to grow and improve. The work ethic and love for the arts will, and does carry these artist through life and give us more than a performance, it gives us beauty for now and future generations. Consider Anaheim Ballet's work with the underserved youth and free after school programs. We never know where and when that spark comes from that ignites the fire that burns brightly in our youth. Given the current state of the health of the world, we need more arts, more beauty and the Anaheim Ballet has most certainly earned and demonstrated its commitment to the City of Anaheim! Anyone who has been fortunate enough to work with, or see a performance of the Anaheim Ballet has been very fortunate. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely, Todd Lechtick Public Comment From: Suzanne Salimbene Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 8:41 AM To: Public Comment Subject: In support of the Anaheim Ballet Company and School Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Although the arts are an important part of every community, and provide essential positive outlets during difficult times, they seem to always be the first to suffer great loss during times of social and economic stress. The Anaheim Ballet has provided more than 20 years of community based after school programs, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture -demonstrations and concert performances to this community. It has brought pride to the city by establishing itself locally and internationally as a first class professional ballet company. The Anaheim Cultural Center, the longtime home of the Anaheim Ballet, has been scheduled to be demolished and no plans have been made to create a new cultural center or a home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this building, it will be destroying its only Cultural Arts Center and thereby harming the community by taking away the many opportunities provided underserved youth as well as taking away the rich cultural opportunities and international recognition the Anaheim Ballet brings to the City. It would be a tremendous loss should the community lose its Cultural Center and the Anaheim Ballet lose its home. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with the Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely, Suzanne Salimbene, PhD. Former resident of Los Angeles Suzanne Salimbene Now residing in Aj ij ic, Mexico Public Comment From: Brian DeMers Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:50 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil; Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Center/Anaheim Ballet April 27 Good evening, I'd like to add my voice in support of approving Items #1 and #14 at the April 27th council meeting. Please follow the staff's recommendation that the city enter into a 1 year agreement to explore opportunities to support the Anaheim Ballet and preserve the Cultural Arts building. We need senior housing, but we also need community assets and non-profit service providers who provide much needed activities for kids in the area and throughout the city. Just a side note: Within a very small radius several senior housing projects already exist. Right next door to the west of the Cultural Arts building is the Village Center Apts. which is 100 subsidized senior apartments. Just to the south is the Anaheim Memorial Manner building which consists of 75 units. Just to the east (Lincoln and East) is the recently competed El Verano project which consists of 54 units to name just a few. We can and should build housing for seniors, but we also must support existing non-profit organizations like the Anaheim Ballet who provide much needed activities for kids and services for the community. Why eliminate an existing asset like the Cultural Arts building (and we all know we have far too few of them as it is) and remove an established, long time widely supported organization like the Anaheim Ballet to build something that could be built any number of other places? Over the next year, I'm confident the creative minds in our city will find a solution to preserve this historic building and support Anaheim Ballet's important presence in Center City. Thank you, - Brian D., Public Comment From: Marsha Cook Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 8:59 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: City Council Agenda Item 14 on April 27th Mayor Sidhu & Council Members: We are sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. The Cultural Arts building is a valuable community asset and should be preserved and protected. It doesn't appear on any lists or historic resources, but it is still a valuable and loved facility. As pointed out in the staff report this building has served multiple uses and has served the community of Anaheim for over half a century. It is now home to the Anaheim Ballet, an organization that has provided a much needed service to youth of our community for over 20 years. The 2 items on your agenda covering this issue would give staff and city leadership time to consider options and allow the Anaheim Ballet to continue their programs. The community has already shown widespread support for both the preservation of the Cultural Arts Building and for the Anaheim Ballet. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 Marsha Cook & Steve Holder Anaheim Colony District Residents Public Comment From: Kathleen Jenkins Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:01 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Support Letter for Anaheim Ballet Attachments: Anaheim Ballet Letter of Support.pdf Please find the attached letter in support of Anaheim Ballet to be submitted to Mayor Sidhu and the Council Members. Thank you, Kathleen Jenkins Dear Mayor Sindu and Council Members, I am writing to you today to urge you to continue your long standing partnership with Anaheim Ballet and to allow them to remain in the current Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. For decades the esteemed directors Lawrence and Sarma Rosenberg have dedicated countless hours in the training of young dancers at this facility and contributed immeasurably to the well being of the City of Anaheim through their many outreach programs and culturally enriching performances. I myself have been associated with Anaheim Ballet not only as a previous faculty member but as a parent of children that had the privilege of training and performing with them. Together we spent many memorable years there and I personally witnessed the nurturing of talented young dancers blossom into thriving artists. Many of these students came directly from the Step -Up! program and would definitely have had a less culturally enriching life without the opportunity that program provided. The thought that the building would be demolished and that Anaheim Ballet would be displaced without a definitive plan to move forward is extremely distressing to our family and deeply saddens us. In the current climate we are living in where cultural arts programs are slipping away one by one, we collectively can take a stand and save this desperately needed and highly valued resource. You have the opportunity to serve your city and make a difference by voting in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet! Please give this your deepest consideration and allow Anaheim Ballet to continue to thrive. Sincere Regards, Kathleen Jenkins CCD Faculty Member Orange County School of the Arts Public Comment From: Vikki W. Lee Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:58 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: SUPPORT Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Thank you in advance for reading my email. I would like to ask for your support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Growing up, I have always loved ballet and dreamed of becoming a professional ballet dancer one day. Unfortunately, I had to stop dancing at age 16 due to multiple reasons, including school work, getting ready for college, not being identified as a high -potential dancer, as well as my family's financial needs at the time. Life goes on as I finished college and graduate school. I started my career, and a family. I always felt that something was missing until I found Anaheim Ballet. Anaheim Ballet offers adult ballet classes at different levels. At first, I doubted if I could still dance after 10+ years. Then, as soon as the class started, my muscle memory kicked in and I once again felt the happiness of dancing. I also got to meet many like-minded dancers here at Anaheim Ballet. There were people who had always wanted to learn ballet but did not have the opportunities when young. There were also beautiful dancers who had retired from professional dancing. Regardless of our stories, we are here for one reason — dancing for the LOVE of BALLET. Adults need hobbies too! This is a way for us to get our mind off work stress and family obligation. During the COVD-19 pandemic, Anaheim Ballet has continued to offer classes to us, which has helped students like myself stay healthy physically AND mentally. "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls. "— Pablo Picasso Again, I sincerely ask you to support the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. We truly believe that arts are an important part of any community. Therefore, keeping Anaheim Ballet here will continue to benefit our community in many different ways. Sincerely, Vikki W. Lee, PHR Human Resources I People Operations Linkedln Public Comment From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: RE: Council Meeting 4/27/21 Jackie Monday, April 26, 2021 10:11 AM Public Comment info@anaheimballet.org Anaheim Ballet Support Council Meeting 4/27/21 Anaheim Ballet Support 4 27 21.docx Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am an adult student at Anaheim Ballet and an advocate for Step Up!, Anaheim Ballet?s educational community outreach. I've attached my letter of support for Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your leadership and service to our community. Jacquelyn Gonzales Coffey Support for Anaheim Ballet 4/27/21 from Jacquelyn Gonzales Coffey Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am an adult student at Anaheim Ballet and an advocate for Step Up!, Anaheim Ballet's educational community outreach. I sometimes arrive early for my classes so that I can watch the young children beginning their ballet training. It's good for me to remember that I was one of these children. The parents watching outside the classroom are like my parents; all wanting to prepare their children for a better future. I am Mexican -American. My grandparents only had a V grade education. My father was denied elementary school because he only spoke Spanish. The school said he could come back when he spoke English. When Spanish is the only language of your family and neighbors, how does a young boy learn to speak English? Access and opportunity are often taken for granted by many. My parents wanted me to go to college, but they didn't have any idea of how to make this happen. For them getting a child into college was like standing outside a closed door with a combination lock. Even if they could figure out the combination to open the lock, they knew the door only opened from the inside. They knew that someone on the inside would need to open the door and invite me in. The open door to my yet unknown future began with one ballet class. At the age of seven I was invited to a local YMCA's outreach program for underserved children. Step Up! is Anaheim Ballet's educational outreach to the community, offering ongoing classes at no cost to those unable to pay. Step Up! is an excellent and exceptional program. All students, regardless of race, ethnicity or gender are welcomed and treated with dignity, patience, and respect. Individual effort is encouraged and supported by teachers in the community of fellow aspiring dancers. The pursuit of excellence and beauty in ballet technique is the transformative process, but the outcome is transferable life skills: self-awareness, self-control, self -responsibility, diligence, dependability, perseverance, patience, persistence and so much more. These life skills open doors. 1 I continued to train weekly in ballet from elementary school thru and beyond high school. Teachers and mentors encouraged my potential and doors began to open. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine. The Chancellor and faculty honored me as the Outstanding Senior Woman for my graduating class. Dr. Eugene Loring invited me to become the ballet master and one of twelve dancers for his company: Los Angeles Dance Theatre. He encouraged me to continue my education because successful dance companies are "more than dance." I completed a Master's degree in Business Administration and course work toward a PhD in Communication. Biola University invited me to become a full-time professor in Drama and Theatre. It was a privilege to teach there for many years. The Mayor and City Manager for Brea invited me to become the first Cultural Arts Commissioner. I actively participated in the vision and development of the Civic and Cultural Center, which includes a theatre, art gallery, library, and video production facility. We also implemented the Art in Public Places program which now has over 175 sculptures for public viewing around the city. A dance company invited me to create a thirty -minute ballet; the dancers being accompanied by a full orchestra. On the night of the premier, the music director and I were standing together reading the evening's program. It was the first time he read my maiden name. "Gonzales?" He asked quizzically, quickly followed by "How did a Mexican become involved in the classical arts?" The answer: an invitation to a ballet class. An invitation that opened the door for a future that my parents and I could never have imagined or envisioned. As a producer, director, or choreographer I have been involved in hundreds of professional theatrical, corporate, and civic event productions. Some of the productions toured nationally and internationally, and some were produced right in Anaheim at the Convention Center. z Because of your leadership and the leaders that came before you, Anaheim is recognized world-wide as an invitational city, a city of access and opportunity, a city where the arts and creativity flourish. Many are initially attracted by Disneyland, a realization of Walt Disney's immense creativity and vision. When asked how it all began, he would fondly answer, "It all began with a mouse." Walt's message of small beginnings continues to resonate: when nourished and developed, small beginnings can transform lives, transform culture, and transform the future. Anaheim Ballet is internationally recognized as a premier training, performing, and educational center; a place where small beginnings can be transformed into inspirational lives. Please continue to support us. Please keep our doors open. Please help us continue to provide access and opportunity to any child, teen, or adult that aspires to excellence. Thank you, Jacquelyn Gonzales Coffey 3 Public Comment From: Sonya Villegas Kelsen Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:27 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil; Public Comment Subject: Cultural Center Good Morning, I hope this email finds you well. As a small business owner in a challenging part of Anaheim I urge you, I beg you to reconsider replacing a cultural center with low income housing. The area is overflowing with low income housing but lacking in culture. The children of downtown Anaheim need a place to learn of things that their family or friends may not be able to provide. Please reconsider. Thank you, Sonya Villegas Kelsen Colony Wine Merchant The Napa Kitchen Public Comment From: K G Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:29 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kimberley (Jade) Godfrey Public Comment From: LTORGERSON Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:42 AM To: Avelino Valencia; Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Jose Moreno; Public Comment; Stephen Faessel; Trevor O'Neil Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members, My husband Larry and I would like to strongly urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item I and City Council Agenda Item 14 at your meeting tomorrow, April 27. The Cultural Arts Center is a historic part of the neighborhood which has been home to various community programs for over 50 years, and originally was the Parish Hall of Zion Lutheran Church, which is still an active congregation and greatly involved in the community. There is no need to demolish yet another piece of Anaheim's history. The building has been home to the Anaheim Ballet for over 20 years. This location in particular is crucial to Anaheim Ballet's mission to provide an opportunity for underserved youth to participate in a fine arts program of music and dance. If you take the program out of this neighborhood, it will decrease the chances that these youth will be able to access the program. It's true that we need more Senior Housing - however there is quite a bit of Senior Housing in this immediate area. Other neighborhoods in the city should also be given the opportunity to have quality Senior Housing, and the youth in this neighborhood should continue to have the opportunity to participate in the Anaheim Ballet's outstanding programs. Thank you for your consideration. Dinah Torgerson Anaheim Public Comment From: Jody Daily Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:45 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: Agenda item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 Good morning Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members. I have worked in Anaheim for over 30 years and have lived in a historic home (the 1897 Rea House) in District 3 for the past 11 years. I was the Vice President of the Anaheim Historical Society and current President of the Anaheim Fall Festival and Halloween Parade (a tradition nearly 100 years old). I am also a co-founder of Greenbird Anaheim, where we organize monthly community clean up events throughout our city, some of you have participated in those. For me history matters. Tradition matters and building a strong community around those tent poles matter. I wholeheartedly agree with my neighbors that losing yet another cultural and historic structure in our downtown would be devastating for the community. We have only a select handful of them left as it is. Please support and approve the Housing Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 on Tuesday, April, 27. Thank you for your support and service, Jody Daily Public Comment From: Alice Olsher Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:47 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballt Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, /_11r4r_XO1M17M Alice Olsher MSTAT, MAm SAT, Eutokia, British Actors Equity Alexander Teacher and Teacher Trainer Parent Educator Www.alexanderteachingcentre.com Teaches Calm Clear Thinking to Musicians, Actors and You Feel Better While You Perform, Parent and More Now enrolling Small Group Classes, Private Lessons Email me for more information. Pronouns she/her Sent from my iPhone Public Comment From: Luna, Vanessa Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 11:19 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please approve agreement with Anaheim Ballet To Whom It May Concern: I am an Anaheim resident of 16 years and am urging the City to approve the agreement with the Anaheim Ballet to preserve the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. I am a mother to two young daughters who have enjoyed various programs of the Anaheim Ballet. It is important to our family that we find a new home for the Anaheim Ballet and that the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center be preserved until then. The one year timeframe for the Anaheim Ballet and the City to negotiate a new home and continued partnership is both reasonable and crucial to the cultural fabric of our city and community. Thank you, Vanessa N. Luna, Esq. I Senior Trial Attorney Chernow and Lieb I A Legal Division of Zenith Insurance Company Office (714) 705-2383 Mobile vluna thezenith.com www.TheZenith.com bA, Piease consider the environment