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Whywouldyouvotefor taxpayersto pickupthetab? Justsaythatwe, thecity, arebeingfinedandthatthe mayor, andhisteam, madeabigmistake. Unbelievable!
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1 PublicComment
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Cc: [email protected]; MikeLyster; [email protected]; RobertFabela Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] Re: SupportforStadiumDevelopmentPlan? NO! Warning: Thisemailoriginatedfrom outsidetheCity of Anaheim. Donotclicklinksor open attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage.
DearMayorHarrySidhuandMembersof theAnaheimCityCouncil,
DoNOTapprovetheCitypaying $96MILLION fromthestadiumsalefor affordablehousing.
I DONOTsupporttheCitysellingtheStadiumpropertywiththecurrentplan. VOTENO, AND WORKONA FAIRDEALFORTHEANAHEIMTAXPAYERS!!!
YOUWILL BEVERYEMBARRASSEDWHENSRB/MORENOGET'STHESEENTITLEMENTS APPROVEDANDTHENSELLSTHEPROPERTYFOR100'sOFMILLIONSOFDOLLARSIN PROFITS! THETRANSACTIONSHOULDAT LEASTHAVEA CLAUSETHATALLOWSTHE
CITYTHEFIRSTRIGHTTOPURCHASEAT THEBUYER'SCOSTSHOULDTHEYDECIDETO SELL. WHYSHOULDSRBPROFITAT THEEXPENSEOFANAHEIMTAXPAYERS? Asourleaders, I hopeyouwill lookcloselyatwhatthisproposedagreementandplanDOESNOT OFFER....NAMELY, THEMARKETVALUEFORTHEPROPERTY ($246Mil - $96Mil = $150Mil for 153acres, howmuchdothetaxpayersgetfortheStadiumandtheGrove? $0...that'showmuch!).
Your NOVOTECANtakeAnaheimandtheirresidentsto thenextlevel.
Thankyouforyourleadership. PleasedotheproperthingandVOTENO. THISISNOTagreatdeal for theCityof Anaheim.
WALLYCOURTNEY
ANAHEIMTAXPAYER
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From: DAVIDDURAN <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, April26,
To: PublicComment
Cc: HarrySidhu (Mayor); JenniferDiaz; TrevorO'Neil; StephenFaessel; JoseMoreno; AvelinoValencia; GloriaS. Ma'ae; KellyAviles; NorbertoSantana; [email protected]; KarenHernandez; EdLopez; JeanineRobbins; Thomas Fielder; LindaLehnkering; KennethBatiste; PAT7OAKS
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] RE: PublicComments (CityCouncil
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Accordingto RobBonta, CaliforniaAttorneyGeneral, theCityof Anaheimwill berequiredto:
Depositapproximately $96millionintoalocalhousingtrustfundfor thesolepurposeof financingnew extremelylow, verylow, andlow-incomehousingintheCityof Anaheimoverthenextfiveyears; Providethe AttorneyGeneralwithperiodicdetailedreportstracingthosefundsto specificaffordablehousingdevelopment projects, untilthefundsarefullydisbursed; Commitanadditional $27millionin affordablehousingcreditsto theAngelsfor thedevelopmentof upto 466affordablehousingunitsontheAngelStadiumPropertySite; andallowtheAngelsto leveragethe $27millionwithdevelopmentincentivesandpublicfinancingto ensure thetimelydevelopmentof theseunits.
RobBantacalledontheCityCouncilto approvetheproposedjudgment, whichwoulddedicatemorethan $123 millionto fundtheconstructionof affordablehousingonanexpeditedtimelineandcouldresultinmorethan 1,000newaffordablehomes.
Sidhucontinuesto lieto thepublicbystatingthattheCityof Anaheimactedlegally, leadingtheresidentsand publicto believethattheStateAttorneyGeneraliswrongto imposeanyamendmentsto thecity’sbehindclosed doorsnegotiationsandcorruptdealing(s) withtheAngelsBaseballandSRBmanagement.
Theresidents & taxpayersof Anaheim, fundedthecorruptsaleof thestadiumandthecity’s ownedlargest parcelsurroundingthestadium. Now, withthestadiumgiveawayandtheAttorneyGeneral’sproposal, the taxpayersareagainbeingliedto bySidhuwhenhestatesthatSRBwill bepayingtheapproximately $96 millionconsideringthefactthatthe $96millionistaxpayermoneythatwascorruptlygivento SRBinthefirst place.
