2. Appendix to Minutes (03/03/26) — Anaheim City Council, June 9, 2026 (part 1 of 2)

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From:" TimJames" tjames@CAGrocers. com
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Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], "Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], Kristen Maahs" [email protected], "Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Cc:" City Clerk" [email protected], "Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Self-checkout Regulation - 3/3 Agenda Attachment: Anaheim SCO LTR 3-3.pdf;CBA Analysis - Anaheim.pdf; Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Mayor and Councilme mbe rs, Please acce pt the attache d letter and document regarding Se lf -che ckout regul ati on on the 3/ 3 age nda. Re ach out with any que sti ons or for additi onal informati on. Thank you for your considerati on. Tim Timothy Jame s
Director, Local Gove rnme nt and Enterprise Ri sk
Cal iforni a Groce rs Association
916- 448- 3545
March 3, 2026
The Honorable Ashleigh Aitken
Mayor, City of Anaheim
200 S Anaheim Boulevard
Anaheim, CA 92805
RE: Self-checkout Requirements
Dear Mayor Aitken,
On behalf of the Anaheim grocery industry, I write with genuine concern with both the process and the policy of regulating self-checkout (SCO) for grocers in Anaheim. We are shocked the Council would consider moving forward with regulation of grocer s with no contact or discussion with grocers by the Mayor, Councilmembers or city staff. Deciding policy direction with no input from the businesses you intend to regulate should be considered irresponsible. I hope you agree that even if disagreements exist it is vital that all voices be recognized and heard before government acts.

Real-world experience and data shows regulating SCO has no impact on the intended results claimed by advocates. SCO regulation to this point has only burdened its operation, both technically and legally, to the point of forcing its removal. This puts Anaheim brick-and-mortar grocers at a competitive disadvantage to more convenient options like neighboring grocers and on-line grocery options.

Due to the lack of contact or discussion with Anaheim grocers and the significant impact of this policy to existing and future Anaheim grocers we ask the Council provide no direction to develop an ordinance until Anaheim grocers have been made fully aware and given the opportunity to share data and impacts regarding SCO regulation.

Employee safety is grocer’s highest concern. This is why there are clear and strict company policies for employees to not engage when retail theft or similar situations arise. There are also multiple layers of state law that protects employees and requires grocers to regularly plan, prevent, train and implement safety plans for all threats in the workplace.

Retail theft at SCO is minimal to non-existent in most grocery stores. The reality of retail theft is thieves simply walk the items out of the front door bypassing all checkouts. SCO stations are equipped with multiple layers of technology to prevent retail theft, which includes hiding or improperly scanning items. It is also important to recognize the passage of Proposition 36 along with partnerships between law enforcement and retailers has had significant impact on the amount of theft at grocery stores.

The staff report includes a comparison of recent SCO regulations, but left out the most significant piece. In mid-2025 UFCW and its members ratified a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) across all of Southern California that regulates SCO (Attached). This agreement addresses the same points advocates of an ordinance seek to regulate. This begs the question of what is so unique or dangerous about the City of Anaheim from all other Southern California jurisdictions that UFCW demands significantly more SCO regulation here. Furthermore, it disrupts the value and purpose of an employee and employer agreement ratified in a CBA for a municipality to override its contents. If anything, Anaheim should be focused on supporting the contents of a CBA agreement, not erasing them.

March 3, 2026
Mayor Ashleigh Aitken
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Convenience has become one of the top decision points for where consumers purchase their groceries.

Consumers are choosing in significant numbers grocery purchasing options that best fit their lifestyle – meaning most convenient. For brick-and-mortar grocers this means offering consumer demanded convenience to stay competitive. Data shows that 83% of consumers have used SCO in the last six months, Gen Z and Millennial consumers overwhelmingly prefer SCO and the number of total consumers who prefer SCO is rising at 5% a year. This data makes two important points – it is consumers who want and demand SCO and brick-and-mortar grocers needs SCO as a viable option to stay competitive. Any artificial barriers to Anaheim brick-and-mortar grocers offering SCO options negatively impacts that stores sustainability.

The regulation of SCO at grocery is a layered and impactful issue. The Council has not received a clear or full view of SCO operation and regulation impacts, especially with no outreach to Anaheim grocers. The Council moving forward or making any level of commitment at this time is both unfair and unwise. We ask you refrain from pursuing SCO regulation at this time until critical data and real-world impacts are understood and the regulated businesses have been engaged and provided a reasonable opportunity to be heard. We appreciate your consideration and look forward to discussing SCO further in partnership with Anaheim .

Sincerely,
Tim James
Director, Local Government Relations
California Grocers Association
cc: Councilmembers, Anaheim City Council
Self-Checkout UFCW CBA Analysis
Provision UFCW Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA)
effective July 2025)
Staffing Ratio None
Dedicated Employee
Requirement
Yes - may be assigned to perform incidental work in the general vicinity of that self- checkout bank or operate a fullservice check stand to respond to a customer' s request when no more than one customer is using that self- checkout bank.

Staffed Lane Required Yes - During the hours of 8:00 am - 7:00 pm, if any selfcheckout lane is available for use by customers, the Employer will schedule at least one ( 1) full-service
checkout lane to be open and available for use by
customers.

Item Limit Yes - All stores with self- check will have signage that states that self-check should be limited to orders of about fifteen ( 15) items.

Restricted Items at SCO None. State of CA already restricts sales of alcohol at SCO.

Covered Establishments All grocers with Collective Bargaining Agreements Enforcement Mechanism Formal grievance process per CBA
Penalties Penalties per CBA
Right to Cure None – not needed
Implementation Period July 2025
Public Signage None – not needed
Anti-Retaliation Yes – Per Collective Bargaining Agreement State Preemption Clause Yes – State and Local allowance for CBA exemption from the law
Source: UFCW Grocery Contracts 2025 Ratification Handout https:// www.ufcw770. org/ grocerycontracts ou don't often get email from mkasper@superiorgrocers. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/3/2026 12:35:36 PM
From:" Mary Kasper" mkasper@superiorgrocers. com
To:

Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], Kristen Maahs" [email protected], "Natalie Meeks" [email protected], " City Clerk" [email protected], " Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] City of Anaheim Potential Self-Checkout Regulation - Communication from Superior Grocers Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor Aitken, Mayor Pro Tem Leon, Councilmember Balius, Councilmember Rubalcava, Councilmember Kurtz, Councilmember Maahs and Councilmember Meeks,
On behalf of Superior Grocers, Iam writing regarding the Self-Checkout Ordinance currently under consideration by the Anaheim City Council. Superior Grocers operates one store within the city, employing approximately 85 team members who serve thousands of local residents and visitors each week.

A Self-Checkout Ordinance carries significant operational implications for grocery retailers and the customers who rely on us. To date, however, local grocers, including our company, have not received outreach or communicati on from the City regarding this potential regulation.

It is critical that the Council be fully informed of the practical importance and potential consequences of self-checkout regulation before taking action. Changes to well-established self-checkout practices, if made without industry input, may inadvertently create adverse impacts on business operations, employee workload, and the customer experience.

For these reasons, we respectfully request that the City engage with the local grocer community and solicit stakeholder feedback prior to considering any action affecting self-checkouts. Superior Grocers values our partnership with the City of Anaheim, and we welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you on this issue.

Thank you for your consideration, for your service to the community, and for taking the time to hear the concerns of your constituents. We are available for follow-up and would be pleased to provide additi onal information or answer any questi ons you may have.