before printing this email. *********************************************************** NOTICE: This e-mail, including attachments, contains information that may be confidential, protected by the attorney/client or other privileges, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. Further, this e-mail may contain information that is proprietary and/or constitutes a trade secret. This e-mail, including attachments, constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient of this communication, please be advised that any disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any attached document is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and promptly destroy all electronic and printed copies of this communication and attached documents. *********************************************************** 1 Public Comment From: Noah Zappala Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:18 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please Consider The Following Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Noah Zappala University of San Diego, '22 B.B.A., Finance Public Comment From: hanya saba Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 11:35 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and my daughter has been attending Anaheim Ballet for mor then 7 years. Which has been asset to her upbringing. If Anaheim ballet closes or moves my daughter might not have a chance to express herself in the arts. With kids going the wrong direction in life the arts helps kids with a direction in life. They have more structure, the feel more confident in themselves, gives them more physical activity, become good members of society etc. I can go on and on how beneficial the arts are for not only children but adults as well. With the pandemic and closures of so many things this would be just another loss that we just can't afford right now. The community needs a way to express themselves in a positive manner especially now during these difficult times. Please keep Anaheim Ballet at the Anaheim Cultural Arts centers. It's a second home not only to my daughter but many others who go there. I vote to keep Anaheim Ballet where it is. Please don't demolish Anaheim Ballet. Sincerely, Hanya Saba Public Comment From: Cassie Hopkinson Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:01 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, As a future Arts Teacher I was asked once to answer What is Art and Why is Art Important? The first question was slightly harder to answer and for that I turned to the dictionary. According to the Oxford dictionary, art is "the expression or application of human creativity, skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power." I than used this to answer Why is art important? Art is a language people use to communicate their thoughts and express themselves in a way words cannot. It can also be a way to experience ones culture and history in a visual representation. This can be through painting or sculpture in the traditional sense, but this can also be represented in our architecture or through dance. In the visual world we live in, art is everywhere from the murals decorating the side of buildings or freeway overpasses to the advertisements we see on billboards or store fronts. Art is our entertainment from museum galleries to our favorite TV shows we binge -watch when we want to get away from the busy work world or just relax in our time off. It is also those small school recitals or large national dance competition our children or family members are so happy to showcase their weeks or months of hard work. Art is so much a part of our live and in this case we need to save it. The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center, home of the Anaheim Ballet, is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. For more than 20 years Anaheim Ballet has provided free community based after school programing, workforce and recreational training, concert performances and so much more not just locally but internationally as a point of pride to the city. If the city demolishes this building you will not only be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing this City's treasured arts organization but you will also be destroying a unique architectural structure. I ask that the Anaheim Ballet remains in it current accessible location. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet and save the arts from being removed from our city. Thank you for your time and consideration in reading this letter. Sincerely, Cassandra Vargas Hopkinson Public Comment From: Nancy Graner Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:16 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: The Cultural Arts Building - Anaheim Ballet (Save Anaheim Arts) Good morning Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. The Cultural Arts building is a valuable community asset and should be preserved and protected. Yes it doesn't appear on any lists or historic resources, but it is none the less a valuable and loved facility. 10 years ago no one considered mid century homes "historic". Now they are widely considered among the most precious and revered resources in a city's housing stock. So to with the Cultural Arts building. As is pointed out in the staff report this building has served multiple uses and has served the community of Anaheim for over half a century. It is now home to the Anaheim Ballet, an organization that has provided a much needed service to youth of our community for over 20 years. Let me acknowledge that we do need senior housing, no one is denying that fact. However, we also need space for non-profit service providers and community groups to engage the community in general and the youth of Anaheim in particular. The Cultural Arts building and the Anaheim Ballet do just that. Surely there must be a way to accomplish both goals: provide affordable senior housing and preserve this valuable city asset while continuing to provide a home to the Anaheim Ballet so they can continue their much needed and widely support programs engaging Anaheim's youth. The 2 items on your agenda covering this issue would give staff and city leadership time to consider options and allow the Anaheim Ballet to continue their programs. The community has already shown widespread support for both the preservation of the Cultural Arts Building and for the Anaheim Ballet. With Covid-19 restrictions being lifted and activities opening up again after a very long hiatus we need this program and programs like it more than ever. And we need assets like the Cultural Arts building which provide homes for these services. With a concerted effort and cooperation between city staff, elected officials, non-profit providers, and the community there's no doubt a "best case scenario" can be achieved. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to do just that. Nancy Graner Open Heart r Open Mind Be Humble Be Kind Public Comment From: Benson, Kyla Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:22 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, My name is Kyla Benson and I am the Department Chair of the Fashion program at Santa Ana College. Anaheim Ballet has been a valued partner with the Fashion Program at Santa Ana College over the past decade. Anaheim falls into our district and we receive many students from Anaheim into our program who also benefit from this company. Over the years, students have entered out department with training from the Ballet Company -they have supported our fashion shows and fashion shoots with professional performance training. It is a vital cultural arts center. Its displacement will negatively effect our Fashion and Costume Design Students at Santa Ana College, those who live in Anaheim, but also those who live in the district outside 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kyla Benson SANTA ANA c cr...L 11 El G�L a G Department 01halir (:)f Faslhi(,)i 7 IDesligin . Ill e ircllm7 a iim7 d li s li iim7 g (;:;Iheclk c: Ut c: LH' Ipir(-)girairn Watch this video! 1530 West 17th Street Santa Ana, CA 92706 sac.edu/fashion Public Comment From: kerry Jezisek Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:50 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Public Comment for the April 27, 2021 City Council Meeting Re: the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Good afternoon, Mayor Sidhu and City Council Members. I am writing to you on behalf of Anaheim Ballet, advocating that their lease with the City of Anaheim be renewed and that their current location be maintained in lieu of transforming the building into affordable housing. While providing affordable housing is indeed a worthy and needed goal, converting Anaheim Ballet to housing is not the solution. The state -mandated housing densification requirement should not be used as the impetus for removal of Anaheim Ballet from the community. Future affordable housing could be located closer to transit and other vital services in lieu of the proposed location currently occupied by Anaheim Ballet. In addition to other locations with the city being better suited for the placement of affordable housing, Anaheim Ballet plays a critical role in the community through its cultural and ballet programming and its location serves those in the surrounding community very well. If the City Council were to choose pullout of its long-standing partnership with Anaheim Ballet, there would be a sizeable negative impact on so many living in our community - especially those currently living in the various lower socio-economic neighborhoods surrounding the studio. The community needs art and culture, and Anaheim Ballet brings both. In the 2017 Policy Paper by Policy Link (Creating Change through Arts, Culture, and Equitable Development: A Policy and Practice Primer ) it very clearly lays out the importance of Arts and Culture for underserved communities. Arts and culture.., like dance.., are essential for building community, supporting development, nurturing health, and well-being, and contributing to economic opportunity. Collectively, arts and culture enable understanding of the past and envisioning of a shared, more equitable future. In disinvested communities, arts, and culture act as tools for community development, shaping infrastructure, transportation, access to healthy food, and other core amenities. In communities of color and low-income communities, arts and culture contribute to strengthening cultural identity, healing trauma, and fostering shared vision for community. Anaheim Ballet plays a critical role in reaching the underserved populations of Anaheim through their ballet programming - especially the STEP-UP! program. The goal of Anaheim Ballet's STEP-UP! educational outreach program is to serve as a catalyst for change in the lives of young participants, a call to personal excellence, and to produce performances which serve as a source of entertainment and inspiration for the community at large. Whether from the rigorous athletic training program or from the inspiring live performances in schools and concert stages, the youth of the Anaheim community benefit greatly from the positive messages inherent in classical ballet. The young people of Anaheim need the experience of standing erect, holding their heads high and moving with athletic and understated grace. They need this safe but challenging social interaction where there are no distinctions of ethnic diversity or socio-economic levels. From their first day in Anaheim Ballet's STEP-UP! program, students are challenged to personal excellence. Many are asked to reexamine their own opinions of how much effort is demanded to produce quality results. STEP-UP! outreach students train in classical ballet, and classes are ongoing and offered at no cost to those who are unable to pay. These students are mainstreamed into regular training classes at Anaheim Ballet. Several students have received placement in our nation's prestigious ballet company schools. As teachers work with dancers to improve the physical attributes of strength, stamina, and flexibility, it is also hoped that the principles of patience, perseverance and humility will also begin to grow in the dancer's physical and emotional life. What a gift the young people of Anaheim are given through the dance training provided by Anaheim Ballet; a gift that instills confidence and drive that will serve all students, and especially the STEP UP! dancers, well in their future life endeavors. As the parent of a child who has attended ballet classes at Anaheim Ballet over the years, I can speak directly to the benefits of ballet training and the wonderful experience made possible through Anaheim Ballet's programming. Anaheim Ballet flattens the vast socio-economic divide that exists in classical ballet. They make ballet available to EVERYONE and are reaching, building up and providing hope to young people in a time where hope has been hard to come by. My sincerest desire is that you will vote to allow Anaheim Ballet to remain in its current location and continue to provide the arts and culture so desperately needed in the community. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Kerry Jezisek Public Comment From: Ochoa, Maggie Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:10 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Approve Agreement for Anaheim Ballet Hello, My name is Maggie Ochoa, and I am the Dance Director at Katella High School in Anaheim. A former student of mine shared the concerning news about the city repurposing the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center and what that might mean for Anaheim Ballet, which is housed there. Please vote in favor of giving the city and Anaheim Ballet 1 year to negotiate a home and their continued partnership. Anaheim Ballet has been a cornerstone in the Anaheim arts community, education scene, and vibrant arts culture of Orange County for decades. Many students have risen through the school ranks and become professional artists through the elite teachers they provide. For the students and company members of Anaheim Ballet, the studio is a "home away from home" and provides a place of belonging ... of artistic growth ... and of improved self esteem and self confidence. The loss of Anaheim Ballet would be devastating to the community of Anaheim, to Orange County, and California as a whole. A historic ballet company and school would be lost at a time when students need it most. Thank you for your consideration to vote in agreement of the proposal. Sincerely, Maggie Ochoa Mrs. Maggie Ochoa Dance Director Katella High School Dance Website Apply for Free and Reduced Price Meals at II1t-tP:J/I0it.ly/I.....uinclh20 1 0 �W 0 �W�m OIAI 11 Anaheim Union High School District E-mail Confidentiality Notice This e-mail communication and any attachments, including documents, files, or previous e-mail messages, constitute electronic communications within the scope of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2510 et seq. This e-mail communication may contain non-public, confidential or legally privileged information intended for the sole use of the designated recipient(s). The unauthorized and intentional interception, use, copy or disclosure of such information, or attempt to do so, is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful under applicable laws. 18 U.S.C. § 2511. If you have received this e-mail communication in error, please immediately notify the sender by return e-mail and delete the original e-mail from your system. Public Comment From: Vicky De Loo Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:13 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Centro de Artes Culturales de Anaheim Abril 26, 2021 Estimado Alcalde Sidhu y Miembros del Consejo: Las artes son una parte importante de cualquier comunidad, y durante mas de 20 anos, Anaheim Ballet ha sido una fuerza artistica valiosa y una presencia en Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet ofrece programacion extraescolar gratuita basada en la comunidad, capacitacion laboral y recreativa, conferencias/demostraciones y presentaciones, y ha sido reconocido tanto a nivel local como internacional como un motivo de orgullo pars la Ciudad. El Centro de Artes Culturales de Anaheim (el hogar actual del Anaheim Ballet) esta programado pars ser demolido sin planes pars un nuevo Centro de Artes Culturales o hogar pars el Ballet de Anaheim. Si la Ciudad demuele este edificio de arquitectura unica, eliminara el unico Centro de Artes Culturales de la Ciudad y desplazara a la preciada organizacion artistica de la Ciudad. iEs mejor pars la comunidad, y especialmente pars nuestros jovenes desatendidos, que Anaheim Ballet permanezca en su actual ubicacion accesible! Vote en apoyo del Acuerdo de Cooperacion con Anaheim Ballet. Gracias por su consideracion. Atentamente, Vicky De Loo Public Comment From: Liliana Bataz Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:21 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Carta de Apoyo Ballet de Anaheim Anaheim Bailer carta de apoyo Lihana Bataz Anaheim California Abril 26, 2021. Estimado Alcalde Sidhu y Miembros del Consejo: Las artes son una parte importante de cualquier comunidad, y durante mas de 20 anos, Anaheim Ballet ha sido una fuerza artistica valiosa y una presencia en Anaheim. Anaheim Ballet ofrece programacion extraescolar gratuita basada en la comunidad, capacitacion laboral y recreativa, conferencias/demostraciones y presentaciones, y ha silo reconocido tanto a nivel local como internacional como un motivo de orgullo para la Ciudad. El Centro de Artes Culturales de Anaheim (el hogar actual del Anaheim Ballet) esta programado para ser demolido sin planes para un nuevo Centro de Artes Culturales o hogar para el Ballet de Anaheim. Si la Ciudad demuele este edificio de arquitectura unica, eliminara el unico Centro de Artes Culturales de la Ciudad y desplazara a la preciada organizacion artistica de la Ciudad. iEs mejor para la comunidad, y especialmente para nuestros jovenes desatendidos, que Anaheim Ballet permanezca en su actual ubicacion accesible! Vote en apoyo del Acuerdo de Cooperacion con Anaheim Ballet. Gracias por su consideracion. Atentamente, Liliana Bataz Public Comment From: myflame Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:27 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Sir, this is such a sad time for our lives and our futures! Not only have we lost our freedom, Now you are taking away our culture. This is what we depend on to Help us through the Hard times. the ability to teach our young children THERE IS BEAUTY IN OUR LIVES. something to look forward to. Inspiration for us all to focus on. To think there is HOPE AHEAD. Please for the sake of our Young and old. We Need to stand up for our HOPES and DREAMS. Please DO NOT TAKE ANOTHER PLEASURE AWAY. WE NEED HOPE. PLEASE Marilena Dalbey 1 Public Comment From: jkmbull Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:27 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: Cultural Art Building Sirs, I am writing you to support the preservation of the Cultural Arts Building and allowing the Anaheim Ballet to continue to use the building. Thank you, John Jackson Public Comment From: Helen Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 7:32 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil; Public Comment Subject: please suport keeping the Cultural Building and retaining Anaheim Ballet in our city Hello Anaheim City Council, I am asking you to please follow the staff's recommendation that the city enter into a 1 year agreement with the Anaheim Ballet and preserve the Cultural Arts building. Sincerely, Helen Myers Public Comment From: Kaitlyn Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:31 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are vital to the growth and prosperity of a community. Especially after the tumultuous events of recent times, the importance of artistic expression for our overall wellbeing cannot be underestimated. The Anaheim Ballet is a valuable asset to this city because it brings the arts to the community through performances, educational outreach programs, and high -quality dance training. It has brought the joy of dance to an innumerable amount of people since its establishment here over two decades ago, and to me personally, it is home. Although I do not reside in the city of Anaheim, the Anaheim Ballet has continually been a place where I feel welcomed, safe, and valued, where I look forward to going, and where the faculty, staff, and dancers have become like a family to me. As a dancer at Anaheim Ballet, I have not only gained many skills in relation to this art form, but have also gained many life skills and have learned lessons that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Because of Anaheim Ballet, my life has been changed for the better in countless ways, and it would be devastating for so many people to lose the access to this force for good. As you are aware, the building which serves as the home of Anaheim Ballet (The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center) is scheduled to be destroyed without any plans for a future Cultural Arts Center or residence for the Anaheim Ballet. If this demolishment comes to fruition, it would be a grave mistake as it would negatively impact all those who benefit from Anaheim Ballet in this city, and also those from other parts of southern California and even the rest of the world. Therefore, I ask you to please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet so that this treasure of the community can continue to positively impact and improve the lives of many as it has mine. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Kaitlyn Kenny Public Comment From: Norman leverett Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 2:52 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Ballet Hello, I am a former dancer and teacher with Anaheim Ballet. I now live in Northern California and run ny own dance studio, but continue my relationship with the directors of Anaheim Ballet. They are and always have been an inspiration to me. The Anaheim Ballet is a terrific gift to the community. So much that is positive comes out of their contribution of excellence in dance to the community. That includes their company's outreach program. I participated in that outreach in the past. Very few cities have such an excellent program. Please approve the agreement stating that the city and Anaheim Ballet have ayear to negotiate a home and continued partnership. Sincerely, Greta Leverett Director/ Trinity Ballet Academy Public Comment From: Lauren Edwards Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2021 9:05 AM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: SAVE ANAHEIM CULTURAL ARTS CENTER and the Home of Anaheim Ballet! Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, My name is Lauren Edwards and I am writing to you today in support of Anaheim Ballet. I grew up in Anaheim and grew up dancing. I wish Larry and Sarma had had their ballet company in Anaheim when I was growing up! I did have the privilege to take classes and work for Anaheim ballet when I was in my 20s. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. During my short time working for this organization I saw how big of an impact Anaheim Ballet makes on kids and family lives! I understand that the State of California is forcing cities to convert city owned land into affordable housing, which is desperately needed, but it should not be built at the expense of destroying the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet). There are no current 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 the City's treasured arts organization. Anaheim Ballet and the Cultural Arts center is one of the many things that make Anaheim such an amazing city and a standout compared to the communities in the area. Is the amount of housing that piece of land provides really make-up for the loss of such a huge positive influence on the city's culture and youth? It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Don't tear down a jewel to build tenement style affordable housing! Sincerely, Lauren Brothers Edwards Public Comment From: Adrian Flores Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 4:08 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim ballet I support the Anaheim cooperative agreement with Anaheim ballet Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Public Comment From: G W Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:02 PM To: Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building Good Evening, I am writing you and your staff in regards to the demolition of the old Anaheim Cultural Arts building. I urge you to approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 at the meeting on April 27th. While my family agrees that senior housing is very important, perhaps there is a better location available for everyone involved? Anaheim is no stranger to demolishing architectural history. However, in the past few years I think we have all done a good job to preserve what we have left. See the Packing District and the Muzeo. Two examples of successfully reusing old structures that bring interest to our past and breath life into our future. It also needlessly puts The Anaheim Ballet in a tough position. Moving a company like that is not only monetarily costly, but also artistic endeavors are so easily shattered when accessibility is hindered. I should know, considering my wife and I have worked in the performing arts our entire lives. It's been wonderful watching the ballerinas and danseurs taking matters into their own hands and practicing outside when they weren't allowed to congregate indoors. Hearing the piano across the street has been wonderful, which brings me to my final point. We live in a historic home directly across the street from the Cultural Arts Building. Its surrounded by bleak parking structures and apartment buildings and truly shines as a diamond in our community. Attached is a photo of our morning view from our living room. Thank you for taking the time to read my email, and I appreciate any extra effort that all of you would take to help keep this historic property from the bulldozer. Again, please approve Housing Authority Agenda Item. I and City Council Agenda item 14 at today's meeting. -Greg Wilmot Public Comment From: Midori Arai Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:18 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Amahaim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Hello from Japan. My daughter and her friends have participated in the summer intensive of Anaheim Ballet from Japan several times. And it always inspired them very much. Without Anaheim Ballet, they wouldn't be a professional ballet dancer now. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Midori Arai Public Comment From: Lina Adachi Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:19 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Art is an important part of every community. It allows people —both adults and children —to express themselves any way they can. The company of Anaheim Ballet takes this very seriously, and offers a great place for people to learn many new things. Anaheim Ballet offers many helpful classes, which differ in levels and style such as ballet, modern, and jazz. I, a former student of the company, have gained many opportunities as a result of training there. Through participating in the Christmas Tree -Lighting Ceremony, I was able to experience dancing on stage and it came with the added bonus of being able to entertain the community. Thanks to the incredible teachers, I learned proper class etiquette and was able to hone my technique. I now get to travel to New York and attend the Bolshoi Ballet Summer Intensive. Demolishing the building of Anaheim Ballet will not only damage the community, but will also deprive young, eager minds the chance to learn. Without any plans for a new Cultural Arts Center or home for the company, many people who cannot afford to travel to a different location will have no place to go to develop and practice their craft. Although times are difficult, the teachers work their hardest to make sure everyone is safe and well taken care of. Anaheim Ballet should remain in its current convenient location for the convenience of all. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement for Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Lina Adachi. Public Comment From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Importance: Good evening Mayor Sidhu, Nicki Wilmot Monday, April 26, 2021 9:33 PM Harry Sidhu (Mayor) Public Comment Save the Cultural Arts Building! High Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. arts Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hwilmot@scfta.org 714-942-6256 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Public Comment From: Nicki Wilmot Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:36 PM To: Jose Moreno Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building! Good Evening Council Member Moreno, Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. A Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hwilmot@scfta.org .)in�,ct : 714-942-6256 Of h c �:: 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Public Comment From: Nicki Wilmot Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:37 PM To: Stephen Faessel Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building! Good Evening Council Member Faessel, Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. Arts Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hwiIm_ot� .sgftg...:_orR �in�, t : 714-942-6256 Of h c �:: 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Public Comment From: Nicki Wilmot Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:38 PM To: Jordan Brandman Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building! Good Evening Council Member Brandman, Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. 'Art S Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hw.%I_m_otCo)_scft ..:_or9 .)in�,ct : 714-942-6256 Of h c �:: 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Public Comment From: Nicki Wilmot Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:39 PM To: Jennifer Diaz Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building! Good Evening Council Member Diaz, Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. Arts Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hw.%I_m_otCo)_scft ..:_or9 .)in�,ct : 714-942-6256 Of h c �:: 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Public Comment From: Nicki Wilmot Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:40 PM To: Avelino Valencia Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building! Good Evening Council Member Valencia, Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hw.%I_m_otCo)_scft ..:_or9 .)in�,ct : 714-942-6256 Of h c �:: 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Public Comment From: Nicki Wilmot Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:41 PM To: Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: Save the Cultural Arts Building! Good Evening Council Member O'Neil, Thank you for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this matter. I'm sending this email to urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 that will be before you on Tuesday, April 27. My family lives in the historic Anaheim Colony in a house built in 1927 that was rescued and moved when other houses were demolished to make way for new housing projects. I am sure the citizens who saved the house my family and many others in the community love had to be fought for and stood up for as I am doing now for the Cultural Arts Building. My home is an asset to the city, it's history and beauty are an asset to the city. Just as the historic Cultural Arts Building is an asset to this city. Too often we are tearing down historic buildings that add value and beauty to Anaheim. Yes, affordable senior housing is necessary, but it would be a great loss to our community should the Cultural Arts Building be torn down for it. Let's work together to find another solution. This past year has been difficult for everyone, especially Non -Profit Arts Organizations. We should not be displacing a valuable organization that provides much needed education and entertainment to the community. Let alone an organization that has proven strong and flexible during these restrictive times. Through necessary mandates that prevented Anaheim Ballet from rehearsing indoors, they were able to find solutions and provide artistic in person education for their students. This is not something that all ballet studios were able to do. I commend them for their creativity and ability to provide in person classes throughout a pandemic. Some of my favorite memories from this past year are watching the Anaheim Ballet practicing in their parking lot. We could hear the piano from our living room and it brought much needed joy. What a wonderful silver lining Anaheim Ballet was able to offer during this tough time we are in. The arts are important, history is important and we should be working together to support them and lift them up, not tear them down. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to come up with a better solution allowing us to preserve the historic Cultural Arts Building, support Anaheim Ballet and provide affordable senior housing in an alternate location. Thank you again for taking the time to read this and for your attention to this concern. Arts Nicki Wilmot Manager, Box Office hwiIm_ot� .sgftg...:_orR �in�, t : 714-942-6256 0f h c �:: 714-556-2122 x 4296 www.SCFTA.org 600 Town Center Drive Costa Mesa, CA 92626 From: Vivian Gottheiner To: Public Comment Subject: CoCoperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Date: Monday, April 26, 2021 4:57:58 PM Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 20 years, Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim. In fact, through Anaheim Ballet's You Tube videos, viewed more than 65 million times from all over the world, Anaheim has gained International recognition in the cultural world of dance. Students travel from all over the world for their Summer Intensives (barring Covid). This would not have been possible without the cooperative relationship the City of Anaheim engaged with Anaheim Ballet over 20 years ago. The Step -Up program was developed to provide free dance lessons to any youth interested to give the future citizens of Anaheim the ability to take dance classes, learn about the arts, gain self confidence, to concentrate, see progress when you stick with a task and make friends without needing to join a gang. Anyone of those Step-up students showing promise & desire are segued into the regular curriculum and have gone on to dance with other ballet companies. Besides this Step - Up program, Anaheim Ballet provides training in ballet, jazz, and hip hop, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. All the positive influences described above will no longer be available to the citizens of Anaheim nor it's neighbors. In 20 years it is impossible to calculate how many lives have been touched in some way by Anaheim Ballet either as a Step -Up student, a regular curriculum student including adults, audience member, volunteer, You Tube follower or parent. I do know that number would be enormous (4 bus ins/yr with 5k kids each time is an example). It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Vivian Gottheiner Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Public Comment From: D Rose Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 9:57 PM To: Public Comment Subject: The Future of Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Della Rose Public Comment From: Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:09 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor) Cc: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center/ Anaheim Ballet Hi my name is I am 16 years old, I have attended Anaheim Ballet since I was five years old. This establishment has helped me not only physically but emotionally as well. Anaheim Ballet gives me comfort and a safe place where I can be myself. Growing up having a support system like Anaheim Ballet has helped me cope with anxiety and depression. My life would be completely different if it weren't for the programs like Step-up, Anaheim Ballet has to offer. I can't imagine my life without my support system, without Anaheim Ballet and the Anaheim Cultural Arts Building. Having to relocate would and uproot the whole school would definitely take time from our community. Thank you for your time, Current Anaheim Ballet Student I would like to keep my name private. Sent from my Whone Public Comment From: Alisa Gia-Lac Nguyen Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:48 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Support for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor S'idhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, crud for more than 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, declure/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as apoint ofpride to the City. The Anaheim Cul/ural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cudlurad Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architec/urally unique building, you will be removing the only Cudlurad Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thankyou for your consideration. Sincerely, Adisa Nguyen Public Comment From: Gia-Lac Nguyen Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 10:49 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Support for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor S'idhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, crud for more than 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, declure/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized both locally and internationally as apoint ofpride to the City. The Anaheim Cul/ural Arts Center (the current home of the Anaheim Ballet) is slated to be demolished without plans for a new Cudlurad Arts Center or home for the Anaheim Ballet. If the City demolishes this architec/urally unique building, you will be removing the only Cudlurad Arts Center in the City and displacing the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thankyou for your consideration. Sincerely, Adisa Nguyen Public Comment From: Irma Ramirez (via Goog|eDocs Sent: Monday, April 26'2O21 11:20PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheim.org Subject: Untitled document - Invitation to edit Untitled d=ffrlent This email grants access to this item without logging in. Only forward it to people you trust. Guug|m LLC, 1800Amphbheatrm Parkway, Mountain View, CA94O43. USA You have received ffiiummai|because shared admoummnt with you fromGuug|mDuom. April 26, 2021 Anaheim City Council Dear Committee Members, This letter is in regards to my request that Anaheim Ballet is permitted to stay in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Building. My name is Irma Ramirez, and I am the grandmother of 3 students that have tremendously benefitted from Anaheim Ballet. Our family as a whole has been involved with Anaheim Ballet for at least 14 years, so I am very much aware of the importance of it in the community. My daughter volunteered there for years with costuming, while her 3 kids attended classes, and my two granddaughters practically grew up there, and when their younger brother decided that he wanted to also dance he was encouraged and welcomed immediately. I am sure that you know that dancing ballet for boys is not a common event, but my grandson was so proud of being part of Anaheim Ballet. that he did not care if anyone in his school found out that he was dancing. At the time that he joined, my grandson was, if I am not mistaken in 3rd grade. My granddaughters are now 18 and 16, both still attending classes. Ballet has taught my three grandchildren discipline, a love of classical music, mental and physical ability, and the grace of learning to work as a team, and for a bigger cause. The hours required to meet the high expectations of the founders of Anaheim Ballet, Mr. Larry Rosenberg (Larry) and Mrs. Sarnia Lapenieks Rosenberg were long, but the kids knew that it was necessary, so they learned the discipline of hard work. Larry and Sarma set the best example by always expecting excellence, they have also been very generous by offering a number of scholarships throughout the years. A benefit that many may not know about, is that Anaheim Ballet is known throughout the world. Their Summer Internship class was attended by students from different parts of the world, we met some students from Japan, Russia, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, France, etc. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students, and many friendships were made. Anaheim Ballet has put Anaheim in the map in regards to classical training with their Summer Intensive program. The Summer Intensive program is a very coveted program, and aptly named. The students followed a very structured dance schedule that was an all day event, and they loved it. Our family was fortunate to have hosted several out of town Summer Intensive students. Anaheim Ballet also provided a Summer Intensive community event, as well as The Nutcracker during the Christmas season. A community performance was also done once a year in Nevada. These were beautiful, and inexpensive events for our communities. All students, from beginning to advanced participated, which allowed Anaheim Ballet to be seen in its full glory! All of the events were mostly staffed by volunteers, as Anaheim Ballet has a very small staff. Larry and Sarma as well as their family are incredibly dedicated to exposing our community to the beauty of ballet. I am sure you know how hard it is for many families to attend any of these types of events. Exposure being a necessity. I am profoundly grateful to the Rosenberg family, and pray that you will see what a truly wonderful asset Anaheim Ballet is. We need Anaheim Ballet in Anaheim, now more than ever! Respectfully, Irma Ramirez Grandmother to: Isabel, Karina & Nathan Salazar Public Comment From: maria fernanda preciado cervantes Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 11:26 PM To: Public Comment; info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Support Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Shidu and council members Receive cordial greetings hoping that you are all in good health. It is with deep sadness and concern that I write to you today regarding the decision that has been taken involving our beloved Anaheim Ballet. In previous meetings we have begged your attention towards this matter and we have asked that you consider keeping the only center in the city that is dedicated especially to the art of dance and that not only serves young people of all ages but also of all backgrounds. Personally, I am very grateful because I know that for the last 20 years Anaheim Ballet has been serving the community of the city of Anaheim. I sincerely hope that before you determine the fate of the building you very carefully reconsider and think about the well-being of our children. Since for us it is very important that after school our children have a safe place to build their future. Do not forget that Ballet is an art that requires a lot of discipline, and discipline is precisely what is so lacking in this though times for our youth. From the bottom of our hearts we ask you to keep the doors open to Anaheim Ballet because we do not want our children to be left without a place to fulfill their dreams. Some of us do not have the means to support them in private studios. We do not want them to remain in limbo while you guys make a decision, we don't want all of their potential and dreams to go to waste. We ask that you put our children ahead of any monetary gain. Please we ask that you vote in the Cooperation Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Graciela Cervantes Public Comment From: Irma Ramirez Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:02 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Public Comment Cc: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center/ Anaheim Ballet April 26, 2021 Anaheim City Council Dear Committee Members, This letter is in regards to my request that Anaheim Ballet is permitted to stay in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Building. My name is Irma Ramirez, and I am the grandmother of 3 students that have tremendously benefitted from Anaheim Ballet. Our family as a whole has been involved with Anaheim Ballet for at least 14 years, so I am very much aware of the importance of it in the community. My daughter volunteered there for years with costuming, while her 3 kids attended classes, and my two granddaughters practically grew up there, and when their younger brother decided that he wanted to also dance he was encouraged and welcomed immediately. I am sure that you know that dancing ballet for boys is not a common event, but my grandson was so proud of being part of Anaheim Ballet. That he did not care if anyone in his school found out that he was dancing. At the time that he joined, my grandson was, if I am not mistaken in 3rd grade. My granddaughters are now 18 and 16, both still attending classes. Ballet has taught my three grandchildren discipline, a love of classical music, mental and physical agility, and the grace of learning to work as a team, and for a bigger cause. The hours required to meet the high expectations of the founders of Anaheim Ballet, Mr. Larry Rosenberg (Larry) and Mrs. Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg were long, but the kids knew that it was necessary, so they learned the discipline of hard work. Larry and Sarma set the best example by always expecting excellence, they have also been very generous by offering a number of scholarships throughout the years. A benefit that many may not know about, is that Anaheim Ballet is known throughout the world. Their Summer Internship class was attended by students from different parts of the world, we met some students from Japan, Russia, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Alaska, France, etc. This was a wonderful opportunity for our students, and many friendships were made. Anaheim Ballet has put Anaheim in the map in regards to classical training with their Summer Intensive program. The Summer Intensive program is a very coveted program, and aptly named. The students followed a very structured dance schedule that was an all day event, and they loved it. Our family was fortunate to have hosted several out of town Summer Intensive students. Anaheim Ballet also provided a Summer Intensive community event, as well as The Nutcracker during the Christmas season. A community performance was also done once a year in Nevada. These were beautiful, and inexpensive events for our communities. All students, from beginning to advanced participated, which allowed Anaheim Ballet to be seen in its full glory! All of the events were mostly staffed by volunteers, as Anaheim Ballet has a very small staff. Larry and Sarma as well as their family are incredibly dedicated to exposing our community to the beauty of ballet. I am sure you know how hard it is for many families to attend any of these types of events. Exposure being a necessity. I am profoundly grateful to the Rosenberg family, and pray that you will see what a truly wonderful asset Anaheim Ballet is. We need Anaheim Ballet in Anaheim, now more than ever! Respectfully, Irma Ramirez Grandmother to: Isabel, Karina & Nathan Salazar From: Pat Kenny To: Public Comment Subject: Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:35:21 AM April 26, 2021 Greetings Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, First of all, I want to commend you all for your willingness to serve the city of Anaheim in your various posts. I can only imagine how much time and dedication it requires on your part to serve in such a capacity. I am certain that your efforts are greatly appreciated by businesses, organization, residents, and the entire community as a whole. It is due to your efforts and those before you that Anaheim is such a desirable city. I know this as the reputation of the city of Anaheim speaks for itself. It has come to my awareness of the need for the council to make decisions relating to the mandate for Anaheim to implement projects for affordable housing and how that may potentially result in the relocation of the "home" of the world -class ballet training company Anaheim Ballet. Undoubtedly, the ramifications and impact of this decision are vast and it will be touching the very livelihood of those effected. The outcome, including the pulls of both polarities of gladness and devastation, will have an enormous effect on all those involved, and I honestly can sympathize with the various individuals. I have personally been closely associated with Anaheim Ballet throughout the past decade, as the parent of a dancer and as a volunteer, and have witnessed repeatedly the positive impact they have had on their students, audiences, and in the community. It often seems that the worth of the arts, such as ballet, is under -valued. However, Anaheim Ballet is an organization which is akin to a gem to behold. Though its true value may not be as tangible as revenue may reflect, this non- profit organization is rich in history, is invaluable in its effect on the lives of countless individuals (including those of Anaheim residents), and is priceless in its effect to invoke the human spirit. I urge each of you to consider all viable options to permit the continuation of Anaheim Ballet as the resident ballet company in the City of Anaheim, and continue the precious partnership which has been in existence since its inception. Such an organization belongs in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. It is my hope and prayer that each one of you will vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet with its internationally acclaimed reputation of excellence, and that you will partner with them to find an amiable alternative with an extension of time to explore solutions as needed. I Thank You all in advance for your time, for considering my thoughts to you on these important matters, and for implementing actions of compassion, righteousness, and diligence. With heartfelt regards, esert Bouquet m yallooMail "):WU'Qw'aI Public Comment From: Isabel Salazar Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 6:45 AM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor) Cc: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center/ Anaheim Ballet April 26, 2021 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council members, My name is Isabel Salazar and I am 18 years old. I am emailing you in hopes to convince you on how important it is that you do not remove the home of Anaheim Ballet. I began taking Ballet classes at the age of 5 years old and my Sister at the age of 2. Anaheim Ballet offered my sister and I not only a safe and loving environment but a home away from home. Soon after I began taking classes my parents enrolled my sister and I in the Step -Up Outreach Program. Which provided not only us but dozens of children the opportunity to express themselves through the art of Ballet. We not only took Ballet class but we learned the art and history of how Ballet came to be. I continued the program till I entered high school and truly found my love for dance. Not only were my sister and I able to discover this new found love, but even my younger brother joined the Step -Up Outreach Program. Providing an accepting and nourishing learning environment. We not only were a part of the Step -Up Program but we were a part of the Anaheim Ballet family. Performing in the Annual Summer Intensive Program and Nutcracker Performances. Anaheim Ballet was a part of some of the best memories I have had and they're endless opportunities continue to grow especially to those around the community. Throughout my years at Anaheim Ballet, I enjoyed how Anaheim Ballet continuously shared the arts within the community. By providing live performances to the surrounding elementary schools. They made it possible for the underprivileged to experience and truly live within the arts. Anaheim Ballet has not only provided a home for my dancers and community members but a second family. Thus, I hope to continue to see Anaheim Ballet impacting the lives of many dancers and families for years to come. Please reconsider any plans to relocate, one of the only Cultural Arts Center in Anaheim. Sincerely, Isabel Salazar Public Comment From: Gabriela Flores Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 9:20 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Info@anaheimballet.org We support the Anaheim ballet my daughter goes there! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Public Comment From: Ginger Johnson Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:10 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Letter of Support: Anaheim Ballet at the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I strongly urge your consideration of preserving Anaheim Ballet at its current location, the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. Every city needs a place where its citizens can not only live but thrive. Anaheim Ballet has been a vital part of the Anaheim community for over 20 years, providing a safe and accessible place for the city's youth to connect, learn and achieve. They've supported generations of young students by providing pathways to explore their creative potential while teaching them the importance of serving the community through their gifts. These students have grown to have a significant impact not only on your city but throughout the nation as they bring the values they developed at the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center to other communities throughout the US. I say this as one of them. The impact Anaheim Ballet has had on my own development as an artist has been huge and their philosophy of service has helped shaped my career through which I've had the great fortune to serve students in both southern California and southwestern Ohio. To lose the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center would create a significant void within the city and would greatly inhibit the support Anaheim Ballet offers to all its citizens, including those who otherwise would not be able to afford arts engagement or education. While affordable housing would serve many families well, Anaheim Ballet's programs and performances serve tens of thousands each and every year. Please consider the sweeping impact Anaheim Ballet can offer your community through its home at the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center and vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your service and consideration. Sincerely, Ginger Johnson GINGER JOHNSON I Vice President of Academy + Education t: 513.562.1125 1 e: gjohnson(acballet.org 1555 Central Parkway I Cincinnati, OH 45214 cballet.org I facebook I twitter I instagra t BALLET Public Comment From: Marissa Romeo Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 9:51 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Marissa Romeo Public Comment From: rstein@artsoc.org Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 9:51 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Public Comment - 4/27 Council Meeting Attachments: Anaheim Ballet Support Letter 4-27-21.pdf Importance: High Please find our letter attached. Richard Stein President & CEO DO 11�11\1��� ORANGE COUNTY Arts Orange County 17620 Fitch Suite 255 Irvine CA 92614 714.556.5160 x17 — CELL: — or ZOOM Me! arts®C:. rg Spq kC)C.corn 17620 Fitch, Suite 255 Irvine CA 92614 April 27, 2021 Mayor Harry S. Sidhu Mayor Pro Tem Stephen Faessel Council Member Jose Diaz Council Member Jordan Brandman Council Member Jose F. Moreno Council Member Avelino Valencia Council Member Trevor O'Neil Re: Support for Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu, Mayor Pro Tem Faessel and Council Members, Arts Orange County is the nonprofit, countywide arts council, designated as Orange County's official local arts agency and State -Local Partner by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. While I know that some of you are already aware of our work on behalf of the entire community of artists and arts organizations, you may learn more at our website https://artsoc.orgZ. In particular, through our work during the COVID-19 pandemic, we helped secure $2.7 million in relief funds for 138 arts organizations and 175 artists in 27 Orange County cities (including Anaheim) last autumn from public and private sources. It is our understanding that when you meet this evening, you will vote on whether or not to approve an agreement stating the city and Anaheim Ballet have one year to negotiate a home and continued partnership. There is a possibility of saving the building and Anaheim Ballet's residency if a majority of City Council members write a letter requesting that the state rescind the mandate for affordable housing at this site. We are mindful of the need for more affordable housing in communities around the state, including Anaheim, however displacing one of our community's premier cultural institutions should not be a necessary step to achieve that. In particular, the work that Anaheim Ballet has done for three decades in working with disadvantaged youth in the community must be taken into account when weighing your decision. We urge you to take action to preserve this facility for Anaheim Ballet and for the public benefits it provides. Sincerely, Richard Stein President & CEO Public Comment From: Gisela Sharp Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 10:40 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Critical Need for Art in the Community Dear Mayor and City of Anaheim Council Members, I completely agree with the comments provided in the Email template for saving the Anaheim Ballet, and I trust that you have received many responses as of today. I have additional comments for your careful consideration in voting whether to demolish the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center: • As a long established dance company, the Anaheim Ballet has been a source of pride as well as international recognition for the local community. • The Arts, and especially Ballet, provide the opportunity for inclusion and identity for young dancers who may otherwise be struggling without the ability to allow for self-expression. • The many events hosted by the Anaheim Ballet bring generations together to celebrate the joy of dance and music, from young dancers to grandparents, in a variety of settings - from Pearson Park to the Grove Theater and beyond. • The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center is a beautiful and recognizable historical building which is symbolic of the history of Anaheim. Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter. Sincerely, Gisela Sharp Public Comment From: Melody Collins Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 10:54 AM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: In Support of Anaheim Ballet Dear City Council of Anaheim, I am writing to show my support for the Anaheim Ballet, and for the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. I believe this institution to be a place of profound inspiration, history, and value to the community. I first learned of the Anaheim Ballet as a teenage aspiring dancer from Santa Barbara, who regularly watched their YouTube videos. I was in total awe of the incredible talent I saw. I was captivated by the skill, energy, and fun that the dancers from Anaheim Ballet showcased. I had a real life dream come true when I auditioned for the Anaheim Ballet's Nutcracker in 2015 and was cast in their production. Walking into that yellow building in the heart of Anaheim's cultural district was an excitement I had never before felt. I entered their main studio and realized that I recognized that iconic stage from all of their videos! Each day that I rehearsed there, I could feel the nostalgia, the contribution of artistic excellence, and the sense of community. I was cast alongside dancers of all ages, races, and backgrounds, something often rare in the ballet world, who all shared the love of dance and desire to show something beautiful to the world. Anaheim Ballet is an institution that benefits the community, through performances, outreach, and opportunities for all dancers to learn and improve. It is a world class training ground that does Anaheim proud, and puts Anaheim on the map of excellence within the dance world. As a young dancer, I was inspired by the incredible artists from Anaheim, and as an adult, I recognize how vital arts companies are for the vibrance of a community. Please consider voting to continue your partnership with Anaheim Ballet, to ensure that the inspiration, the excellence, and the community continue. Thank you, Melody Public Comment From: belle jolie Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:00 PM To: Public Comment Subject: ANAHEIM BALLET Dearest Mayor Sidhu and Esteemed Council Members, Recently returning west from NYC, a major factor in this move was returning to Anaheim Ballet, it's incredible Directorship, training, community service and also the cultural building Anaheim Ballet currently resides. Having performed professionally, directed a ballet company and school I have found ANAHEIM BALLET. to be the premiere arts institution of it's kind throughout this vast country: the United States. I have traveled throughout the country, performing, educating, directing. and choreographing for years however my heart has always been with ANAHEIM BALLET. The Rosenberg's and staff have trained, educated, nourished and provided a "family" for thousands of dancers and their respective families, have trained the performers of Disney productions, and continue to open their arms to anyone who jete's through their doors. Albeit extraordinary educators, human beings, mentors and colleagues the Directors of ANAHEIM BALLET remain humble, a quality rarely seen in this profession. I humbly request you reconsider rescinding the mandate and negotiate a cooperative agreement with ANAHEIM BALLET to remain in residency of the Cultural Arts Center, Anaheim's gem. Wherever the public may assist in this endeavor, please advise, ANAHEIM BALLET is a cultural institution which must remain a part of Anaheim's landscape. Kindest Regards, Belle Jolie P.S. I carried a photo of the Cultural Arts Center/Anaheim Ballet with me throughout my 12 years performing. educating throughout the U.S. Public Comment From: Perez, Cassandra <Cassandra.Perez@mail.house.gov> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:03 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Gallegos, Claudio Subject: Anaheim City Council Agenda - Public Comment Items 1 & 14 Attachments: Rep Correa - Public Comment ACC 4.27.21.pdf Good Afternoon, Attached is Congressman Correa's public comment for tonight's Anaheim City Council Agenda. Best, J. Luis CORREA 46TH DisTRICT, CALIFOHNIA WASHINGTON OFFICE 2301 FlAynm HOUSE OFFirE BUILDING WASHNGTON, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-2965 SANTA ANA DISTRICT OFFICE 2323 N. BROADWAY, SUITE 319 SANTA ANA, CA 92706 (714) 5,59-6190 Gqrva!3 of thr P- nittrb, $tatr6 ft, Itr dirt tart, 1,44vuriv of ��Ivpuuittatiuvs INT, za5f,1,5 April 27, 2021 Anaheim Mayor & City Council City of Anaheim 200 South Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92805 RE: Anaheim City Council Agenda Items I & 14 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members HOUSE CommiTTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE ON ()VERSIrVIT, MANAGEMENT, AND ACCOUNTABILITY CHAIR SUBCOMMITTEE ON BORDER SECUMTY, FACILITATION, AND OPERATIONS HOUSE CommiTTEE ON THE JIUMCIARY SUBCOIANIFTTEE ON IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP SUBCCIAMITTLE ON CMME, TEPROMSM, AND HOMELAND SECURITY HOUSE CommiTTEE ON AGRICULTURE SLIIUrQMI,AITTEL ON LvEsifjcK AND FOREIGN AGRICULTURE SuBcomvirgn, ON ComsmvATION Am) FoRF'STRY SUB C OMMITTEE cN BIOTECHNOLOGY., TIORMCULIURE, AND RESEARCH PROBLEM SOLVERS CAUCUS BLUE Dm, COAI.ITION NEW Dr. mocw COALITION CONGRESSIONAL HISPANIC CAUCUS In 1999 the Anaheim Ballet Company entered into a Shared Use Agreement for the use of the Anaheim Cultural Arts building, And since that time the Anaheim Ballet has become an integral part of the Anaheim community due to its strategic location within the city. Having the Anaheim Ballet Company vacate from strategic location will diminish benefits and services to the community provided by the non-profit. The Anaheim Ballet provides quality and indispensable programing through a professional performing company, a "Virtual Theater" media presence, an international dance festival, a school, and an educational outreach program for underserved youth. I am confident the City of Anaheim and Anaheim Ballet Company can reach an agreement that keeps the Anaheim Ballet Company in Anaheim and in a strategic location so to continue providing invaluable services. Respectfully, J. LUIS CORREA Member of Congress CORREA,HOUSE.GOV (21:R) - I Public Comment From: Ellen Jacobs Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:13 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Agenda Item #1. Anaheim Ballet Dear Honorable Council Members, Could the next Misty Copeland come from Anaheim? Perhaps. Although not a resident of Anaheim, I have admired the city for the many cultural and accessible programs that have been offered. If you have not watched the videos of how handsomely the Anaheim Ballet has handled performances during the pandemic, you certainly should. Although many privileged members of our community have had an opportunity to enjoy ballet, it is less available to the less privileged. The arts are so important to nurture future citizens! Thank you in advance for your continued support of the ballet and a more inclusive society. Sincerely, Ellen Jacobs Public Comment From: Crystal Wachs Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:14 PM To: Anaheim Ballet; Public Comment Subject: Re: Anaheim Ballet's future "Anaheim Ballet. More than Dance." These words could not be more accurate. Dear Mayor Sidhu and council members, Hello, I am Crystal Wachs. I am honored to be a faculty member, company dancer and student of the Anaheim Ballet. Anaheim Ballet is a vital arts place for the community. It is not just a place to dance, it is beyond that. For some, Anaheim Ballet is a place where many children first learn manners, proper class etiquette, and to have respect for each other. As they get older, this place now becomes a connection builder and career path. And for the majority, the time spent at the studio is the best part of their day. Growing up here for the past 15 years, I admire how much Anaheim Ballet has done for the community. I have not seen another studio that has a world class training facility and professional performance company that also gives access to undeserved youth. I hope you can see how valuable this place is. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Crystal Wachs From: Kaitivn 3enkins To: Public Comment Subject: Regarding Anaheim Ballet ®ate: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:25:16 PM Hello Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I am writing to you tonight regarding the possible demolition of the historical building along with the incredible program that Anaheim Ballet offers to its community. I have had a difficult time finding the right words to express how I feel, In short I'm hoping you have read enough letters about the beautiful programs that Anaheim Ballet offers as well as the opportunities they offer to the underprivileged youth in your community, so that I can talk to you about what this place means to me and so many others. I want you to know how difficult and painful hearing the news has been for, not just me but my fellow Anaheim Ballet family across the country. I am saddened that this would even be considered as an option after how many people have benefitted because of the directors and programs they have in place. In case you don't know here is my story. I am just ONE of the HUNDREDS of lives that were changed for the better because of this school. This is my story. As a little girl I loved dancing ballet, I never quite fit in at my school and was laughed at and bullied because I was different. It wasn't until my mother saw I loved ballet that she took me to Anaheim ballet. I was instantly taken in by the older girls en pointe, the costumes they had the steps they performed but there was always something more there that I couldn't understand at the young age of 8 years old. As I got older I was put on pointe and worked for years to become Clara and because of the trust and love that my mother and the directors placed in me I was able to accomplish that dream at 14. I learned that if you work really hard your dreams could came true. As I got older body issues came up as they do for most girls. I remember my director saying not to Iet that get in our way and hold us back from dancing. And that gave me hope that I would one day find my place in the dance world as I was not as thin as most ballerinas were "supposed to be," but my director still gave me roles and helped me flourish regardless. When I was lucky enough to make it into the American Ballet Theatre summer program I remember going there and when I was asked where I trained every dancer knew where Anaheim ballet was, even the girls from China and Japan. That was thanks to Evan Rosenberg who filmed some of the first instructional ballet videos on YouTube. As time went on I had a hard time finding my place in the world but because of Anaheim ballet was able to secure a job at Disneyland performing In the parades on my first try. Shortly after I was lucky enough to Audition for a Disney Television series called Bunheads. I actually booked the main character role Boo (you might've even seen it). It was about a girl who loved ballet but didn't have the perfect body. I was able and still to this day receive letters of how I touched people's lives and changed them for the better. Because of the training, love and support I received at Anaheim ballet amongst the family and life lessons I learned, I was able to have my DREAM Job. It wouldn't have been possible without them. Please know that this is just one story amongst so many. I just wanted to Iet you know mine. Please reconsider the option of demolishing this precious place. It is more than just a building to me and my family. It's our home and the place we come back to. It's where our heart is. Truly Yours, IS SnOM TV Fanatic Manatic.cam %WFANATIC e r'N Teen Vogue Julia Goldani Telles and Kaitlyn Jenkins on Overcoming Ballet ... mages may be subject to copyright. Learn More Related images 1 AJIIPP�_-- :VW-A -4 ML- - Visit Here's one that's worth a second I... Julia Goldani Telles and Kaitlyn Jen... nydailynews.com teenvogue.com teenvogue.com XAl 1-41 SUBSCRIBE WPointe Magazine Kaitlyn Jenkins Finds Her Dance Niche TIM OWN M WIT-4 � Wei MIS Visit Images may be subject to copyright. Learn More Related images pointemagazfne.com Public Comment From: Victoria Acker Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:56 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Save Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Please save Anaheim Ballet! As a professional dancer for film and television who trained (and trains) at Anaheim Ballet, I can guarantee it is truly the best studio in Orange County and is known and recognized across the dance industry as a whole. The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Victoria Acker Public Comment From: Ashleigh Aitken Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 5:29 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Please Help Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The Anaheim Ballet has been an important Anaheim institution for over 20 years. It's a word renowned training facility that brings prestige to our city through its reputation for excellence. Beyond the high level of dance, the Anaheim ballet provides community support by being a safe haven for youth, and serving vulnerable youth through the Step -Up program. It would be a loss for the community if the Anaheim Ballet were no longer a part of our city. Every year, Girl Scout troops like mine are privileged so see a world -class performance of the Nutcracker, and I urge you to approve the Cooperative Agreement so we do not lose this asset. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Best, Ashleigh E. Aitken, Esq. Of Counsel, AITKEN*AITKEN*COHN Plaintiff -Only Trial Lawyers Public Comment From: Brad Maahs Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:00 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Agenda items 1 and 14. Please vote no on 1 and 14, save the Cultural Building. Tell the State to pound sand. We are spending a $150M on housing at the stadium as it is. Arthur B Maahs (life long Anaheim resident) Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Public Comment From: Kent Sharp Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:08 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Save the Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor and City of Anaheim Council Members, I completely agree with the comments provided in the Email template for saving the Anaheim Ballet, and I trust that you have received many responses as of today. I have additional comments for your careful consideration in voting whether to demolish the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center: • As a long established dance company, the Anaheim Ballet has been a source of pride as well as international recognition for the local community. • The Arts, and especially Ballet, provide the opportunity for inclusion and identity for young dancers who may otherwise be struggling without the ability to allow for self-expression. • The many events hosted by the Anaheim Ballet bring generations together to celebrate the joy of dance and music, from young dancers to grandparents, in a variety of settings - from Pearson Park to the Grove Theater and beyond. • The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center is a beautiful and recognizable historical building which is symbolic of the history of Anaheim. Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter. Best, Kent Sharp Public Comment From: Sheldonla Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:24 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet and Homeless Anaheim City Council, Maintaining and supporting the Anaheim Ballet and efforts for the homeless are imperatives for the city of Anaheim of which you are the duly elected representatives. It is within your realm to make the political possible. This will reflect on your social, cultural and economic concern and acumen. I trust you will divine these necessities for Anaheim's continued benefit. Sincerely, Sheldon Lacher Orange, CA 92869 Public Comment From: Ziggy McBride Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:33 PM To: Public Comment; Anaheim Ballet Subject: Letter of Support Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of the Anaheim Community and surrounding areas. My student dancer danced in Irvine for 8 years. At 15 years old, the time came for her to leave her current Irvine studio, directors and friends for a new perspective and training. After hours and hours of research, several open classes at various local studios, including trips to Long Beach we decided her new dance studio would be Anaheim Ballet. She was able to attend Anaheim for the year before the Covid Crash. During this year she was able to grow and mature both on and off the dance floor. Larry and Sarma and all those involved with Anaheim Ballet have a deep concern for each and every student. They want each child and adult to reach their full potential and they will support and provide every opportunity to do so. They have the ability and desire to give each dancer confidence both on and off the dance floor. The current studio location, Anaheim Cultural Arts Center is the perfect location as it is centered around various freeways making it accessible from both Orange County and LA County. It is rich in history and the dancers are invigorated as they study and learn within these walls. Anaheim Ballet has taken great interest in the Anaheim Community as well as the surrounding areas. This amazing studio has given many dancers of all background and economic situations opportunities and we hope to see many more dancers grow and progress through the program at Anaheim Ballet. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Public Comment From: The John Kirby Studio Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:31 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@anaheimballet.org Subject: The Anaheim Ballet Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, As a prominent Acting Coach in Hollywood & being raised in a show -business family in heart of New York City, I feel the arts are everything because of what I've learned about myself and the high level of work ethic it taught me to uphold. As a result of the arts in my city, I grew in every area of my life by immersing myself into the fantastic world of acting, dancing & music. This led me to become a prominent teacher in the arts by inspiring me to give back to others the gift of my craft that has so enriched my life to this day. When I first stepped into The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center home to The Anaheim Ballet, I got a lump in my throat! Overwhelmed by emotion, I was able to witness first hand the incredible high standard of Ballet taught by the remarkable Larry & Sarma Rosenberg. It was amazing to see children from so many different backgrounds embracing their individual creativity through the gift that is offered by The Anaheim Ballet. I noticed how having a special place to explore their talents meant the world to them! Not only was I impressed by the great work & community that happens there but even more so to see them find their self worth, confidence & self-esteem without having to pay for it is is nothing less of astounding. Because of the generosity of AB's Artistic Directors, they are always leading with their hearts to reach out to the community of Anaheim. I too found myself wanting to get more involved. As a guest acting coach to their summer outreach programs, as well as attending their exciting annual productions of "The Nutcracker" & the world renowned Anaheim International Dance Festival. I am always amazed to see young people find their purpose & passion in life through the local arts! The Anaheim Ballet is the only safe place in Anaheim where all of this goodness through creativity has been made possible for more than 20 years! I deeply value what they do for the community on every level. If the city decides to demolish this architecturally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and will permanently displace the city's treasured arts organization. It is crucial that you consider what is best for the community at large especially for our undeserved youth. For their sake & the sakes of countless others, The Anaheim Ballet needs to remain in its current accessible location. Please take the time to listen to the heartbeat of the citizens of your beloved city and vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. It has been a great honor to be affiliated with this tremendous world class professional performance company and Ballet training facility. I will continue to support all of their efforts to sustain their highly valued arts force and presence in the great City of Anaheim! Thank you for your time & consideration of this most pressing matter. Best Regards, JOHN KIRBY- Hollywood's Premier ACTING COACH & Co -MANAGER of The John Kirby Studios, Inc. Office: (323)46 7- 78 77 Fax: (323)467-7897 website: �,- ,��r1�t�i.i a5-. www. iyidb.. ooiyi/naiyne/ 0456156 666/ e-mail: *This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed email in error please notify the system manager. Please note t presented in this email are solely those of the author and do those of the company. Finally, the recipient should check this for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability any virus transmitted by this email. and intended solely for If you have received this hat any views or opinions not necessarily represent email and any attachments for any damage caused by N Public Comment From: Jessica Mendivi) Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:34 PM To: Public Comment Subject: [Important] Please save our center! Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. This place means so much to so many of your fellow citizens. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Jessica Mendivil Public Comment From: H Garten Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 6:54 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Jose Moreno; Stephen Faessel; Jordan Brandman; Jennifer Diaz; Avelino Valencia; Trevor O'Neil Cc: Public Comment Subject: 4/27/21 Approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 Good morning Mayor Sidhu and Esteemed City Council Members, I urge you to support and approve Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda item 14 which will be before you tomorrow, Tuesday, April 27. The Cultural Arts building is a valuable community asset and should be preserved and protected. Yes it doesn't appear on any lists or historic resources, but it is none the less a valuable and loved facility. 