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Susana Barrios
From:Cobian, Connie <cobian_c@auhsd.us>
Sent:Monday, October 23, 2023 9:49 AM
To:Public Comment
Cc:MMatsuda; JaFried; MMelena
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Public Comment for Tomorrow's City Council Meeting
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Dear City Council Members and Mayor Aitken:
As the Superintendent of Anaheim Union High School District (“District”), I submit this communication on behalf
of the District’s Governing Board. As an initial matter, all this time we were under the impression that
Scholarship Prep, a charter school, submitted the Development Permit request. However, through the filed
Request for Rehearing we were surprised to learn that Red Hook Capital Partners, LLC, a large developer and
not an actual charter school, is the entity behind this issue and that they are now requesting that the City
Council reconsider its recent decision to deny its application to establish and use 2780 E. Wagner, Anaheim,
California for a charter school. We urge the City Council to not be influenced by a large developer/national
corporation. The City Council appropriately determined that this site is not an appropriate location for a school
of the size proposed by Red Hook.
As a local governing board, we understand that legislative bodies are often tasked with making difficult and
tough decisions. While people and entities may be dissatisfied with certain outcomes, that does not make
thoroughly reviewed and well-reasoned decisions wrong. No doubt Red Hook is disappointed in your decision,
but such sentiment alone should not sway your judgement. The City Council’s decision is subject to an abuse
of discretion standard, which is a high standard to meet as the City’s legal counsel can confirm. As such, we
believe the City Council’s previous decision would be upheld in a court of law. Accordingly, through this
correspondence, we wish to express our support for the City and its previous sound decision to deny Red
Hook’s application to establish and use property within the City’s boundaries to establish a charter school, and
strongly urge the City Council to uphold its previous decision.
Connie Cobian, Senior Executive Assistant to
Michael B. Matsuda, Superintendent
Anaheim Union High School District
501 N. Crescent Way, Anaheim, CA 92801
Office: 714-999-3502 Fax: 714-535-1706
Email: cobian_c@auhsd.us
“People will forget what you said. They might even forget what you did. But, they will never
forget how you made them feel.” -Maya Angelou
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