Sincerely,
Mary Kasper
Mary Kasper
Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer
Superior Grocers
15510 Carmenita Road
Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
Office: 562-345-8597
Mobile: 310-662-1332
mkasper@superiorgrocers. com
Welcome to Superior Grocers - Superior Grocers
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From:" Courtney Carranza" Courtney.Carranza@pavilions. com To:

Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], Kristen Maahs" [email protected], "Natalie Meeks" [email protected], " City Clerk" [email protected], " Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Self-Checkout Consideration
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Sent on behalf of Jim Wallace
Good afternoon Anaheim City Council,
As Anaheim grocers , Alberts ons , Vons , and Pavilions operates 3 stores in your city.

We have not received any outreach or communication from the city regarding self-checkout regulation.

It is important you understand the details of our self-checkout operation before you act.

We are concerned that making decisions about grocery operations with no input from grocers could have harmful results .

Please reach out to the grocery community before taking any action.

We look forward to working with you in partnership.

Sincerely,
Jim Wallace
SVP Operations - Alberts ons , Vons , Pavilions
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From:" JAS SINGH" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

The project' s environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids/ pets/ elderly parents] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impossible. It feels like the city is hoping for the best rather than planning for the worst.

I am not against new housing in general, but it has to be built in the right places. Putting high- density housing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety first and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
Jaskaran Thind
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From:" Maria Bessem" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] No -forthe high density #447 unit Festival project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear City Council members,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote " No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn' t just " traffic"—it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Maria Bessem
130 N AVENIDA CORDOBA
ANAHEIM, CA 92808
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From:" nagood6099@gmail. com" nagood6099@gmail. com
To:

Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], "Ryan Balius" [email protected], "Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anahe im.net, " Natalie Meeks" [email protected], " Public Comment" publiccomment@anahe im.net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to Proposed Festival Center Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor and City Council,
I am writing in strong opposition to the proposed Festival Center project due to unresolved public safety and evacuation concerns in an area that has and continues to have a history of natural fire hazards, unlike other areas ofAnaheim.

First and foremost, the proposed action impedes the health and safety ofAnaheim residents. This area already suffers from limited ingress and egress and is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Evacuation is currently a known problem and the proposed project will only exacerbate existing issues, particularly evacuation under emergency conditions.

No other residents of Anaheim have had to flee their homes during wildfires only to be faced with gridlocked traffic as they try to escape to safety.

The proposed development will make this type situation even more precarious, increasing evacuation times during a wildfire and potentially cause catastrophic loss of life. Approving a major new development without a proven, effective evacuation plan places existing residents at increased risk. Public safety must be resolved before additional density is considered.

My daughter, grandchildren, and elderly mother also live in Anaheim Hills and had to flee their homes during the wildfires of 2017. Evacuation was horrific and additional development of the proposed Festival Center project will only make matters worse. The City is responsible and accountable first and foremost for the safety of its residents and, as such, so are each of you as our elected representatives. It is unimaginable to me that individually and/or collectively you would take unnecessary action by approving the proposed Festival Center project to endanger people’ s lives.

I understand— traffic and development is a fact of life throughout the city and Anaheim Hills should not and is not exempt from this. Our streets already experience major gridlock as commuters try to find alternatives to the 91 freeway. Each area of the city has different nuances, however, and the wildfire dangers in Anaheim Hills are unique and should not be ignored or pushed aside to accommodate this development.

For these reasons, I urge the City to deny approval of the proposed Festival Center until evacuation and emergency access issues are fully and transparently addressed. The City Council has a moral and legal obligation to protect the life and safety of its residents.

Sincerely,
Naomi Goodwin
Concerned Anaheim Hills Resident
ate: 2/26/2026 9:54:52 PM
From:" JULIE VANDERPOOL" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from juliedale@aol. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
Pleas e, pleas e recons ider. Our tract at Riverview and Santa Ana Cyn is swamped many, many days with cut through traffic as it stands now. We are thankful to the city for putting speed bumps on Larkwood to slow down speeders , but that cannot and does not affect the bumper- to- bumper cars that happen whenever the 91 backs up. With local streets impacted already in this way, building high dens ity hous ing jus t is n’ t smart. It’ s sincerely frightening to think of the inevitable evacuations we will face.

I am writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project. You don' t need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Mos t days , jus t getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation jus t does n't pas s the " common sens e" test.

We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets , not jus t the numbers on a developer' s spreadsheet. Pleas e do the res pons ible thing and protect the res idents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills , not more people trapped in them. Please vote "No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Julie Vanderpool
8436EAmberwood
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ate: 2/26/2026 9:59:49 PM
From:" Linda Ruiz" lindaruiz55@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center Project
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Dear Council Member,
I am writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project.

We do not want 1000 people driving their cars out of the apartment complex trying to avoid the fires . Then combine all the cars getting off the 55/ 91 Freeway driving either Serrano or Santa Ana Canyon roads
I have lived here for 25 years and had to evacuate 2 times . When we moved here Anaheim Hills was a small “ city” where hard working people lived and flouris hed.

Mos t days , jus t getting to the store after 4pm is a nightmare.

The fire and police departments voted down Deer Canyon and now here we go again with another project to make as much money as pos sible and not even thinking about the repercus sion.

Pleas e do the res pons ible thing and protect the res idents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills , not more people trapped in them. Pleas e vote " No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Linda Ruiz
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From:" Dung Nguyen" nhtdung1007@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety!!! Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
My name is Dung Nguyen. I chose to move to Anaheim Hills because of its beauty and strong sense of community. However, I am deeply concerned about the proposed Shea/Festival Center apartment project. Since relocating here, I have learned that our neighborhood is designated as a high-risk fire zone with very limited evacuation routes. It is alarming to hear that evacuation during a major emergency can already take several hours. Adding more than 1,000 additional residents and their vehicles to our streets raises serious safety concerns.

The project’ s environmental report acknowledges that evacuation times would increase with this development. As a parent, I cannot help but think about the difficulty of getting my family to safety during a fast- moving wildfire. Ifour current infrastructure is already strained, introducing hundreds of additional cars could significantly worsen an already dangerous situation. Planning for growth should not come at the expense of emergency preparedness.

I support thoughtful housing development, but it must be placed in locations that can safely accommodate it. Building high-density housing in a known evacuation bottleneck within a fire- prone area does not seem prudent. I respectfully urge you to prioritize public safety and vote “ No” on this project until meaningful evacuation improvements are in place.

Sincerely,
Dr. Dung Nguyen, DPM
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From:" Thu Nguyen" tan11011997@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Public Safety Concerns Regarding the Festival Center Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
My family and I chose to make Anaheim Hills our home because it is a safe, welcoming, and family- centered community. As a mother, I am increasingly worried about the proposed Shea/Festival Center apartment project and what it could mean for our neighborhood’ s safety. We live in a designated high fire severity zone with very limited evacuation routes, and it is deeply concerning to know that evacuation during a major wildfire could already take hours.

Adding more than 1,000 new residents and their vehicles to an area that already struggles with traffic flow during peak times raises serious concerns. The project’ s own environmental review indicates that evacuation times would increase. In an emergency, every minute matters. I think about how quickly a wildfire can spread and what it would mean to be trying to get my family out while roads are gridlocked. That is not a risk our community should be asked to accept.

I understand the importance of addressing housing needs, and I am not opposed to responsible development. However, placing high-density housing at a known evacuation bottleneck in a high-risk fire zone does not seem like responsible planning. Public safety must come first.

I respectfully ask that you vote “ No” on this project unless and until there are real, concrete improvements to ensure residents can evacuate safely.

Sincerely,
ate: 2/26/2026 10:21:28 PM
From:" Chris Bellin" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from chris topher. bellin23@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

Since moving here, I've learned that our neighborhood is in a high- ris k fire zone with very limited ways to get out. I was shocked to read that it already takes over three hours to evacuate this area during an emergency. Adding over 1,000 more people and their cars to our streets seems like a huge ris k to everyone' s safety.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids /pets / elderly parents ] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res pons ible.