10 years ago no one considered mid century homes "historic". They are widely considered among the most precious and revered resources in a city's housing stock. Per the staff report this building has served multiple uses and has served the community of Anaheim for over half a century. It is now home to the Anaheim Ballet, an organization that has provided a much needed service to youth of our community for over 20 years. Especially for our youth as the hip hop classes were very popular with my children. Yes, we need senior housing, however, we also need space for non-profit service providers and community groups to engage the community in general and the especially the youth of Anaheim. The Cultural Arts building and the Anaheim Ballet do just that. There must be a way to accomplish both goals: provide affordable senior housing and preserve this valuable city asset while continuing to provide a home to the Anaheim Ballet so they can continue their much needed and widely support programs engaging Anaheim's youth. These two items on the agenda covering this issue would give staff and city leadership time to consider options and allow the Anaheim Ballet to continue their programs. The community has already shown widespread support for both the preservation of the Cultural Arts Building and for the Anaheim Ballet. With Covid-19 restrictions being lifted and activities opening up again after a very long hiatus we need this program and programs like it more than ever. And we need assets like the Cultural Arts building which provide homes for these services. A best case scenario can be achieved with a concerted effort and cooperation between city staff, elected officials, non- profit providers, and the community. Please support Housing Authority Agenda Item 1 and City Council Agenda Item 14 and buy us the time to do just that. Sincerely, Marcia, Steve and Warren Garten Anaheim Ca 92805 Public Comment From: Emily Nicole Sharp Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 7:23 PM To: Public Comment Cc: info@ifccenter.com Subject: Save the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear City of Anaheim, I've lived in our city my entire life, and have proudly supported our local tourist attractions, businesses, and arts. Most Southern Californians associate one location with Anaheim: Disneyland. And rightfully so— it supports our city's overall wellbeing and local businesses' success. But to many of us, another Anaheim business is just as important to our city and culture: the Anaheim Ballet. I have been a patron of the Anaheim Ballet for the past 21 years. My introduction was through my childhood best friend, and company -star of the Anaheim Ballet, Victoria -Rose Viren. What was once was an opportunity to support my friend's ambitions and talents, now has transitioned into a drive to support my community and local arts— which in our country's climate is more important than ever to prioritize. While I understand that the repurposing of the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center does not necessarily equate to the Anaheim Ballet's permanent closure, I must urge you to consider the impact the potential loss of this program would mean for our community. Arts programs are constantly the first thing to be cut in schools, leaving this business as one of the only opportunities for children and young adults to both partake and spectate in this beautiful art. For me personally, attending Anaheim Ballet's annual performances has been a source of pure happiness in the hardest of times— including last year's virtual showcase (which was one of the only highlights for me in 2020). However, beyond preserving one of the most beautiful art forms in our society's history, one of the greatest and most significant elements that Anaheim Ballet encapsulates is it represents us. Anaheim. A diverse community. For years, I have not only sat in awe watching these performers and their undeniable talent, but, I sat and enjoyed a cast who honestly represented our community. Not just the white narrative that ballet has a history of perpetuating. Further, in a world of defining what gender roles "should" be— the Anaheim Ballet offers an outlet and role models to young boys who are drawn to the arts (which, unfortunately are mislabeled as "feminine" and therefore carry characteristics that are associated with being "weak"). There is no doubt that our country, rather our society, has an issue with setting up males to fail and pushing them towards and along a toxic path of violence, misogyny, homophobia, and other problematic mentalities. Having males showcase their talents, through the form of ballet, I believe can start chipping away at that problem we have ignored for far too long. Please please please consider alternatives. The Anaheim Ballet may not bring in the revenue that Disneyland does, but its significance to our community is far more valuable. Sincerely, Emily Sharp Public Comment From: Raina Tsuda Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 8:13 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Anaheim Ballet Subject: Anaheim Ballet Attachments: AB Letter.pdf Raina Tsuda, DAOM, LAc, CMT Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, Anaheim Ballet (AB) has been a treasured arts presence in Anaheim since 1997. 1 have been involved with AB since 1998 in various capacities, as a dancer, instructor, nutrition consultant / lecturer and a board member. Anaheim Ballet is more than dance! I have come to realize that everything I need to succeed in life I learned from ballet. I began taking ballet classes when I was seven years old and continue to take classes today. The most rewarding part of my dancing career with Anaheim Ballet was performing at elementary schools and being able to urge kids to find something that they are passionate about and work hard at it. The most frequently asked question by the kids was, "don't dancers get nervous on stage"? Being able to emphasize to them that practicing and being prepared, makes things come naturally so that dancers did not get nervous onstage. The same philosophy can be applied to schoolwork and test taking. Talking to the kids made me realize all the valuable things that I learned from ballet and helped make me a successful adult. • Respect — respect for teachers, other dancers, others' personal space, the accompanist, and for your partner • Discipline — proper etiquette, appearance, attending class and rehearsals even when you do not feel like it, and being on time or even early to prepare yourself • Focus — being "present" in class so you can learn things very quickly • Work hard — you must work hard to achieve your dreams; nothing in life is easy • Commitment — you must commit 100% to achieve your goals • Have fun — you must enjoy what you are doing, otherwise take a step back and re- evaluate why you are doing it • Passion — it must come from our heart and soul and when it does everyone knows • Life's not always fair— life is full of obstacles; it is about how you rise from those obstacles and what you learned from that experience • If you fall, get right back up — keep on going; people will remember how you got back up, not how you fell • Practice, practice, practice — if you are well prepared than you can just enjoy your time in the spotlight, rather than being worried and nervous about how things will turn out I hope you can understand the importance and positive influence dancing has on youths. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Dr. Raina Tsuda, DAOM, LAc Anaheim Ballet Board of Directors Public Comment From: Bobby Cavener Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 8:44 PM To: Harry Sidhu (Mayor) Cc: Public Comment Subject: Cultural Arts Bldg and Anaheim Ballet Hello, I wanted to take a moment to support the city of Anaheim moving forward with continuing support of the Anaheim Ballet and Cultural Arts Building. This is a unique feature to Southern California and history torn down cannot be regained. Please keep our historical features in Anaheim. Thank you, Robert Cavener Get Outlook for Android Monday, April 19, 2021 Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, 1 was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. 1 truly hope you will reconsider this course of action. Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: littt)s://www.anaheim.iiet15174/.Mayor-flarry-Sidliu. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, L ra Dart Resident Placentia, California LEADERS! IIPDEVELOPMENTAsSOCIATES April 22, 2021 Mayor Harry Sidhu and City Council 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 7' Floor Anaheim, CA 92805 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. As an adult dance student who regularly attends classes at Anaheim Ballet, I have ,` personally witnessed the joyful participation of 100's of young, diverse students. Their enthusiasm fills the classes with talent and energy. These young people are spending time building their physical strength, mental acumen, and ability to work in groups. It's critical to keep this healthy choice available in the community! 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, i64_ez� Lori Zucchin Executive Director Leadership Development Associates 174�4 N_ 1' 0O1)SIDE STREE�I�� , 0RANGE, �ALIF0RNIA 1)2('1 .5 � i4.27C).(>8?�) comrnoaN rnS \ \ I yyt v txo- Y- --I_ �lo .. I . 'V�Lvl vp%yl A U. tali LT.- I.-Z-Anc, 11 I orimdla� ga- I I I'll fff� T 1W N, & ( 1-1-1 .. .. .. .... ..... - - � ), w .. . . .. ... ... ... . ...... " Monday, April 19, 2021 Dear Mayor Sidhu & Council Members, I was very disappointed to learn that the city of Anaheim is asking the Anaheim Ballet to leave their current location in the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that the building can be repurposed for affordable housing without any plans for a new home for the Anaheim Ballet. The Anaheim Ballet has been vital to the community in Anaheim for well over 20 years now. The Anaheim Ballet provides free community -based after -school programming, workforce and recreational training, bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances that enhance the pride of the city locally and internationally. The city needs to be more creative in meeting the need for affordable housing. There is no need to displace the Anaheim Ballet to achieve this goal. Underserved youth in the city are dependent upon the Anaheim Ballet in its current location. Are you truly going to choose affordable housing over our underserved youth? You cannot toss one vital need aside in order to satisfy another. That is weak leadership at best. I truly hope you will reconsider this course of action.,g Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Mayor Sidhu's profile on the Anaheim city website states that he "understands the value of honest, hard work". The Anaheim Ballet has put in honest, hard work for over 20 years, and that deserves recognition and appreciation for how it's impacted the Anaheim community for the better. His profile also shares his involvement with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Anaheim and the YMCA, so showing support for the Anaheim Ballet should fit in well with his publicly stated values as "a supporter of the arts and arts education". Source: litti)s://ww`v.aiiaheitn.net/5174/Mayo -- lgriy-SidbLi. Thank you for your time and consideration of this crucial matter! Sincerely, 4e5l� Trevor Dart Resident Placentia, California Mayor Harry Sidhu and City Council 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 71' Floor Anaheim, CA 92805 Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members: The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your ,� consideration. Please do not demolish this cultural building considering the fact that that nothing is planned to replace it. Sincerely, Linda J. Stevenson Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, I write in strong support of allowing Anaheim Ballet to continue their residence at The Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. I have known Larry Rosenberg and Sarma Lapenieks Rosenberg for 24 years through my work with Sandy Segerstrom Daniels Festival of Children Foundation. Festival of Children Foundation has worked tirelessly to raise the visibility of the nonprofits in our Orange County communities that serve the needs of the most vulnerable amongst us. It is our strong belief that arts organizations are the glue that give children a vision of what is possible in their future, especially when their day to day situations are challenging. Anaheim Ballet is one such institution. The heart, dedication and passion that Larry and Sarma bring to the children of Anaheim they have served R through the years has doubtless changed more lives, in more ways than we will ever know. To displace such highly regarded organizations does a tremendous disservice to the rr constituents you serve. With the glut of commercial real estate that will hit the market due to the change of working patterns in the past year, I have little doubt another site can be found for the housing you wish to develop. Again, to displace such a highly regarded and admired organization would, in my opinion, be short sighted. Anaheim Ballet is a treasure in your city, as well as an international Ambassador due to the talent they have developed and shared with ballet companies around the world. I speak loud and strong when I ask that you reconsider any plans you might have to disrupt their home, and the valuable work they do to make Anaheim a stronger and better community. With respectful regards, *Eileenniher Director of Programs Festival of Children Foundation 3315 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92626 3315 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA 92626 PHONE. (7141 438-3286 TOLL FREE 1{877) 492-KIDS FACSIMILE {714) 549-4698 www.fesfiva4ofchildran.org Jennifer L. Hall From: Jorge Lagunas Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:00 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, crud for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as apoini ofpride to the City. The Anaheim Cul/ural 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 architec/urally unique building, you will be removing the only Cultural Arts Center in the City and displacing the Oty's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thankyou for your consideration. Sincerely, Jorge Richard Lagunas Guerrero P.S. From a personal experience, I am able to directly state Anaheim Ballet has been able to provid the necessary soft skills needed to advance in every aspect of an individuals life. As well as, the curriculum provided by Anaheim Ballet can be a foundation for many different subjects to build upon. With my time spent studying at Anaheim Ballet I was able to learn to a specialized skill which blessed me when I was able to book a job with the Disneyland Resort immediately after graduating high school. Later, I was able to test the menial and physical fortitude I had gained at Anaheim Ballet after deciding serve in the United States Marine Corps. With the resilience and command presence taught to me through the many opportunities to perform, I was able to receive my Eagle, Globe, and Anchor. I believe there would be a huge hole left in the City of Anaheim if There would be no Anaheim Cultural Arts Center. Jennifer L. Hall From: Brittney Hattrup Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 2:26 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Cultural Center Dear Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are important part of any community. Anaheim Ballet has been a valued arts force and presence in Anaheim as well as in the world! My sister worked in Japan with people from all over the globe and they all knew of Anaheim Ballet and were impressed with all that they do! Anaheim Ballet provides free community based after -school programming, workforce, recreational training bus -in presentations, lecture/demonstrations and concert performances and has been recognized locally as internationally as a point of pride to the City. I have had the pleasure of dancing at Anaheim Ballet for over 10 years in the Cultural Arts Center! It has become a special place to me as well as many others! It provides a safe place for youth in our Anaheim community and teaches so many important skills! Please vote in support of Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Brittney Hattrup Jennifer L. Hall From: Emily Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:15 PM To: Public Comment Cc: Info@anaheimbaIlet.org Subject: Anaheim Ballet, Anaheim Cultural Arts Center Mayor Sidhu and Council Members, The arts are an important part of any community, and for more than 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 and has been recognized both locally and internationally as a point of pride to the City. 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 the City's treasured arts organization. It is best for the community, and especially for our underserved youth, that Anaheim Ballet remains in its current accessible location! Please vote in support of the Cooperative Agreement with Anaheim Ballet. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Emily Aldridge Jennifer L. Hall From: Elizabeth Barreto Sent: Tuesday, April 27, ZU21 4:23 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Approve Anaheim Ballet agreement To whom it may concern: I am a Principal dancer with Ballet Idaho and owe my success to Anaheim Ballet. As a recipient of their "Step Up" scholarship program, I received free training during the most important years of my development as a dancer. Lawrence and Sarma Rosenberg are the most community -minded, selfless, and generous directors I have ever encountered in the dance world, and I greatly urge you to approve the agreement to extend the timeline for discussion with Anaheim Ballet regarding their new home. It saddens me to see Anaheim Ballet's beloved home of so many years be taken from them, and I do hope there is a serious effort being made to find an even better location for their new home in the heart of Anaheim. While their dance training is world -class, enough praise cannot be given to the impact that the "Step Up" program has on the local youth of Anaheim. Through their free daily dance classes and outreach programs for underprivileged Anaheim youth, they teach self awareness, character building, self-worth, self respect, respect for authority, personal goal setting and achieving, and respect for others. It keeps them out of gangs, away from drugs, and sets them up for success in life, whether or not that ends up being in the dance field. Many, many troubled teens entered that program and turned their lives around for good. I can say this because I saw it during my four years in the program. Please, if there is any chance of extending the deadline, approving the agreement, help them find a new home for the Anaheim Cultural Arts Center so that this amazing organization can continue to benefit the community. Sincerely, Elizabeth Barreto (formerly Herrmann) Anaheim Ballet Alumnus Jennifer L. Hall From: Cynthia Guerra <cynthiag@ken nedycommission.