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Susana Barrios
From: Jacki Valentin <jackiv@kennedycommission.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2025 4:51 PM
To: Theresa Bass <TBass@anaheim.net>
Cc: Alejandra Perez Matus <alejandrap@kennedycommission.org>; Joshua Wyatt Levering <jleverin@uci.edu>; Cesar C
<cesarc@kennedycommission.org>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Amendment of Anaheim Tourism Improvement District of 2010 Management Plan
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Good evening,
On behalf of the Kennedy Commission, I am submitting a comment letter for tonight's City Council
meeting, regarding Item 14 under Public Hearing.
Thank you.
Jacqueline Valentin
Assistant Projects Manager | she/them
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November 18, 2025
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken
Anaheim City Council Members
City of Anaheim
1 Civic Center Plaza
Anaheim, CA 92606
RE: Item 14 Public Hearing- Amendment of Anaheim Tourism Improvement District of 2010
Management Plan
Dear Honorable Mayor Aitaken and Members of the City Council,
The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad-based coalition of residents and community
organizations advocating for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than
$30,000 annually in Orange County. Since 2001, we have successfully partnered with jurisdictions
across the county to create housing and land-use policies that increase affordable housing
opportunities for lower-income working families.
We appreciate the City of Anaheim’s ongoing efforts to explore different strategies aimed at
increasing access to affordable housing to the most vulnerable populations. We support the
proposed modification of including an ATID Area Worker Housing Program, within the
Anaheim Tourism Improvement District, which will allocate 9% of the assessment funds toward
housing related activities and improvements for the workforce that sustains Anaheim’s tourism
economy.
The new proposed AITD Are Workforce Housing initiative will fund the following programs:
● First-Time Homeowners Program: Offers financial support for low- and
moderate-income households (up to 150% of area median income) through a downpayment
assistance loan to purchase their first home in Anaheim
● Housing Stability Program: Provides one-time emergency assistance to prevent
displacement, eviction, and homelessness of very low-income and low-income ATID area
Assessed Facility employees at risk of eviction or homelessness
● Build More Homes Initiative: Funds the development and rehabilitation of workforce
housing including affordable, rental and for-sale housing, to increase the city’s long-term
supply
Anaheim’s tourism industry relies on thousands of dedicated hospitality workers, many of whom
face severe housing cost burdens. These programs address the urgent need for affordable workforce
housing in the City. Ultimately, the City’s focus should continue to prioritize increasing
opportunities of affordable housing and programs especially for the workforce in low, very low,
and extremely low income categories(for those earning around $80,916 and below). Expanding
these opportunities creates greater worker stability, ensuring the workforce who maintain tourism in
the City of Anaheim are able to live affordably in the city they serve.
We support the creation of the ATID Area workforce Housing Program and look forward to
continued collaboration to ensure that these resources truly serve those most in need.
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We look forward to continuing to support your efforts to meet the housing needs of Anaheim’s most
vulnerable residents. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (949) 250-0909 or
cesarc@kennedycommission.org.
Sincerely,
Cesar Covarrubias
Executive Director
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