I am as king you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
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ate: 2/26/2026 10:21:39 PM
From:" Chris Bellin" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from chris topher. bellin23@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids /pets / elderly parents ] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res pons ible.

I am as king you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
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From:" Kimberly Job" kjob@rcj- cpa. com
To:"
Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anaheim. net, " Carlos A. Leon" CLeon@anaheim. net, " Ryan Balius" RBalius@anaheim. net, " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anaheim. net, " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anaheim. net, " Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anaheim. net, " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] NO one proposed apartments at the Anaheim hills festival center Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a 26 year resident of Anaheim Hills to ask you to please vote " NO" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn' t be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don' t make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. W Sincerely
Kimberly and Richard Job
26 y ear Anaheim Hills residents
South Solomon Drive, AH
ate: 2/26/2026 10:27:13 PM
From:" Brad & Sandy Chapman" thechapman6@sbcglobal. net To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from thechapman6@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Sandra and Bradley Chapman
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ate: 2/26/2026 11:01:24 PM
From:" Tracy O'Day" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from odayx3@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Tracy O’Day
8724 E Garden View Dr
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ou don't often get email from m.nuesa@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/26/2026 11: 16: 15 PM
From:" Melissa Nuesa" m.nuesa@gmail. com
To:"
Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anaheim. net, " Carlos A. Leon" CLeon@anaheim. net, " Ryan Balius" RBalius@anaheim. net, " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anaheim. net, " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anaheim. net, " Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anaheim. net, " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills because it is a beautiful, family-oriented community, but I am very concerned about the proposed Shea/Festival Center apartment project. Since moving here, I've learned that our neighborhood is in a high-risk fire zone with very limited way The project's environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [kids/pets/elderly parents] to safety. If the roads are already fa I am not against new housing in general, but it has to be built in the right places. Putting high- density housing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety first and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution Sincerely,
Melissa Nuesa
ou don't often get email from janettelewis1995@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 12:01:35 AM
From:" Janette Lewis" janettelewis1995@gmail. com
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Dear Mayor and Council Members,
I am a resident of the Overlook Apartments on S Festival Drive. Dear Council Member, Iam writing to you as aresidentofAnaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at theAnaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and Iwill never forget the feeling of being stuck in mycar, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over two hours. It was terrifying. Justthe smoke was dreadful and aggravated several health issues. It wasn't just "traffic"—itwas a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Janette Lewis
185 S Festival Drive #309
Anaheim, CA 92808
ate: 2/27/2026 12:04:01 AM
From:" John Erb" johnmerb@yahoo. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Shea/Festival Center apartments - VOTE NO! You don' t often get email from johnmerb@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
If you could do something to avoid the devas tating recent fires in Pacific Palis ades and Altadena, wouldn’ t you? Anaheim Hills could be next, and it could be wors e.

There are only three evacuation routes out of Anaheim Hills . Res idents already Know Their Way. Traffic in this area of Anaheim is already gridlocked to a full hard stop on thes e routes almos t every afternoon with normal traffic. It can take me an hour to drive down Weir Canyon to Cos tco at Savi Ranch, a route that takes minutes with no traffic. You’ ve heard the stories of res idents having to simply abandon their cars in previous evacuations becaus e the routes became clogged with vehicles . Are you going to sacrifice res idents to die in fire for some more apartments ? Every year as the hills become brown and dry, and the Santa Ana winds blow so hard my hous e feels like it’ s going to blow off its foundation, I think, “ Is this the year it all burns down? And how many are going to die?” The idea that you would even cons ider wors ening this situation before taking action to address the problem ( Fairmont overpas s ?) is terrifying to all res idents such as my family.

I unders tand there is a hous ing shortage, but this is not NIMBYis m. This is a matter of survival. Surely you don’ t addres s a hous ing problem by building more hous ing in an already dangerous area. Surely you don’ t change zoning when it worsens what is already a very dangerous situation. Is n’ t that the oppos ite of what zoning is suppos ed to do?
Please vote on this illadvised proposal as if yourfamily were living here, as mine is , in fear.

Please vote no
John Erb
1029 S Mountvale Ct, AnaheimCA 92808
ate: 2/27/2026 1:41:00 AM
From:" Linda Oster" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from soloind@aol. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Linda Os ter
ou don't often get email from smazz1975@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 4:24:54 AM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

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Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, as well as being evacuated for the 2008 and 2020 fires, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. Even on a normal day I think twice about going out especially between 2 and 6 because traffic is so heavy when the 91 is backed up. I can't imagine adding more cars from the proposed festival housing. During the 2017 fire It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Sherry Mazzara
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ate: 2/27/2026 5:05:16 AM
From:" Aline Young" alineyoung@me. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Development Anaheim Hills
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To whom it may concern,
I have lived in this area for the majority of my life and was proud to be part of the first graduating class from Canyon High School. I currently own homes in the Hills and in Villa Park, and I care deeply about the safety and future of our community.

I have written to you before regarding my concerns about the proposed development. Unfortunately, it appears that financial considerations are being prioritized over public safety. I fundamentally disagree with this approach from our elected representative.

Your number one responsibility should be to keep your constituents safe. The current fire evacuation plan is flawed on multiple levels. It does not adequately account for existing traffic volume, let alone the additional congestion this development would create. In the event of another fire of any meaningful size, I fear that lives could be lost. That is not an acceptable risk.

I see no justification for moving forward with this building project until meaningful infrastructure improvements — including additional road access are completed. Furthermore, the current evacuation signage is inadequate and must be significantly improved.

As a member of your constituency, I strongly urge you to vote no on this proposal until safety is fully addressed and assured. On March 3, many of us will be watching closely to see who prioritizes the well-being of our community.

Respectfully,
Aline Young
ou don't often get email from mikalamalia22@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 5:42:54 AM
From:" Michelle MacDonald" mikalamalia22@gmail. com
To:

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to respectfully request that you oppose the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project by voting "No". As you are aware, Santa Ana Canyon Road is already operating at maximum capacity. The daily commute to work or local stores is a significant challenge for residents. It defies logic to suggest that the addition of over 400 apartments and approximately 1300 residents would not exacerbate the existing congestion, particularly in the event of a wildfire evacuation.

The city's own reports acknowledge that the current evacuation time for residents exceeds three hours. The notion that an additional seven- minute delay would be insignificant is highly concerning to those of us who reside in this area. Ifa container is already filled to capacity, it is illogical to continue adding more content and expect no adverse consequences. By approving this project, the city would essentially be acknowledging that the evacuation plan is flawed while choosing to increase the population density.

We urge our leaders to focus on the realities of our infrastructure rather than solely relying on data presented by developers. Please take the responsible course of action and protect the interests of existing residents. We require more effective evacuation routes, not increased population density that would exacerbate the challenges. I respectfully request that you vote "No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Michelle MacDonald
ate: 2/27/2026 6:08:48 AM
From:" BRITT ESQUIVEL" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from bkocaka@msn. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Britt Es quivel
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ate: 2/27/2026 6:50:24 AM
From:" Karla Kintsch" karlajk04@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from karlajk04@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Karla Kints ch
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ate: 2/27/2026 6:52:27 AM
From:" Kathleen gartland" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from luvdxtr@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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ou don't often get email from janjoy52@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 6:58:37 AM
From:" Janice Wood" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO onShea's proposed Festival Project. This is a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
We are writing to you as residents of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center.

We lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and will never forget the fear of being stuck in traffic, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It''s not just "traffic"— it's total standstill! The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

We understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Ken and Janice Wood
371 S. Old Bridge Rd
ou don't often get email from tristaperez790@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:02:32 AM
From:" trista perez" tristaperez790@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote note on the Shea Festival Apartments/ it’s a safeyissue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member, I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"—it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Trista Perez
790 S. Starview Ct 92808
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ou don't often get email from lyndarudesill01@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:10:00 AM
From:" Lynda R" lyndarudesill01@gmail. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Lynda Rudesill
Homeowner in The Highlands Communit y
ou don't often get email from paris@tldmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:24:38 AM
From:" Steve Paris" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I have lived above the Festival Center for 40 years. I've experienced all the fires and the ever worsening traffic on Santa Ana Canyon Road and Serrano/Weir Canyon roads. My office is located at Katella and Wanda in Orange. I have to take the freeway home because surface streets take 30 to 45 minutes to travel 7 miles after 5:00 pm.

I am writing to ask you to vote "No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. You don't need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Most days, just getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1,300 people to this area without creating a disaster during a wildfire evacuation just doesn't pass the "common sense" test.

We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets, not just the numbers on a developer' s spreadsheet. Please do the responsible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills, not more people trapped in them. Please vote "No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Steve Paris
7947 E. Altair Lane
Anaheim, CA 92808
ou don't often get email from scottshuff@me. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:41:24 AM
From:" Scott Shuff" scottshuff@me. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

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Scott Shuff
714.276.4116
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ou don't often get email from diane.myers185@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:51:52 AM
From:" Diane Myers" diane.myers185@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival project
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Once again the city council is trying to put high density housing in Anaheim Hills, bringing in an additional 1,000 cars to our area. We are already in gridlock on many days and cannot support additional traffic. You know this. Please do the right thing and vote no for this project. ou don't often get email from pragneshray@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:55:24 AM
From:" Pragnesh Ray" pragneshray@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Pragnes h Ray
945 S Canyon heights Dr
Anaheim, CA 92808
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ate: 2/27/2026 8:00: 00 AM
From:" Rick Pollgreen" pollgreen@hotmail. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] No vote on Festival project
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Dear Anaheim City Council Member,
I am writing to ask you to pleas e vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. You don' t need to be a traffic expert to s ee that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit.

We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets , not jus t the numbers on a developer' s spreads heet. Please do the res ponsible thing and protect the res idents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills more people trapped in them. Pleas e vote " No" on this project.

Please addres s the woefully inadequate infrastructure and evacuation plans BEFORE making it worse! That only makes sens e, right? Sincerely,
Rick Pollgreen
Anaheim resident
ate: 2/27/2026 8:07:32 AM
From:" Jen McCool" mccooljen@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival proposed project
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First off I want to say I’mdisappointed in the fact that any development in this area will have the same negative impact and speaking in them individually appears to be a waste of valuable time.

I also think before and vote is placed that the people voting should experience living here in daily traffic. If you vote for any project here you have never tried to escape a fire.

The know your way while I understand the idea behind it, it’s not realistic at all and in an actual fire senario we need to escape or get up any location we can to protect our family. Know your way really does nothing except flood all cars to the freeway which all neighboring cities are also heading the same direction.

Yesterday on a Thursday it was 30 min between Weir and imperial with an average speed of 3-6 mph. Then I will attach a video from Weir and Serrano around 4.

This area of AH just like Yorba Linda, Villa park and OPA are single and double lane roads with no shoulders and no center dividers so unlike downtown areas when there is traffic there is NO WAY for escape or fire or police or ambulance etc to get through.

Wayz has turned this entire area into a flood of cars cutting through to the IE.

Please understand even without a fire a nearly 3 hour window to maybe get out is not ok and with puts of in parking lots or stuck on weir Serrano or Santa Ana canyon and small streets to them in our cars.

I have shared my story before. In last fire I got hit by a fire tornado realizing I could not get out, my husband took hours to get to EL Rabcho to get our son and get to my parents house in Yorba Linda which was also evacuated where homes burned. Our daughter was at Orange Lutheran and a family took her to there home in VP which was evacuated where they then tried to get to another home in OPA that was evacuated roads closed all cars stuck on streets. We were unable to get to her till the middle of the night, then unable to get back together as a family as 4 cities were evacuated and not allowing cars or people back in dues to loss of homes and spot fires.

Festival well I’ll just leave this right here, my husband said it’s like the TITANIC they built thus big beautiful boat with not enough life vests, they knew it and in the end we all know how that panned out.

This new proposal no different from the rest does not help our streets our daily life our ability to leave our homes or ability to get out in a fire. The structure is grossly underestimated and with not enough spots the structure and lower deck of festival would be taken over which would also impact and destroy current businesses which we desperately need here.

What I think you all should be looking at is Savi ranch when YL built those apartments it was impossible to get in and out most times, it turned red on crime map, and nearly every business with the expectation of three have gone out of business, it’s a area heavily avoided and difficult to get to and from anyway do to the changes. It’s a mess really.

I’m tired of listening to union workers speak about temp jobs that leave a permanent dangerous disaster behind. You know with the way things are most of us can not just pick up and move to get away.

Also fir the last 5 years straight Anaheim has seen a decline in residence and a trip to google or 1 of 100’ s of articles will tell you they are all leaving to south county to get away from the traffic the high density and the crime, they want clean open streets. Dog parks , trails, less crime, less people. Instead of developing anything Anaheim should be building open clean spaces. You already know this though.

Please I’masking and I guess begging at this point our quality oflife and restriction ofmovement in our community is at an all time high. The city will be responsible going forward with damage death ambulance and fire personnel that can not make it to us even in a Tuesday in an emergency.

We do not and will never have the set up as a downtown area.

Please also note that Yorba Linda turned down project on LApalma directly across the way no builders remedy either due to evacuations and fire and we are in it worse over here. Time to put us first please. I know you can do the right thing for the people instead of city pockets. Let us work together to make the entire city a place to go to not to go from. 1 Video
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ate: 2/27/2026 8:22:39 AM
From:" Debbie Hawkins" debhawkins1@yahoo. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from debhawkins 1@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely, Debbie Hawkins
ou don't often get email from tfleury723@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 8:33:36 AM
From:" Tammy Fleury" tfleury723@gmail. com
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Subject: Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Tammy & Jeff Fleury
ate: 2/27/2026 8:36:27 AM
From:" Mike Bebb" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Cc:" JL" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from mcbebb@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Members ,
We are writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project. You don' t need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Mos t days , jus t getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation jus t does n't pass the " common sense" tes t.

Sincerely,
Joy Lynne & Mike Bebb
Anaheim Hills Res ident and Homeowner since 2018
ate: 2/27/2026 8:54:18 AM
From:" Christine VanDenEykel" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] NewDevelopment inFestival Shopping Center You don' t often get email from kwis o@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Members ,
Pleas e do NOT approve of this plan to develop apartments in the Fes tival Shopping Center. We have too much traffic as it is . We cannot get down Weir Canyon pas t Serrano if there is any kind of traffic on the 91 or Santa Ana Canyon, and that is typical and can happen any day.

We need a fas t evacuation when there is a fire. If the Santa Ana winds are blowing, we mus t be out immediately or we ris k death. I leave at the firs t sign of smoke, long before evacuation orders are given. I als o would not want to be limited to only certain routes , as there really aren’ t many options in how to leave. Know your way would place me in a dangerous route, and a three hour evacuation is NOT acceptable.

Thank you for your cons ideration in this extremely serious matter. 25 year Anaheim res ident Chris tine Van Den Eykel
ou don't often get email from shelley.shuff@me. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 9:10:30 AM
From:" Shelley Shuff" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] STOP Anaheim Hills Festival Project Number: DEV2023-00043 Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor Aitken and Council Members,
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

I live at 7976 E. Altair Lane in Anaheim Hills where I have been a resident for over 32 years.

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the Anaheim Hills Festival Project Number:

DEV2023- 00043 to add 447 multiple- family attached residential units. Adding a complex with at least 1,000 more residents would be disastrous for our community’ s safety.