All of thiscouldandwouldhavebeenavoidedif thecorruptmayorfollowedthelawinaccordancewiththe SurplusLandAct; instead, hiscalculatedcorruption, greed, andineptitudetargetedignoringthelawasevident bythecity’sdefendantpositionvs. PEOPLEOFTHESTATEOFCALIFORNIAandCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENTOFHOUSINGANDCOMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT.
I demandthatthecity’sso-calledmayor (HarrySidhu) immediatelyrecognizewrongdoingandimmediately resign….theresidentsof thecitydeservebetter.
LINK: https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-calls-anaheim-city-council-approve- proposed-stipulated
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From: HGarten <[email protected]>
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Cc: JoseMoreno
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] AnaheimStadiumSaleLegalSettlement (proposed), VoteNo...
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April26, 2022
Wethree, WarrenGarten, MarciaGartenandStevenGartenandweallvoteineveryelectionhereinAnaheimsince 2000, arestronglyopposedtothesettlementregardingthesaleoftheAngelStadium, asproposed, betweentheCity of AnaheimandtheStateAttorneyGeneral’sOffice. Asproposed, thesettlementabsolvestheCity’sillegalno-bid saleofourmostvaluableasset; leviesa $100millionfinethatshouldotherwisebeinourgeneralfundforparks, neighborhoodservices, infrastructure, andpublicsafety; andthesettlementfurtherintensifiesracialandeconomic segregationinourcitybypushingaffordablehousingawayfromthe153acresstadiumdistrictandplatinum triangle–indirectcontradictiontoourHousingElementassubmittedtotheStateofCalifornia. Inessence, this settlementapprovesanillegalactthatisakintosomeonetakingyourhomeandofferingyourchildabicycleto compensate.
It isinarguablethattheCityof Anaheimanditsresidentswillbenefitgreatlyfromtheaffordablehousingthatwill comefromtheAngelStadiumsettlement. I hopethatthehousingwill beequitablyspatiallydistributedthroughout theCity, andthattheCityprioritizesverylowincome (VLI) andlowincome (LI) units. ThroughmyroleasaCity Councilmembersince2018, I haveremainedandcontinueto beafirmadvocateforaffordablehousing, especially forverylowincomeandlowincomehouseholds. I havefirmlyadvocatedthataffordablehousingbeequitably spatiallydistributedthroughouttheCity, evenattimeswhenthecurrentcouncilmajoritydidnotwishtoconverse andagendizethetopicwhenit cametotheHousingElementand/orotherdevelopmentprojectsthathavecomeupto avote.
Anaheim'ssettlementfortheAngelStadiumtransactionhasconcerningimplicationsfortheapplicationofthe CaliforniaSurplusLandActandadvocatesabilityto advocateformeaningfulprojectswithdeepaffordablehousing onpublicly-ownedsurplusproperties. TheCASLAisdesignedtoprioritizeaffordablehousingandother communitybenefitsonpublicly-ownedsurplusproperties. Withthesettlement, it appearstheCitydoesnothaveto buildaffordablehousingunitsonsite, whichisinoppositiontooneofthegoalsoftheSLAofhavingaffordable housingincorporatedtoaproposedproject.
Moreoever, throughouttheAngelStadiumnegotiationandultimatelyitssale, therewasaclearissueof transparency. MayorSidhuappointedhimselfastherepresentativeoftheCityinnegotiationswiththeintentionthat hewouldreporttocouncilandreceivetheirinputforanegotiationagreement. However, Sidhucamebackand decidedonaproposedsaleagreementandleftlittletonoroomforconsultationwiththeCouncilandthepublic.
Additionally, theCitydidnotprovidepublicforumswhereresidentsandothermembersofthepubliccouldlearn abouttheongoingnegotiationsandprovidetheirinput. MayorSidhuandtheCouncilmajoritydecidedthatthey knewwhatwasbestforAnaheimwithoutconsultingresidentsandthepublic.
OnDecember2021theCAHousingandCommunityDevelopmentdepartmentconcludedthattheCitywasin violationofoftheCASurplusLandActandfoundthat:
1. TheCityfailedto declaretheAngelStadiumpropertyas “surplus”
2. TheCityfailedtoputoutanoticeofavailabilityasrequiredbytheSLA 1 3. TheCityviolatedtheSurplusLandActbyfailingtoprovideHCDtheinformationanddocumentsrequiredby GovernmentCodesection54230.5(b)(1) priortoagreeingtotermstodisposeoftheProperty.
