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Date:8/8/2025 5:08:07 PM
From:"Adam Wood" awood@biasc.org
To:"Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim.net
Subject:[EXTERNAL] BIA/OC Comment Letter for Aug 12 Council Me e ting
Attachment:BIAOC Comment Letter - Item 6.pdf;
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Please see attached for the Tuesday August 12th Council meeting.
Thanks.
-Adam
Adam S. Wood
Senior Vice President
Building Industry Association of Southern California, Inc.
awood@biasc.org
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Mailing Address: 17192 Murphy Ave., #14445, Irvine, CA 92623
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT
MEGAN ELTRINGHAM
THE NEW HOME COMPANY
1st VICE PRESIDENT
DAVE MELLO
LANDSEA HOMES
TREASURER
JOE OFTILE
WARMINGTON RESIDENTIAL
SECRETARY
NORMAN BROWN
PULTE GROUP
TRADE CONTRACTOR VP
ALAN BOUDREAU
BOUDREAU PIPELINE
ASSOCIATE MEMBER VP
MARK HIMMELSTEIN
NEWMEYER & DILLION, LLP
MEMBER AT LARGE
PETER VANEK
INTREGAL COMMUNITIES
MEMBER AT LARGE
SEAN MATSLER
COX, CASTLE, & NICHOLSON LLP
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
BROOKE DOI
SHEA HOMES
SR. VICE PRESIDENT, OC CHAPTER
ADAM WOOD
BIA/SC
BUILDING INDUSTRY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.
ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
17192 MURPHY AVE #14445, IRVINE, CA 92623
949-553-9500 I BIAOC.COM
August 12, 2025
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken
City of Anaheim
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Re: Housing Authority – Item 6: 703 & 705 S. Anaheim Blvd
Mayor and Council,
On behalf of the Building Industry Association of Southern California - Orange
County Chapter (BIA/OC), I write highlight the ability to increase housing
opportunity as considered in the staff recommendation for Housing Authority Item 6.
By way of background, BIA/OC is a non-profit trade association of over 1,000
member companies affiliated with the home building industry. Our mission is to
champion housing as the foundation of vibrant and sustainable communities.
Over many years at many council hearings, we have testified about California’s
housing crisis and Item 6 addresses many concerns. This is specifically highlighted
by the staff report wherein it says, “(g)iven the challenging nature of developing the
Authority-owned site as a stand-alone project and the ability to achieve
homeownership opportunities through a larger residential project” approval of the two
proposed resolutions increases housing opportunity that otherwise might not occur.
Disposition of Redevelopment land, navigating the Surplus Land Act and financing
the incredible costs of construction are all major hurdles to bringing any new housing
to market. All those concerns are surmountable through this proposal and ownership
opportunity will be brought to one of the most vibrant communities in all of Orange
County.
Sincerely,
Adam Wood
Senior Vice President
BIA/SC – Orange County Chapter