Please consider the negative impact such a project would have on an already existing congested traffic problem and the issue of evacuation in a fire.

My family has personally experienced several evacuations. During one of the fires we were unable to leave the area. Traffic was gridlocked. Police blocked access to get elderly out it the senior apartments on Festival. I literally looked him in the eye and told him he was going to be responsible for the death of trapped seniors. I moved the barrier, my husband drove in and we were able to get my disable 80 year old mom out. We could not drive any further so we fearfully sat in our car in the Festival parking lot for over 6 hours with our children and 80 year old mother in our car as we watched the fires all around us.

Our neighbor and local retired Fire Chief has expressed his great concern for adding more than 800- 1,000 permanent residents at Festival Center. The additional traffic would be a detriment to our safety. Please protect our community and our lives by preventing this project from proceeding.

Your careful consideration is greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Shelley Shuff
ou don't often get email from vandeneykel@icloud. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 9:18:48 AM
From:" Mark Van Den Eykel" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments - its a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Members,
Please do NOT approve of this plan to develop apartments in the Festival Shopping Center. The traffic is already substantial and during fire evacuations it takes over an hour to get out of the area. I personally was delayed during an evacuation stalled in traffic with fire in the center divider right next to my car and smoke very thick— that was at the corner of Santa Ana Canyon and Weir, very near where this condo complex is being considered. Since that time, which I believe was 2017, normal traffic has increased, and indicates evacuation traffic would be worse.

If the Santa Ana winds are blowing, we must be out immediately or we risk death. I leave at the first sign of smoke, long before evacuation orders are given. I also would not want to be limited to only certain routes, as there really aren’ t many options in how to leave. Know your way would place me in a dangerous route, and a three hour evacuation is NOT acceptable.

Thank you for your consideration in this extremely serious matter. 25 year Anaheim resident Mark Van Den Eykel
ate: 2/27/2026 9:22:26 AM
From:" Sircable, Lannie" Lannie.Sircable@disney. com
To:"
Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Berenice Ballinas" BBallinas@anahe im.net, "Natalie Meeks" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Help Keep Me Safe - NO on high-density housing inEast Anaheim Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Honorable Mayor Aitkin and Anaheim City Council Members, I appreciate you as you serve our great City of Anaheim. Iam asking you to Please help keep me safe! As a long-term Anaheim resident and a 40+ year Anaheim employee…Iask you to please vote “NO” on apartments or highdensity housing projects inEast Anaheim.

Adding more homes in East Anaheim is beyond reckless. The TERROR Iexperienced during the 2017 evacuations and two times since…Ihad to literally walk out of my neighborhood with animals in duffle bags because we were gridlocked with thousands of cars fleeing Anaheim hills and even more passing thru. This is something that MUST be acknowledged and action taken to never allow a repeat.

The “know you way” evacuation plan is flawed and has never been tested. Could we plan a multi -city test? Our RESIDENTIAL neighborhood is at the far East of Anaheim (Santa Ana Canyon/Weir Canyon), and we are burdened with grid lock traffic through our residential neighborhood each time the 91 freeway has a sig-alert or heavy traffic. I’ve experienced numerous 2-hour commute to drive a few miles to get HOME. Inland Empire commuters CUT through our residential neighborhood to bypass city streets. Our neighborhood has become gridlocked and unsafe. More on this problem later.

I’m begging you please DO NOT add more housing to this already congested and chokepoi nt portion of Anahei m.

Respectfully,
Lannie Sircable
8424 E. Amberwood St.

Anaheim, CA 92808
ou don't often get email from jwrichardson1@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 9:25:05 AM
From:" Jeff WRichardson" jwrichardson1@sbcglobal. net
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Since rely,
Je ff Richardson
ou don't often get email from crscbuild@aol. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 9:34:18 AM
From:" crscbuild" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Development
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My family and I are very much against the Anaheim Hills Festival Development. Please please vote no. It is too dangerous. No fire evacuation plan will be of any use when there's too many cars and people panicking to get out. We've been there before. Please vote no.

Thank you,
Joanne Shelton
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ate: 2/27/2026 9:39:48 AM
From:" Christy Blackwell" christylee2b@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from chris tylee2b@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Chris ty Blackwell
ou don't often get email from adrifelizplus3@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 10:15:57 AM
From:" Adrianna Gutierrez" adrifelizplus3@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim hills
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Dear
Council Member, I am writing to you as a resident ofAnaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here. Sincerely,
Adrianna Gutierrez
Anaheim hills
ate: 2/27/2026 9:51:21 AM
From:" Grant Gaynor" grant@waypointidaho. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from grant@waypointidaho. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Grant Gaynor
ou don't often get email from jfilppi@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:18:49 AM
From:" Julie Filppi" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], "Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Festival Center apartments Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor and City Council Representatives:

FACT: Many residents do not even know there is a Know Your Way Plan.

FACT: Many residents do not know their W AY as indicated in your Plan.

FACT: Many residents do not know their ZONE as indicated in your Plan.

FACT: The City has not done a survey to ask if the residents know their Plan.

FACT: The City has not TESTED the Plan saying that is not feasible to perform a test and yet our lives depend on the Plan’ s suc cess.

FACT: The developers proposed rezoning area FAR EXCEEDS the area needed for the developer to build the res idential and parking structures.

FACT: The developers have not allocated enough parking for this development. The developer is REDUCING and RELOCATING the parking spaces that will be available for the existing businesses. This is detrimental to retaining the exis ting busines ses and to attracting new businesses. Businesses in the upper and lower tiers of the Festival Center could be impacted by the overflow parking from this development because parking is not allowed on the streets surrounding the entire Festival Center.

FACT: Syncing traffic signals is irrelevant if traffic is GRIDLOCKED. A green light is meaningless in gridlock.

FACT: Santa Ana Canyon Road ( SAC) is three lanes each direction near Weir Canyon and again near Imperial Hwy BUT ONLY TW O LANES EACH DIRECTION in the middle creating a CHOKE POINT. Traffic will be gridlocked in either direction on SAC.

FACT: If a fire is in the EAST, which is the most likely scenario, and reaches the intersection of W eir Canyon and SAC as in the Freeway Complex Fire, we must VIOLATE how the Know Your W ay plan directs us. Zones 8 (the developers Zone), 9, 10, 11, and 13 will ALL be directed in the opposite direction on SAC. There will be no other option. See the above photo of Canyon Fire 2. W e are headed WEST not EAST as the Plan currently directs us. W e will all deviate from the plan. The developer did not consider this scenario.

The developer said they would not evacuate for a fire in the East.

FACT: Many residents have only one exit out of their neighborhoods and it is onto SAC. This is a m ajor infras tructure problem. The City noted this in their Updated Safety Element. Yet, the City has done nothing other than identify the problem.

FACT: East Anaheim residents are losing their fire insurance. The California Insurance Comm issioner stated that one problem is that in the past, builders have been allowed to build in these Very High Fire Danger areas. The Fes tival project loc ation has been designated by the State as a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ). Heavily gridlocked evacuation routes exist in the area and therefore, high density housing should be discouraged due to this fact.

FACT: The City received a Grant from the State to do a fire evacuation study of the East hills area in the early summer of 2025. That was a long time ago. WHERE ARE THE RESULTS OF THIS STUDY! The Festival project should not be approved before the study results are known.

FACT: As Council Members in Districts 1-5, you have an ethical responsibility to protect the safety of ALL the citizens of Anaheim not just those that reside in your Districts. If you are a Council Member from another district, pleas e cons ider all of thes e fac ts before you vote.

Please vote NO on rezoning the Festival shopping center for this development. The Festival site is not a bad site exc ept for the evacuation nightmare out of there. This is a potential loss of life issue.