Thequestionremains, “WhydidtheCouncilMajoritychoosetonotputthislandupforabidundertheSLAprocess andresolvethissooner?” AsalongtimeAnaheimresidentandAnaheimcouncilmember, I amconcernedofthe precedentwearesettingasaCityandwhatit signalstoothermunicipalitiesthattheycancircumventthelawand negotiateadealonpublicly-ownedsurpluspropertiesbehindcloseddoorsandsimplypayafinelaterdowntheline.
Thebottomlineisthis: MayorHarrySidhu, andhisCouncilmajority, illegallysoldour AnaheimStadiumand surroundinglandonano-bidrealestatedealthatisnowcostingthetaxpayersof Anaheim $100millioninstate imposedfines. Whilethe $100millionfinewill gotowardbuildingaffordablehousinginAnaheim, thefactremains thatthelawwasbroken. Endsdonotjustifythemeans. Asproposed, thesettlementpushessuchaffordablehousing awayfromthestadiumsitefurtheringracialandeconomicsegregationinourCity. Soonceagain, theflatlandsof Anaheimwill beartheresponsibilityof MayorSidhuandhisCouncilmajority’sillegalbehavior. Themessageto Anaheimresidents–takeabackseattotheMayor’sfriendsandcampaigncontributors; andif youareahard-working residentinourCity? YoumayworkandserveinAnaheimbutyouarenotwelcometoliveintheStadiumdistrict.
Thankyou,
Marcia, WarrenandSteveGarten
AnaheimCa92805
2 PublicComment
From: PatD <[email protected]>
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Cc: GloriaS. Ma'ae; JoseMoreno; JoseDiaz; HarrySidhu (Mayor); StephenFaessel; Trevor O'Neil; AvelinoValencia
Subject:\[ EXTERNAL\] PublicCommentsSpecialmtgand #14
Warning: Thisemailoriginatedfrom outsidetheCity of Anaheim. Donotclicklinksor open attachmentsunlessyourecognizethesenderandareexpectingthemessage. 14 http://local.anaheim.net/docs_agend/questys_pub/33393/33423/33424/33651/Documents.htm Congratulationsinmakingthismoveto createabitmoreaffordablehousing. Toobadtooksolongto getinto thisapproachandhowaboutyoucommitto pursuingalldistrictsto createtheseopportunities? Youreffortsin takingseriouslytheRHNAgoalsassignedandgainapprovalfor Anaheim'sGeneralPlanin thisHousing Elementcycleismorecruelandarrogantworkbymajorityof theCouncil. Failingto focusonAffordable Housing, unlessfreemoneyandlegislation/courtactioncompelsyouto dotherightthing, reflectsthecouncil majority'scontinuationof devaluingmembersof ourcommunitywhoarehousinginsecure.
Youmustdobetter!
Specialmeeting
http://local.anaheim.net/docs_agend/questys_pub/33765/33795/33796/33802/Documents.htm Beforeyoucelebrateandcontinueyourselfrighteousapproachasto Stadiumsale andtheSurplusLandAct, pleaserealizeyouVIOLATEDTHESURPLUSLANDACT!!! Thecurrentlegislationworkedasbestit couldbutwethecitizenryof Anaheimarestillscrewed. Financially manyholesexistandallbecauseof theworkof thismajorityCouncil.
Ourbiggestassetisgone. Ourcityisonvergeof bankruptcy. Youcontinueyourcommitmentto lackof transparencythoughI noteyoudecidedto managethis "deal" inopensession. Youmightbecatchingonasto BrownActbutI doubtit. Youcan't betrusted.
Asimplementationof theGeneralplanmovesforwardfor thisRHNACycleyouwill needto stepupandget someviableproposalsonthetablefor adequatelowandverylowincomeaffordablehousingbuilds. Housing andCommunityDevelopmentisprettyclearonwhatyouneedto doandthecommunityiswatching.
AffirmativelyFurtheringFairHousingandsiteidentificationbigareasof complianceyouhaven't adequately addressed.
Followingallyourselfcongratulatoryactivitiesattheexpenseof ourcommunityisexhausting, infuriating, and nowweknow, canbefoundillegal!
Yourknowledgeablestaffknowwhatneedsto bedone. Listeningto theirideasandpastsuccessfulpracticesis key.
WhileI trulywonderaboutthe capacityof mostof you, if able, youmustdobetter! PatDavis
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