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:06 PM To: City Clerk Cc: Public Comment; Cesar C; paul.mcdougall@hcd.ca.gov; Megan.Kirkeby@hcd.ca.gov Subject: Letter of re: City Council Agenda Items 1, 3, 14, 27 (4.27.2021) Attachments: Ltr_Anaheim_ City Council Item 1 & 14 _4.27.2021.pdf, Ltr_Anaheim_ City Council Item 3 & 27_4.27.2021.pdf Hi, Please find the attached letter on behalf of the Kennedy Commission addressing the following item on today's Anaheim City Council meeting agenda (4.27.2021): • Item 1 and 14: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND ANAHEIM BALLET FOR THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THE EXISTING CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING OR LEASE OF A REPLACEMENT SITE • Item 3: RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING ITS INTENTION TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS FOR CENTER OF HOPE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS • Item 27: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADOPTING A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 147(f) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR CENTER OF HOPE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS Please confirm receipt of this email and let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Cynthia Guerra Cynthia Guerra The Kennedy Commission Policy Analyst Pronouns: She/Her/Ella April 27, 2021 www.kennedycoimnission.org 17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92614 Mayor Harry Sidhu and City Council Members 949 250 0909 City of Anaheim 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92805 RE: Item 1 & 14 — Cooperative Agreement Between the City of Anaheim and Anaheim Ballet for The Potential Acquisition of the Existing Cultural Arts Building or Lease of a Replacement Site Dear Mayor Harry Sidhu and Council Members: The Kennedy Commission (the Commission), a broad -based coalition of residents and community organizations, advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than $27,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has successfully partnered and worked with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective housing and land -use policies that have led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower -income working families. As the Council considers whether to approve the acquisition of the Cultural Arts Building (the Property) by the Anaheim Ballet or to assist the Ballet in relocating to an alternative site, the Commission strongly urges the Council prioritize the Property for affordable housing. Given that the City has failed to meet its lower income RHNA needs during the current Housing Element Planning Period (2014-2021) and over production at the above moderate income level, the City needs to prioritize all City -owned sites for the production of affordable housing. For the 2014-2021 Housing Element planning period, the City has a Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) of 1,256 very low- and 907 low-income households. To -date, the City has built 308 or 25% of the 1,256 very low-income units and 160 or 18% of the 907 low-income units.' However, for the above moderate -income units, the City outperformed and exceeded the RHNA by constructing 7,644 or 306% of the 2,501 above moderate -income RHNA.2 The City has a remaining RHNA need of 1,695 lower income homes for the current planning period. The need to prioritize the production of affordable housing is even more urgent in light of the City's new RHNA allocations for the 2021-2029 Housing Element planning period. The City's total RHNA allocation for the very low and low income level for the upcoming planning period are 3,767 and 2,397, respectively.3 That is a total of 6,164 lower income homes, which is almost three times larger than the previous lower income RHNA allocation. The City has a track -record of prioritizing above moderate housing on housing opportunity sites. For example, in 2019, the City approved a 20-acre residential development at the above moderate income level in the Residential Opportunity Overlay Zone. Given the excessive use of housing opportunity sites for the development of above moderate homes, the City must prioritize City -owned land, like the Cultural Arts Building, for affordable housing. 'City of Anaheim's 2020 Annual Housing Element Progress Report, March 22, 2021. City of Anaheim's 2020 Annual Housing Element Progress Report, March 22, 2021. s "SCAG 6th Cycle Final RHNA Allocation Plan," March 4, 2021. htt2s://scae.ca.eov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/6th-cycle-rhna-proposed-final- allocation-121an.12df? 1614911196 April 27, 2021 Page 2 of 2 Affordable homes are urgently needed for lower income residents given the increasing cost of housing in Orange County. The County is consistently ranked among the top ten least affordable metropolitan areas in the country.4 A resident must earn at least $42.62 per hour to afford a two - bedroom apartment at a fair market rents Based on this figure, the approximate annual income a resident must have to afford housing in Orange County is $81,830. 40. This income is unrealistic for lower income families. According to the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), the County's annual median income for a family of four at the extremely low income level is $38,450 and $64,050 at the very low income level.6 These figures demonstrate that the residents most unable to afford housing in Orange County are the residents at the extremely low and very low income levels, highlighting the City's need to prioritize affordable housing. We look forward to working with the City of Anaheim to encourage effective housing policies that will help create balanced housing development and create much -needed affordable housing in our local communities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc e,kennedycommission.org. Sincerely, Cesar Covarrubias Executive Director cc: Ms. Megan Kirkeby, Deputy Director, Housing Policy Development, CA HCD Mr. Paul McDougall, Housing Manager, CA HCD ' Out of Reach 2020- The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p.17, 2021. Out of Reach 2020- The High Cost of Housing, National Low Income Housing Coalition, p.17, 2021. 6 California Department of Housing and Community Development "State Income Limits for 2020," p. 8, April 30, 2020. Jennifer L. Hall From: Cynthia Guerra <cynthiag@ken nedycommission.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:06 PM To: City Clerk Cc: Public Comment; Cesar C; paul.mcdougall@hcd.ca.gov; Megan.Kirkeby@hcd.ca.gov Subject: Letter of re: City Council Agenda Items 1, 3, 14, 27 (4.27.2021) Attachments: Ltr_Anaheim_ City Council Item 1 & 14 _4.27.2021.pdf, Ltr_Anaheim_ City Council Item 3 & 27_4.27.2021.pdf Hi, Please find the attached letter on behalf of the Kennedy Commission addressing the following item on today's Anaheim City Council meeting agenda (4.27.2021): • Item 1 and 14: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AND ANAHEIM BALLET FOR THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF THE EXISTING CULTURAL ARTS BUILDING OR LEASE OF A REPLACEMENT SITE • Item 3: RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY REGARDING ITS INTENTION TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT OBLIGATIONS FOR CENTER OF HOPE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS • Item 27: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM ADOPTING A RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO SECTION 147(f) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS BY THE ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR CENTER OF HOPE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APARTMENTS Please confirm receipt of this email and let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Cynthia Guerra Cynthia Guerra The Kennedy Commission Policy Analyst Pronouns: She/Her/Ella April 27, 2021 Mayor Harry Sidhu and City Council Members City of Anaheim 200 S. Anaheim Boulevard Anaheim, CA 92805 RE: Item 3 and 27 — Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments Dear Mayor Harry Sidhu and Council Members: www.kennedycoimnission.org 17701 Cowan Ave., Suite 200 Irvine, CA 92614 949 250 0909 The Kennedy Commission (the Commission), a broad -based coalition of residents and community organizations, advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than $27,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has successfully partnered and worked with Orange County jurisdictions to create effective housing and land -use policies that have led to the new construction of homes affordable to lower -income working families. The Commission encourages the Anaheim Housing Authority to issue bonds and a tax-exempt obligation to facilitate the development of the Center of Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Apartments. The City has produced insufficient amounts of affordable housing during the current Housing Element Planning Period (2014-2021) This development will provide much needed affordable housing. For the 2014-2021 Housing Element planning period, the City has a Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) of 1,256 very low- and 907 low-income households. To -date, the City has built 308 or 25% of the 1,256 very low-income units and 160 or 18% of the 907 low-income units.' However, for the above moderate -income units, the City outperformed and exceeded the RHNA by constructing 7,644 or 306% of the 2,501 above moderate -income RHNA.2 The City currently has a remaining RHNA need of 1,695 lower income homes. The 72 units this project will provide are needed to help meet the City's remaining lower income housing need. The need to prioritize the production of affordable housing is even more urgent given the City's new RHNA allocations for the 2021-2029 Housing Element planning period. The City's RHNA allocation for the very low and low income level for the upcoming planning period are 3,767 and 2,397, respectively.' That is a total of 6,164 lower income homes, which is almost three times larger than the previous RHNA allocation at these levels. The City will have a difficult time meeting its current and upcoming lower income RHNA needs if it continues to use its available land for the development of above moderate homes. Time is overdue for the City to develop policies and programs that will increase production at the very low and low income levels. We look forward to working with the City to encourage effective housing policies that will help create balanced housing development and create much -needed affordable housing in our local communities. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or cesarc&kennedycommission.org. Sincerely, Cesar Covarrubias Executive Director cc: Ms. Megan Kirkeby, Deputy Director, Housing Policy Development, CA HCD Mr. Paul McDougall, Housing Manager, CA HCD 'City of Anaheim's 2020 Annual Housing Element Progress Report, March 22, 2021. City of Anaheim's 2020 Annual Housing Element Progress Report, March 22, 2021. s "SCAG 6th Cycle Final RHNA Allocation Plan," March 4, 2021. htt2s://scae.ca.eov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/6th-cycle-rhna-proposed-final- allocation-121an.12df? 1614911196 Public Comment From: Kyler Chin Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 10:15 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Opposition to increase in police funding and purchase of a police robot - Sunrise Orange County I'm Kyler Chin, the Executive Director of Sunrise Movement Orange County. Agenda items 8, 9, and 10 raise significant concerns with our movement. Item 9 spends $64,618 + tax. Why? Buying a tactical robot has no benefit for the residents of Anaheim. When people think of public safety, it services, not cops that bring them safety. Anaheim is suffering several concurrent crises. Crisis of racism in law enforcement. Crisis of health. The climate crisis. It is clear that Anaheim must direct investment away from the police department and to real public change. Anaheim can be creating housing, food, and water as a human right with these funds and offer real relief with these funds. We can be decarbonizing our economy, mitigating and preventing climate change, protecting our sacred environment and wildlife, and creating thousands of good -paying livable jobs. We can create real mental health departments and publicly run community care sectors. We could be improving the quality of life of Anaheim residents and be planting trees. Imagine the type of public good we could do with $64k + all the costs to continuously upgrade this equipment. This police robot would simply be a hole we're throwing money at that never ends. The council must make the right moves to protect Anaheim from the crisis that matters right now and now continuously throw money at useless projects. Be brave, fight for us the people. Kyler Chin Executive Director of Sunrise Movement Orange County Jennifer L. Hall From: Sarah Letham Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:57 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Opposition to Police Budget Increases Hello, I am writing to register my opposition to the purchase of the Police Tactical Robot on the agenda for the council meeting, as well as the $328k expenditures for license plate readers and the expenditure on SB 1421 software. Thank you, Sarah Letham Public Comment From: Rebecca Pasillas Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 11:19 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Opposition of Police Budget. Good Morning, My name is Rebecca and I am an Anaheim resident. I strongly oppose the budget proposal for a police robot. This money can be used to help our unhoused citizens, education, public health and numerous other community necessities. This is a heinous and outrageous use of tax payers money. Anaheim has one of the most violent police departments in the nation and they will abuse this to intimidate people of color in the community. Do not pass this budget. Thank you, Rebecca Pasillas Thank you, Rebecca Pasillas Public Comment From: Kenneth Mejia Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:38 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Anaheim Public Comment - Police Robot To Anaheim City Council, Our friends of Anaheim have asked for a letter of support and I and our campaign are here to give it. My name is Kenneth Mejia, I'm running for Los Angeles City Controller in 2022. I'm a housing activist and a certified public accountant with over 10 years of accounting experience. I want to use my expertise to audit the city's finances, determine departmental effectiveness, eliminate wasteful spending and aid policymakers on where to reallocate funds. We want to give the people the tools needed to hold the city accountable and shift the budget where the people want it. A budget is a moral document and describes our priorities. We fail to see how a police robot costing $64,618 plus the additional fees needed to maintain and upgrade the equipment contributes to real public safety. This police robot would be a significant amount of wasteful spending and does not help Anaheim residents with their current crisis. Anaheim should reallocate funds from its inflated police budget to services that create real public safety. For example, there is a real need to fix the growing crisis of unhoused community members. The city has a moral obligation and responsibility to house our unhoused neighbours. Anaheim is the least prepared city for the climate crisis. The Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative rated Anaheim the least prepared city for climate change and 3rd most risky city to climate change in the United States. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states we have less than 9 years to radically transform our society to avoid 1.5C of warming above pre industrialized levels. There is a serious need for the City of Anaheim to decarbonize our economy in under 9 years and create thousands of good paying jobs through a clean energy transition. This police robot is not on Anaheim resident's priority list. The city fails to present the financial information related to this purchase in a complete and people -friendly manner. When making purchases, the city should be presenting it's purchasing information to the public in a people friendly and accountable manner so the public can make sound decisions. Sincerely, Kenneth Mejia Mejia for LA City Controller 2022 rneiiaforoontrollereoorn Public Comment From: Sean Keller Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 3:50 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Please Don't Waste Money On a Robot Toy For Police Hola, Please don't blow the equivalent of a yearly salary on a toy for cops. Thanks, Sean Keller Jennifer L. Hall From: David Blausey Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:53 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Police agenda item comments DO NOT waste money on a robot toy for police or extract gadgets that they may request. Public Comment From: Edgar Arellano Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 9:40 AM To: Public Comment; Harry Sidhu (Mayor); Trevor O'Neil; Jose Diaz; Jordan Brandman; Jose Moreno; Avelino Valencia; Stephen Faesse) Subject: Council meeting 4-27-2021 NO on item 10 NO on item 10. Even if it is from grant monies, that is tax payer money. It's unnecessary equipment & waste of taxpayer money. It's an invasion of privacy and the right of freedom of movement and violates the 4th amendment. No on item 10 Jennifer L. Hall From: Alkaid Ramirez Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 5:21 PM To: Avelino Valencia; hsindu@anaheim.net; Jordan Brandman; Jose Moreno; Jose Diaz; Public Comment; Stephen Faessel; Trevor O'Neil Subject: NO ON ITEM 10 Hello everyone. NO on item 10. Even if it is from grant money, that is tax payer money. It's unnecessary equipment & waste of taxpayer money. It's an invasion of privacy and the right of freedom of movement and violates the 4th amendment. No on item 10 We can do better than this. Alkaid R. Public Comment From: joseph olsen Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:00 AM To: Public Comment Subject: Item 22 Take Larry Larson out of the commision Public Comment From: Edgar Arellano Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 8:35 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Pay to play comment strikes a nerve on Sidhu He Both protest too much Public Comment From: Michelle Schumacher Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 11:38 AM To: Michelle Schumacher Subject: Public Comments for the Next Meeting 1 ask for your support in reducing a significant tax on all residents that often times goes unnoticed. Are you aware that the Transportation Corridor Agency ("TCA") has taxed OC homeowners to the tune of $754 Million Dollars since is was established in 1987. This tax comes in the form of Development Fees that are assessed on new residential & commercial properties built or remodeled in OC. The TCA Formed in 1987 with the explicit purpose of constructing the Toll Roads. At the time that the TCA was established bonds were issued to pay for construction of these the Toll Roads. The promise made by the TCA at the time was that the debt taken on by the TCA for construction of these new Toll Roads would be paid off through a combination of Development Fees & Tolls collected. 100% of the debt was to be paid off and the Toll Roads were supposed to become Freeways after 30 years. The TCA has horribly mismanaged & squandered these silent taxes paid for by your constituents. Not only are the Toll Roads not Freeways, but the TCA is still owes over $4.7 BILLION for construction. This is a dereliction of duty & a travesty for OC Taxpayers. By the time the bonds are repaid it will cost I I Billion - the debt is going in the WRONG direction. The TCAs new Vision Plan demonstrates serious mission creep and is trying to become a regional bank. It is time to the TCA solely focus on paying down the bonds, instead of driving up housing & the cost of business with these empty toll roads. 1 Please snake them pay down the bonds and get traffic moving. OCTA & Caltrans can do what is needed there is no need for this redundant wasteful agency. Tax payers deserve better. The TCA spends hundreds of Millions of Dollars regularly on contracts outside of our state, if they want Grange County Tax payers to be able to afford the ever increasing tolls they need to be more mindful and keep the money in California. Stop the hemorrhage to taxpayers with these economically discriminating toll roads. Thank you Jennifer L. Hall From: Pak, Joe <Dong-WooJoseph.Pak@asm.ca.gov> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:53 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Please present following attached introduction to Council meeting. Thank you. Attachments: JoePakFieldRep.doc Importance: High Good afternoon, I hope this email finds you safe and strong! My name is Joe Pak, a Field Representative for Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva, representing 651h Assembly District. Could you please introduce me during the 'Public Comment' section of the City Council meeting this afternoon? Thank you. Joe Dongwoo'Joe' Pak Senior Field Representative Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva, 65t' District 1440 N. Harbor Blvd., Suite 270 Fullerton, CA 92835 P: (714) 525-6515 E:: oe. ak c) gn.ca. gov 1 04/27/2021 DRAFT OF ASM. SQS FIELD REPRESENTATIVE INTRODUCTORY LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT Anaheim City Council 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92805 Dear Honorable Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern and Council Members, and, city staffs led by City Manager Mr. Jim Vanderpool. My name is Joe Pak and I am a Field Representative for Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva in her District Office located in the City of Fullerton. I will be assisting the Assemblywoman with the Cities of Anaheim and La Palma in the 651h Assembly District. Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva was first elected to the represent the 651h District in Sacramento in 2012 - 2014; she was elected to return to the Assembly by her constituents in November of 2016, 2018 and most recently in November of 2020 to be the Assemblymember for north Orange County. Currently, Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva is the Chair of the Standing Assembly Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and internet Media Committee. She also participates on Communications and Conveyance Committee, Governmental Organization Committee, Housing and Community Development Committee, Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee. She also is Member of several Select Committees: Orange County Chronic Homelessness, Student Debt, Los Angeles Chronic Homelessness and California -Mexico Bi- National Affairs. Finally yet importantly, she also participates as Vice -Chair of the Joint Committee on the Arts. Briefly, my role In the District Office is to assist the Assemblywoman Quirk -Silva with constituents with state -related matters such as Constituent Services with state agencies, (Department of Motor Vehicles, State Taxes, Veterans' Benefits, Consumer Complaints, EDD and more. I can also assist constituents with requests concerning State Information and Legislative services. Please visit the website: w.asrndc.,..org/c !c.E �cs��65( for more information regarding District Resources and Constituent Services. Should the City Council or Constituents wish to contact the Office of Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva, the District Office phone number is 714-525-6515. 1 can be reached via email at and will be happy to speak with you to see how the Office of Assemblywoman Quirk -Silva can potentially be of service. Thank you and kind regards, Joe Pak, Field Representative, Office of Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk -Silva Public Comment From: Sandra Crumbley Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2021 11:54 PM To: Public Comment Subject: Housing Dear Public Comment@Anaheim.net, I am sad about the way things are handled by City Net. In 2018 I moved to Anaheim to take a job with the LISPS and have been living in my van ever since. I reached out to City Net after calling 211 Orange County to assist me with finding affordable housing since I was employed. The intake person constantly tried to get me to move into a shelter, but I didn't want to do that since I was employed and had a roof over my head even though it was a van. I felt that the shelter should be reserved for a homeless person who did not have a roof over their head. She pushed me so much I snapped at her. Every since then City Net didn't confirm a meeting I scheduled a few months ago. When the governor closed the gyms 3 times, I no longer had a place to shower. This is when I begin looking for a place in a shelter, but was told only City Net and Anaheim PD are the only ones to get me in. The problem with that is City Net seems to be ignoring me, and Anaheim PD is clueless when I asked more than one of them. I am a 62 black woman who work a night with the LISPS and days with the Salvation Army since January but still could not get in their shelter. The gyms are open now, but I still am looking for affordable housing. What are the requirements for renting one of the new units? Are the people in the shelter get first priority? What are my chances of renting one of these units? Can you send me an application to Anaheim CA 92817, Also, could you provide other housing options? Sincerely, Sandra D. Crumbley Public Comment From: Denise Colber Sent: Monday, April 19, 2021 4:17 PM Subject: Public Comments I am writing to you as Orange County desperately needs your assistance to right an ongoing wrong! There is massive and ongoing fraud. In short: the public was promised that tolls on the 73 would cover that facility's debt service and, after OVER 30 years (by now), what started as a toll road would become a freeway, i.e., a public road with no tolls. That promise has been broken. The insult to this injury is that presently there is no discernible earnest effort to do anything to rectify the situation. Indeed, the 73's debt, which started below $900 million, now stands above $2.4 billion. Meanwhile special interests enrich themselves, bond holders enjoy a sweet deal... even as the traveling public continues to get stiffed. The upshot, given the rising tolls, is that traffic on the other public roads is more congested than it should be, notably traffic on the 405 and Coast Highway. Each day tens of thousands of vehicles, for example, drive twice through Laguna Beach, merely to avoid the tolls. There is a documented history of how the toll road agency — and its enabling partner agencies of Caltrans, OCTA and the County Board of Supervisors — has abused the public trust. Additional forensic audits may be in the offing. However, what does, what will it matter? I ask that question as none of this information has begun to provide a meaningful remedy. And any new insights will similarly fail to provide a remedy. The lone remedy is for the original public promise to be fulfilled — for the toll road to become a freeway. I am writing with hope you will consider helping to advance the righteous remedy. Honestly it's hard to imagine — absent the involvement of someone like you, our elected official — how the debt, still climbing, can ever be retired. By way of background, below a link to the relevant Orange County Grand Jury Report of 2019- 2020. http://www.ocgrandiury.org/ ... /2020-06-29 GJ Report TCA.pdf https://www.ocregister.com/.../these-tall-roads-wont._.! ht!ps://www.1a,gunabeachindy.com/letter-toll-road-thoughts) Please look into removing the City for the TCA Joint Power Agreement so they can finally commit to paying down the bonds. The numbers above are just for the 73 Toll Road and do Not Include the massive debt burden on the Foothill Branch. Thank you Marie C. 1 Public Comment From: Michelle Schumacher Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 7:35 PM To: Michelle Schumacher Subject: TCA - We urge other cities to leave the TCA JPA - Why are you promoting Waste and Redundancy & Economic Discrimination? THANK YOU!!! Joe Mueller, Doug Chaffee, Lisa Barflet and Kathy Ward and OCTA, OC Public Works at yesterdays TCA meeting. Thank you for speaking up regarding the insulting and tone-deaf "241 extension policy" with the bogus triggers for the TCA to try and extend the underused 241 in the future. The TCA had 30 years to extend this underused economically discriminating toll road, during that time our City has become 90% built and there is now no viable option for the 241 extension as the TCA's ridiculously expensive 5 year study showed would not improve traffic or mobility and was too damaging and quite frankly should have never been considered. That a few board members thought that policy was going to help anything is pretty off the marls. It has reconfirmed one thing that the TCA has ZERO integrity and cant be trusted. Noted - Samuel thought it had some merit??? RED FLAGS AND WARNING. Wow OCTA sent in another letter, without them saying AGAIN hey knock it off you are out of your lane would this sad policy have passed? Have you read the TCA's formation JPA Agreement? If you would like to I can send it. The TCA needs to stay 100% exclusively on the toll system, do what you need there but the system is complete as far as the path and bringing and ending points - widen away complete the 91 projects. Taxpayers ask that you please start paying down the bonds, the 120 Million owed to the other TCA agency won't even start to be re -paid for 5 years - why the wait?? Constantly pushing out of the BILLIONS of dollars owed is not good policy. Samuel sings the rainbow and unicorns song of fiscal strength great then now start paying down the bonds. AS the TCA embarks on BS vision planning - you dont get to have vision planning when you owe billions of dollars. Roll up your sleeve parties and work to pay down the bonds. The TCA is a single purpose agency. Stop taking people out for lunch, golfing or expensive New York dinners with the Bond Girls and Boys. Do what is right for our County and start paying down the massive debt the TCA owes. The OC Grand Jury in 2014 issued a solvency warning saying the TCA holds 63% of all OC JPA debt. When will the ELEPHANT in the room be addressed? And maybe you all dont even know. The TCA promised the environmental groups $28,000,000 MILLION DOLLARS if they could connect to the 5 freeway. Now we have groups going against environmental preservation of our open space, conservation easements, critically engendered species habitat on Pat Bates bill because they want the 28 Million Dollars, give it to them anyway as the TCA is likely to just waste the money anyway at least some good would be done. There needs to be a resolution to the 21 years of litigation for the 241 extension that is binding that this horrid chapter is over, or the litigation costs will continue. There is ZERO support for a 241 extension. The southern portion of the 241 is empty that alone makes a new study after 25 years of trying ridiculous on its own. Nossoman the law firm that formed the TCA, litigates and lobbies for the TCA thinks Peggy Huang and Samuel's vision planning for "regional" this and that (TOTALLY OUTSIDE THE TCA"S SCOPE) is a great conversation - I am sure Nossoman encourages and says you are on the right path, many would argue between the TCA and the concrete association Nossoman also lobbies for they are collecting plenty and you should put an end to the boondoggle. Just one more thing, Samuel Johnson is confused and thinks that he and TCA staff should be directing transportation policy when the TCA is not only a single purpose agency to construct the toll system - now complete, pay down the bonds in 30 years times up and go away. Mr. Johnson thinks that we have all just been opposed to a toll road - he now claims that a freeway is next, sorry I dont think so - that is not going to fly. Being a transportation bank or any of this vision planning will result in securities violation lawsuits, you cant issue bonds for a toll road then try and do whatever the heck they are scheming up this time. Mr. Johnson is NOT elected and should have zero to do with policy. Any way THANK YOU Joe Mueller, Doug Chaffee, Lisa Barflet and Kathy Ward and for all the Directors who did push for this insulting and tone-deaf stunt yesterday. I hope the dog and any shows end soon and you all reign in this redundant agency. Bulldozing our town will not now or in the future be a mobility option or good policy and any talk of doing so the TCA does not understand people will fight to protect thier homes, business and childrens schools. The TCA had 30 years to extend the 241 and did not - system 97% complete that is great call it a day and let people rest from the madness and constant assaults of the TCA. I applaud San Clemente for leaving the TCA and hope other cities follow suit, at some point people need to start asking what is the benefit of this agency? Yes it is great the cows are grazing - is it worth the astronomical employee costs and pensions - would that money not be better spent paying down and having an immediate bond repayment plan? Hmmmm? Just some aid bits below in the event you are willing to take a few minutes to understand our growing list of concerns. All my best Michelle - the video is pretty spot on below. care2PETITIONS Save Courtney's Sandcastle --A Park for children of special needs 97,914 SUPPORTERS 100,000 GOAD. The TCA (The Toil Roads) wants to put a toll road extremely close to a special needs park in San Clemente.The Iproposed toll rood option 14 will be dangerously close to Courtney's Sand Castle Pork in San Clemente. This playground serves children of all abilities, and is especially designed for children with (physical, mental and sensory disabilities like autism. Many of the features of the park are geared towards kids that have sensory processing issues, such as, sounds, smells, and movement. These difficulties can make ordinary situations feel overwhelming, so fneeway noise, cars honking, zooming past and the smell of diesel would be all too much for their sensitive 3 Heiii-e is son back giii-ound infoiii-naation "The Orange County Grand Jury repoirt https://www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/2019 2020 GJreport/2020-06- 29—GJ—Report—TCA.pdf Truth inAccount ing report about the TCA they are essentially bankrupt https://www.trLithinaccounting.org/library/doclib/TCA-2019- 2pager.pd "I'he J'C'A Inas for over 30 years flailed at their onejob. I hope you will watch this short video of the fortner I111oard of Supervisor Spe"'I'king who lvas 'also on the J'C'A I111oard and OC"J'A 111o,ard. Excellent video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQhd-N- WnIgo FINANCIAL STATE OFTCA A new analysis of the audited financial reports found Orange County's Transportation Corridor Agencies (TCA) have a combined debt Of $4.1 billion. This financial state of TCA combines the financial reports of San ,Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency and the Foothill Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency. The agencies' primary focus is the operation of the facilities and collection of tolls to repay the tax-exempt revenue bonds that were issued to construct the toll roads, also known as transportation corridors. Included in this analysis is $13.3 million in unfunded pension liabilities, although the agencies have announced a plan to fund these benefits in their 202o budget. The agencies' money needed to pay bills includes debt used to fund design, planning and construction of the corridors. Upon completion of construction the ownership of the corridors was transferred to Caltrans, California's Department of Transportation which manages more than 5o,000 highway miles. The agencies, therefore, gave away the asset but kept the associated debt. Furthermore, the debt related to the corridors has grown continually to now stand at $4.1 billion. 1111411 ffill 1 11; FAST FACTS Orange County T1 worth of bills. Thi the tollways and i associated intereE • The agencies use repay the related • Included in the fe to, new constructi Due to the corons significant reduct of the tollways an associated interes Total assets Minus: Capital asset Restricted a,-; Assets available to p; Minus: Total bills Money needed to pad Bonds Other liabilities Minus: Debt related Unfunded. Pension......b ...................... . ....................... Total bills Public Comment From: joseph olsen Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2021 8:00 AM To: Public Comment Subject: General comments Dear Councilmembers, Please bring back the former city flag, There are people in this city that felt more prideful in their community under that flag. many people that owned businesses would have had it in their businesses, many people wanted it for their homes, and many people wanted their own flags for Baseball and Hockey games. But since some people thought it would be socialist to change it (disregarding the American flag changing during the cold war giving the USSR a victory). These are our streets too you know. Stop spitting on our face and give us the flag we deserve. Sincerely, Joe the flag guy Public Comment From: KATHY CHANCE Sent: Monday, April 26, 2021 12:08 PM To: Public Comment Subject: RECALL SIDHU! Homeless still all over our streets YEARS LATER! City Council: I concur with the letter written by homeless USPS worker, Sandra Crumbley, written to city council on April 18, 2021, for the 4/27/2021 city council meeting. As everyone in the city council either knows me, or knows who I am, you KNOW I am holding all the proof needed to show that CITYNET/APD is not performing! But WHY is CityNet not performing? WHY did the Anaheim Police Homeless Outreach Team STOP performing? There is only ONE ANSWER: MAYOR HARRY SIDHI:1! As I voted for Sidhu, it will never happen again! He lied to us about clearing our streets of homelessness. He has taken every penny given to this city and WASTED IT on VisitAnaheim (who did nothing the past year, I might add) and then gave MILLIONS to CityNet, who has done nothing as well. DO VOLT WANT A SLIDE SHOW? ISO YOI 1? Then you fire our beloved former city manager CHRIS ZAPATA, because he actually disagreed with your frivolous spending, Harry? And then you hire Vanderpool, who we had hopes that he would do something, but he too is WORTHLESS! Let's talk CODE ENFORCEMENT! They are not doing their jobs either! It's so bad, that Sandra Sagert (er, Lozeau) refuses to even take my Anaheim Anytime Requests and says I need to talk to the City Manager! After NUMEROUS calls to Vanderpool, he doesn't have the b*lls to call me back! How about all of the nepotism - Code and Crops and Attorneys! Huh? So YOU are the ASSHOLES who are running this city! Keep it up and you will be in ANOTHER closed session, discussing ANOTHER CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT! Cancel CityNet's "pilot program" and let's get the old APD HOT back from 2017. While you're at it, let's get Huntington Beach Chief of Police back in his rightful position as ANAHEIM CHIEF OF POLICE! Disgusted with this entire city. You need a CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT SHOVED UP YOUR PRIVILAGED A$$ES FROM THE RESIDENTS OF ANAHEIM AND THE HOMELESS OF ANAHEIM! And take that recent OC Register CityNet article and shove it up your a$$es; full of lies! I could do 1000 circles around Lauren Justice in 10 seconds! She gets paid; I don't ... at least not ... yet! Kathy Chance 3 1 + year homeowner (not planning on making it 32 years), Anaheim Public Comment From: KATHY CHANCE Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:35 PM To: Public Comment Subject: CITYNET: Before and After photos Attachments: DISNEYLAND RESORT 7-11 611 W Katella 4_25_2021 BEFORE imagejpg; DISNEYLAND RESORT 7-11 611 W Katella GOOGLE IMAGEjpg; DISNEYLAND RESORT 7-11 611 W Katella AFTER CITYNET 4_27_2021 jpg CITYNET: Before and After photos FIRE CITYNET NOWHH! i Mo vi., the s iden Of cit � Off -`-� ae w e IL 9#1 TU E 4.27.2021 0417 h rs 7-1 1 611 Katella W KBIGHa Aws) r' G OMEO(SANH0 0 0 0 0 r� _ L (� a U) n_ W W -0 CU � r r i Q) a "C C`J CU E >, a ® Z CD 'U ® Ln N a J m Public Comment From: KATHY CHANCE Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 12:47 PM To: Public Comment Subject: DISNEYLAND'S HOMELESS 4.27.2021 TUESDAY Attachments: DISNEYLAND RESORT Disneyland at Harbor1 4_27_2021 jpg; DISNEYLAND RESORT Disneyland at Harbor2 4_27_2021 jpg; DISNEYLAND RESORT Four Points Sheraton 4_ 27_2021 jpg; DISNEYLAND RESORT Harbor_Katella 4_27_2021 jpg DISNEYLAND'S HOMELESS: APRIL 27, 2021 3 DAYS UNTIL RE -OPENING See attached photos TUE 4.27.2021 0424 hrs Disneyland Resort M area We cm Craft Beer r S � r: • y 1 j - 0 6- n �yAp"' _ l •L L II I� 46 ram+• ` � _ r 1 - ,� _ i.� �l � �1, r 5 r r y �� .. L � Harbor at Katella Four Points by Sheraton 1221 Harbor Disneyland Resort TUE 4.27.2021 0422 hrs ' i ►;'Air f bpi -0 \t/ TUE 4.27 2021 0411 hrs :Disneyland 41 TUE 4.27.2021 0411 h rs Disneyland "m'"M. . . . . . i or Blvd 'a- Public Comment From: KATHY CHANCE Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:06 PM To: Public Comment Subject: 12-year KNOTT/BALL transient - Anaheim doing NOTHHING Attachments: ANAHEIM WEST Valvolinejpg 12-year KNOTT/BALL transient. Continues to corner -hop. City of Anaheim DOES NOTHING! attached photo Scroll S a & Friends ✓alvolene W of Knott