I would like to propose an alternative site for residential housing in District 6. The location is 411 N Lakeview Ave., Anaheim. This site is known to some as the old Kaiser site. The area is ideal for housing as it is not located in a VHFHSZ. It has a large enough footprint. It is located next to a park. It has shops, restaurants and a gas station for convenience acros s the street that can be accessed by a pedestrian bridge over Lakeview Ave. Traffic is not an issue in this area. New on ramps to the 91 and 55 freeway are being cons tructed nearby for convenient freeway access. All reasons that this is an ideal location for more housing.

Respectfully,
Julie Filppi, East Anaheim resident since 1972.
ate: 2/27/2026 10:18:00 AM
From:" Cely Rivera" babetterivera@aol. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from babetterivera@aol. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Cely Rimando Rivera, res ident of Anaheim Hills since 1902.

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ou don't often get email from flaussiebutler@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:23:47 AM
From:" Laura Butler" flaussiebutler@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and by the time we were ready to evacuate, we couldn't get out on to La Palma. I live on Allwood Cir. We had people circling our neighborhood trying to find a way through. THERE IS NOT A WAY THROUGH. The traffic was gridlocked.

La Palma is the only exit out of the tract. We are blocked in by the railroad. The trees were burning at the end of my cul de sac and we could not leave.

Please also realize that the Oakcrest Heights apartments have been added since the Canyon 2 fire. I was shocked even those were approved.

Consider how bad traffic is in Savi Ranch when John Force has his car show and that isn't an evacuation.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Laura Butler
1281 N Allwood Cir, Anaheim CA 92807
ou don't often get email from gailberger12@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:32:00 AM
From:" Gail Berger" gailberger12@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

It was so frustrating and frightening to know there was nothing I could do to escape to a safe place. My husband came home from work to help me with the dogs, but the congestion and traffic was so bad that he parked his car in a parking lot at Imperial Highway and Santa Ana Canyon and walked to our house close to Weir Canyon and Santa Ana Canyon. I have lived in Anaheim Hills since 2001 and witnessed 2 major fires where you feel so totally helpless because you're a sitting duck with too many people tryimg to flee the fires at the same time.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.
ou don't often get email from mgabbe@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:37:32 AM
From:" Mark Gabbe" mgabbe@hotmail. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Mos t days , jus t getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis aster during a wildfire evacuation jus t doesn' t pas s the " common sens e" tes t. The city' s own reports admit that it already takes res idents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then say that adding another 7 minutes of delay is "not a big deal" is incredibly frus trating to thos e of us who live here. If a bucket is already overflowing, you don't keep pouring more water into it and say it's fine.

By approving this , the city is bas ically admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choosing to make it even more crowded anyway. We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets , not just the numbers on a developer' s spreads heet.

Pleas e do the res pons ible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills , not more people trapped in them. Pleas e vote " No" on this project.

NO RESIDENTS WANT THIS PROJECT TO BE APPRO VED!
Sincerely,
Mark Gabbe
ou don't often get email from vincivargas@aol. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:54:36 AM
From:" Kathy Vargas" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center
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Dear City Council,
Please read my opposition to the Festival Center Project.

Previously you have heard the residents of Anaheim Hills community stating one of our major concerns is fire evacuation. I live within a smaller community of Anaheim Hills. I live in a community directly off of Santa Ana Canyon Rd where a private road forks into Canyon Crest and Martin Road. These roads have additional roads that branches from them for over hundreds of more residential housing.

There' s a sign posted at the entry of Canyon Crest and Martin Road that states No Outlet. So, the only way to exit is Santa Ana Canyon Rd.

There is 1 stop sign for this exit either for a right or left turn on Santa Ana Canyon Road. A motorist exiting needs to wait until traffic is clear in order to make a right hand turn heading towards the Festival. To make a left hand turn is worse because it has to be clear in both directions to turn safely. There are times such as rush hours when it is more difficult. Down the road on the left is El Rancho Charter School and during dismissal times of course there's traffic coming from the school.

In the 24 years we lived in our home we needed to be evacuated twice. We were trapped trying to exit the bumper to bumper traffic on Santa Ana canyon rd before someone let us through.

Reminder that Santa Ana Canyon and Canyon Rim are designated evacuation routes.

The Festival Center project would vastly impact the traffic and congestion we already have on a daily basis. And fire evacuation is of the utmost priority. I can not imagine any more vehicles added to this road.

Please hear the concerns of Anaheim Hills residents and please deny approval for the Festival Center Project.

Thank you,
Very Sincerely,
Kathy and Frank Vargas
Martin Rd
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808
ate: 2/27/2026 11:02:34 AM
From:" Sherri Gallagher" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Housing development inthe hills
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I think it’ s a bad idea to build anymore hous es in the canyon area. There’ s to much traffic now and during an evacuation, it’ s chaotic as it is too much conges tion.

They evacuate the freeway when there’ s fires right over in this area, so please do not build any more homes out here.

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ate: 2/27/2026 11:05:52 AM
From:" Brenda Robbins" brenda-robbins@sbcglobal. net
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center Development Project 2026 OPPOSITION Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

February 27, 2026
I as k that as repres entatives of our City of Anaheim, you think long and hard as to what you are doing to this piece of land, the area they want this project to be placed, the cars and people that it will generate. The impact it will have to our neighborhoods is tremendous . WE HAVE NO INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THIS TYPE OF PROJECT ON THIS SMALL PIECE OF LAND. It jus t does not make sense to place a high- rise apartment structure in the middle of a small two lane roadway. It does not match the surrounding hous ing. We are already choking with traffic conges tion with non- orange county res idents pas sing through our hills .

From a wildfire standpoint, you are only a stone’ s throw away from the Deer Canyon Park that the Council voted NO on las t year. This project is currently 447 units .

That one was 498. My family only has two ways out and one way is straight to the projected 1000 people/ cars ! The other…. towards the freeway with the other maybe 10,000 people coming from the top of the hills . You are not evacuating Angel Stadium, like your City Civil Engineer Rudy Emami compared us to at the Dis trict 5 Community Open hous e on February 19th 2026. How ins ulting! Know Your Way WILL NOT WORK!!! In the 41 years we have lived in Anaheim Hills we have lived here we have only voted NO on one project and that was Deer Canyon and rightfully so. The two projects are bas ically the same except you are plopping a huge high ris e on top of a reques ted soon- to- be torn down Regal Theater. And it did NOT HOLD 1000 CARS! I as k that you VOTE NO ON THIS PROJECT!!!
Brenda Robbins
8141 Eas t Kennedy Road
Anaheim, CA 92808
714) 595- 5038
ate: 2/27/2026 11:14:49 AM
From:" Rick Moyer" dr.rickmoyer@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to Festival Center Development Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Mayor Aitken and Anaheim City Council Members :

The purpos e of this corres pondence is to voice objection to the Fes tival Center development, as well as any other propos ed high- dens ity hous ing projects in Anaheim Hills .

At the end of this paragraph is a link to a Channel 7 news clip from October 9, 2017, the day of the Canyon 2 fire, two doors down from us.

We live on Via El Es tribo and spent the day protecting our home from embers and spot fires us ing our fire pump and protective gear. Around one minute and 47 seconds into the clip, the reporter des cribes the evacuation route on Serrano Avenue as " ABSOLUTE GRIDLOCK". This refers to a total stands till in traffic, where movement is impos sible in either direction. https :// abc7. com/ videoClip/ 2512964/ My wife and I can attes t to the GRIDLOCK as we can see Serrano from our backyard. At one point in the day, when we were surrounded by fire and exhaus ted beyond meas ure, we had to decide whether to stay and keep fighting the fire or evacuate. Noting the GRIDLOCK on Serrano, which was the only way out, we decided we’ d be better off taking our chances fighting the fire than becoming victims of a failed evacuation. I should mention that the fire commander on scene ( from Camp Pendleton, not Anaheim) recruited us and our equipment to stop the forward progression of the fire. We were successfuland later received recognition fromCal-Trans for ourinvolvement in what was referred to as the “Zone of Danger” (no mention fromAnaheim).

