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Subject:FW: \[EXTERNAL\] Cal. Restaurant Assoc. Support for DisneylandForward Project
Attachments:CRA DisneylandForward Support Letter.pdf
From: Matthew Sutton <msutton@calrest.org>
Date: January 19, 2024 at 11:42:22 AM PST
To: Matthew Sutton <msutton@calrest.org>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Cal. Restaurant Assoc. Support for DisneylandForward Project
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Dear Mayor Aitken and City Councilmembers,
We are thrilled to support the DisneylandForward Project and would respectfully request your approval
of the Environmental Impact Report and the project at large.
Please find a more detailed letter of support attached.
Thank you,
Matt Sutton
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs + Public Policy
California Restaurant Association
621 Capitol Mall, Suite 2000
Sacramento, CA 95814
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January 19, 2024
The Hon. Ashleigh Aitken and Hon. Councilmembers
City of Anaheim
Anaheim City Hall
200 S. Anaheim Blvd., MS 162
Anaheim, CA 92805
aaitken@anaheim.net
Jdiaz@anaheim.net
Cleon@anaheim.net
Nrubalcava@anaheim.net
Nkurtz@anaheim.net
Sfaessel@anaheim.net
Nmeeks@anaheim.net
Honorable Mayor Aitken and City Councilmembers:
As the voice of the statewide restaurant community, the California
Restaurant Association (CRA) stands strongly behind the
DisneylandForward Project.
While we are a statewide trade association for the restaurant community,
it likely will come as no surprise to you that we are proud to represent a
very robust community of restaurants throughout Orange County and in
Anaheim specifically.
Thriving restaurant communities benefit the overall economy as every
additional dollar spent in a California restaurant contributes more than $2
to the state’s economy. We know that such a “multiplier” effect on the
long-term economy and local jobs would result from the community
investments envisioned by the DisneylandForward Project.
As proposed, DisneylandForward would enable the development of new
rides, attractions, shops, stores, and restaurants. Restaurants mean jobs.
More than half of all Americans have worked in food service at one point
or another.
California’s restaurants generated nearly $100 billion in estimated sales in
2018 and more than one in ten Californians currently work in restaurants
and food service jobs. This economic engine means significant tax
revenue for local municipalities like Anaheim.
We recognize that a project like DisneylandForward, which enables the
investment of billions in Anaheim, must be studied and analyzed to
consider all the impacts as well as the benefits. The good news is that the
analysis in the Draft Subsequent Environmental Impact Report shows that
through proper mitigation, DisneylandForward can move forward and
provide the benefits of entertainment, jobs, economic growth and serve
as a boon to the city and its residents while still minimizing project impacts.
It is for these and other reasons that we respectfully request you certify the
Environmental Impact Report and approve DisneylandForward.
Sincerely,
Jot Condie
President + CEO
California Restaurant Association
621 Capitol Mall, Suite 2000
Sacramento, CA 95814
cc: Anaheim Planning Commission
Elaine Thienprasiddhi, City of Anaheim Senior Planner