Whetherit's Lahaina, Paradise, AnaheimHills or anywhere else for that matter, a "DEATHTRAP" may be created by a bottlenecked evacuation route or GRIDLOCK. Although Serrano is uphill fromSanta Ana Canyon, the GRIDLOCKon Serrano was due to back-up fromcongestion further down the hill on Santa Ana Canyon. In wind-driven fires such as the Canyon 2 fire, smoke blows hard, stays lowto the ground, and may engulf vehicles . Unless you have specialized respiratory equipment, you cannot avoid inhaling the carbon monoxide (and other toxins ) that are present in the smoke. Once in the bloodstream, the carbon monoxide molecules displace oxygen molecules fromred blood cells . This leads to lowoxygen levels , or "hypoxia", which in turn causes sedation, confusion, possible seizures and potentially even death. Complications of smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning are a major reason why people are found dead in their cars following evacuations froma fire. Our community was fortunate not to have more victims during the failed evacuation that occurred during the Canyon 2 fire.

I have just provided you with eyewitness and televised accounts of the ABSOLUTEGRIDLOCKthat occurred during the Canyon 2 fire evacuation. I have also provided you with information regarding the DEATH TRAPthat is created by GRIDLOCK. You can search the internet and see howmany people died in the Lahaina and Paradise fires . It is also my understanding that dozens , if not hundreds , ofAnaheimHills residents have sent emails , attended City Council meetings , etc. voicing their objections to adding high-density development in AnaheimHills due to the traffic problems that already exist. My wife, who grew up with NASCARracing legends Bobby and Donnie Allison, recently commented that due to the freeway short-cutters and congestion, getting on Serrano and Santa Ana Canyon in the afternoons carries the same danger and anxiety as leaving a pit stop and entering a NASCARrace.

Please VOTENO to any current and/orfuture high-density development in AnaheimHills until such time that an Evacuation Plan can be developed that is proven to be safe and effective, thoroughly tested and approved by the residents .

Sincerely,
Richard J. Moyer, M.D.

Dr. Rick Moyer
ate: 2/27/2026 11:19:22 AM
From:" Rick Moyer" dr.rickmoyer@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to the Festival Center Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor Aitken and Anaheim City Council Members:

Why do people die in their cars during wildfire evacuations? Let’s ask AI:

People die in their cars during wildfire evacuations primarily because they become trapped by fast- moving flames in, or get stuck in, dense traffic on narrow escape routes, leading to asphyxiation from smoke inhalation or extreme heat exposure. The intense heat— up to 1,500°F—can cause vehicles to catch fire, melt, or fail mechanically, leaving occupants helpless.

Key reasons for fatalities in vehicles during wildfire evacuations include:

Trapped in Traffic Jams: In major disasters like the 2018 Camp Fire and 2023 Lahaina Fire, limited, narrow roads became congested, preventing escape and making vehicles sitting ducks for advancing flames.

Delayed Evacuation: Many victims wait too long to leave, attempting to flee only when the fire has already reached their location, turning routes into death traps.

Smoke and Heat Inhalation: When fires overtake a road, the air becomes filled with smoke and poisonous gases, which are more likely to cause death than fire itself.

Vehicle Failure: Extreme heat can cause engines to fail, electronics to break down, and tires to melt, leaving drivers stranded.

Disorientation: Dense smoke can make it impossible to see the road, causing drivers to drive off-road or abandon their cars in panic.

While staying in the car is generally considered safer than running, it becomes fatal when the vehicle is directly consumed by the fire front.” You all know that traffic in Anaheim Hills is already congested and there is no immediate remedy for the freeway cutters. The fire evacuation during the 2017 fire was a total failure, highlighted by ABSOLUTE GRIDLOCK. No measures have been implemented to prevent gridlock from occurring again during the next fire evacuation and Councilwoman Meeks admits there is no way to test the current evacuation plan proposal. I understand that, according to Mayor Aitken, the Festival Center housing development is not necessary for Anaheim to meet its housing requirements so there is no justifiable reason to approve any high-density development in Anaheim Hills other than to pacify a developer. Please do the right thing and VOTE NO to the Festival Center. Sincerely, Rick.

Dr. Rick Moyer
ate: 2/27/2026 11:23:02 AM
From:" Rick Moyer" dr.rickmoyer@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Avoid the same mistake.....

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As I first learned in college and later in medical school, humans are the only species in the Animal Kingdom that don't learn from their mistakes. In the 1970's, the City of Anaheim mistakenly made plans for high-density development in Anaheim Hills. Engineers later determined this was not feasible due to geography, geology and other factors ( see Landforming excerpt attached)). What has changed in the past 50 years that makes anyone think that high-density development in Anaheim Hills is now OK? The geography has not changed. The geology has actually worsened significantly due to multiple landslides. The street infrastructure is essentially unchanged. The only major change is that the State of California has designated most of Anaheim Hills to be in the highest category ofrisk for wildland fires. Common sense and history dictate that high-density development is not a good idea for Anaheim Hills. Hopefully, the deciding parties will not make the same mistake twice. VOTE NO on the Festival Center project. Sincerely, Rick.

Dr. Rick Moyer

ate: 2/27/2026 11:47:16 AM
From:" Rick Moyer" dr.rickmoyer@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Gridlock onSanta Ana Canyon (SAC)
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Dear Mayor Aitken and Anaheim City Council members:

On Thursday, February 26, 2026, just after 1 PM, I left my house to go to Home Depot. This usually takes around 12-13 minutes each way. I exited Serrano onto Canyon Rim then turned onto Fairmont. I then turned right on SAC. Just as I passed the Festival Center on my right I encountered a back- up and then total gridlock. I sat through several light changes before moving onto Weir Canyon, adding about 20 minutes to my travel time. As I sat in my car I could not help but wonder what this would be like in a fire evacuation; stuck in my car, facing fire and smoke.

I've attached photos taken from inside the car, both looking forward and backward, demonstrating the gridlock. I looked for a crash or emergency vehicles to explain the gridlock, but did not see anything. The problem seemed to be the left turning lanes from SAC onto Weir Canyon. Everyone headed for the 91 freeway was jostling to get into the rightward left turning lane, to access the freeway on-ramp. Most notably, this was not even rush hour.

By approving the Festival Center Project, you will compound the existing traffic problems in Anaheim Hills, putting tens of thousands of residents IN HARM'S WAY in the next fire evacuation. And for what? So a developer can get richer? First and foremost, please consider the lives of our local residents and VOTE NO on the Festival Center Project. Sincerely, Rick.

Dr. Rick Moyer

ate: 2/27/2026 12:03:44 PM
From:" Rick Moyer" dr.rickmoyer@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] The Dudek Papers and the Festival Center Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor Aitken and Anaheim City Council members: I've attached a recent letter written to Fire marshall Young regarding the Dudek papers.

Dear Fire Marshall Young:

As a resident of Anaheim Hills who is gravely concerned about fire evacuation, I recently performed a preliminary review of the Evacuation Travel Time Analysis for the Anaheim Hills Festival Specific Plan Amendment Project (“ Project”), as submitted by Dudek Fire Protection Planning Team on May 29, 2025. I do not claim to have expertise in this matter, however, there are problems that are grossly apparent to a layperson that warrant your immediate attention.

The most glaring issue is that the City ofAnaheim has not adopted criteria for determining whether evacuation travel time increases are significant. This is important as the 2017 Canyon 2 fire evacuation was marred by “Absolute Gridlock”, as reported by ABC news and residents. The correspondence submitted by Dudek provides the reader with a comparison of the evacuation travel times " without the Project, with the Project, and with the Cinema", but fails to consider problems related to previous evacuations. In the absence of criteria, it is not possible to determine the impact of the increases in evacuation times noted by Dudek.

A critical component of the “ scientific method” is the formation of a hypothesis that can be tested. Based on the Dudek paper your hypothesis might look something like this; “ Evacuation of the Project will add 22 minutes relative to the evacuation time of the theater”.

OK, so how do you test this? You can’t. Consequently, the Dudek results are merely an untestable opinion or speculation and should not be used to make critical decisions.

Dudek decided to model spotting using the MAXSPOT tool embedded within the FARSITE software tool. Unfortunately, this tool is not designed to model spotting from large, running crown fires or surface fires. It does not predict the exact number of embers or precise landing locations, only the potential range and direction. As such, this model may underestimate spotting distances under intense wind- driven conditions such as those seen in the 2017 Canyon 2 fire and anticipated in the future.

Human behavior during wildfire evacuations has been well studied.

While most evacuation planning models assume that the evacuation will be orderly, in the real world there are four common behavioral patterns, with the most common listed first:

1. “Wait and See”. These individuals don’t evacuate until they see smoke or fire.

2. Social Verification or “Milling”. These individuals seek confirmation of the threat fromneighbors, family, or social media before acting.

3. Follow-the-Leader or “Herd” mentality. These individuals follow the actions of others, which may include ignoring evacuation orders.

4. “Stay and Defend”. This small group of individuals chooses to stay and defend their properties, based on a perception of preparedness or past experiences.

The Dudek paper does not mention human behavior in any of their models. This is truly unfortunate as this is a critical matter when comparing the evacuation times of the theater versus the Project. For comparison we’ ll assume there are 1000 vehicles in the Festival Center parking lot patronizing the theater and other retail shops. At face value, I could accept that the evacuation of either the apartment complex or retail establishments will generate around 1,000 vehicles into traffic. Patrons of the theater and other retail outlets in the vicinity currently enjoy “free, self-parking in an open lot” - there is no parking deck.

And these patrons are likely to be locals. In the event of an evacuation, they can quickly exit an establishment, head to their cars and leave through any of the lot’ s multiple exits.

But they are not headed into the Evacuation Route – it is more likely they want to head home, up the hill, to check on the 6P’ s: People and pets, Papers ( documents), Prescriptions, Pictures ( and memorabilia), Personal computers ( hard drives, storage devices) and Plastic ( cash).

If one road is closed off, they will try another. And so on. Their goal is to get back home, and they will be traveling against the Evacuation Route traffic.

The developer of the Festival Center project plans to build a 447-unit apartment building with a residential parking deck that will accommodate nearly 1000 vehicles. Based on my research I believe this will be the largest residential parking structure of its kind in Anaheim Hills, posing a new challenge to police and fire personnel; Afire breaks out nearby. The smoke is already heavy. All tenants of the project have received notice of evacuation and are simultaneously trying to check on their families and neighbors and get to their vehicles in a smoke- filled multi-level residential parking structure.

The elevators will be shut down and only the stairwells will be accessible. This will result in mass chaos. People will panic and if they abandon their cars, they will create an impasse. Can you imagine being stuck on the top floor of a parking deck during an evacuation mired in total gridlock? Simultaneously, other people may be trying to get back into the parking deck to get to their homes. There could also be an influx of emergency personnel adding to the chaos.

Those residents that manage to get out of the parking structure will likely head towards the Evacuation Route, adding to the congestion and back- up. Keep in mind that patrons of the retail center will have already evacuated and most will be trying to get back home, going against the traffic created by the Evacuation Route. The net result is that virtually everyone who makes it out of the residential parking deck will add to the congestion on the Evacuation Route. If 1000 vehicles make it out, then 1000 vehicles will be dumped into the Evacuation Route. In my humble opinion, I believe the Dudek report grossly underestimates the time it will take to evacuate the new apartment complex and parking structure.

Please VOTE NO to the Festival Center project. Sincerely, Rick.

Dr. Rick Moyer
ate: 2/25/2026 8:32:09 AM
From:" [email protected]" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from rutvirayy@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project. Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Mos t days , jus t getting to the store or work is a challenge. There is up to 40 minutes of traffic on an internal community road during rus h hour. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation does not seem safe or add value to the community.

The city' s own reports admit that it already takes res idents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then say that adding another 7 minutes of delay is a deal to us who live here. By approving this , the city is admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choos ing to make it even more crowded anyway.

Sincerely,
Rutvi Ray
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ate: 2/25/2026 1:01:38 PM
From:" Khosrow Alipanah" [email protected]
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from k1329@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
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ate: 2/25/2026 1:05:10 PM
From:" Khosrow Jahroudi" Kjahroudi@outlook. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from kjahroudi@outlook. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Sincerely,
Khos row Jahroudi
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AnaheimHills , CA 92807
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ate: 2/25/2026 4:07:50 PM
From:" Wayne Hawkins" kwhawk1949@yahoo. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from kwhawk1949@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Kenneth Wayne Hawkins
7564 E Camino Tampico
Anaheim, CA. 92808
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714 458-2675
ate: 2/27/2026 11:26:27 AM
From:" Betty Farnsworth" bettypfarnsworth@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] SAFETY FIRST! the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from bettypfarns worth@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Members ,
I am writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project.

SAFETY FIRST!
The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1,000 additional people and vehicles to this area without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation jus t does n't make sens e.

SAFETY FIRST!
We need infras tructure improvements in our area, ( ie Fairmont overpass), prior to any additional res idential development along Santa Ana Canyon.

SAFETY FIRST!
The city' s own reports admit that it already takes res idents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then say that adding another 7 minutes of delay is " not a big deal" is total nons ens e.

SAFETYFIRST!
For city employees , spokespeople and some councilmembers to continue to espouse KNOW YOURWAYas a solution is a complete dereliction of duty. KNOW YOURWAYis basically get to the 91. For many of us , the ONLYWAYis via Santa Ana Canyon to eitherWeir Canyon orImperial then onto the 91. This is a DEATHTRAP.

SAFETYFIRST!
Please do the responsible thing and protect your constituents . We need better ways to get out ofthe Hills , not more people trapped in them. Please vote "No" on this project.

SAFETYFIRST!
Sincerely,
Betty Farnsworth
ou don't often get email from djdavisphoto@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 11:41:15 AM
From:" dana jdavis" djdavisphoto@gmail. com
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Sincerely,
Dana J Davis
ate: 2/27/2026 11:53:20 AM
From:" ALLYSSA NUNEZ" allyssa.nunez@yahoo. com
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Sincerely,
Allys sa Pedroza
ate: 2/27/2026 12:16:33 PM
From:" Rich" janrich3963@sbcglobal. net
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival project
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Fellow Anaheim res idents Pleas e cons ider this as a letter of oppos ition to the propos ed Festival shopping center project. A project that is this large should not be allowed to proceed in an area that is already conges ted and a prone fire area. Traffic was so bad during the las t event that I couldn’ t get out of my neighborhood went home and manned the hos es jus t in cas e. Know your way was a nice try but not going to work. When we hear evacuate all streets get plugged and turned into parking lots . A very dangerous situation. This project will probably negatively affect the bus ines s already there. Competition for limited parking will force cus tomers to go els ewhere. Bus ines s will clos e ! I then fores ee the builder looking to expand their footprint to that whole pad further adding to the conges tion. How about you putting a Dave and Bus ters in. That would help make the center more of a destination place This would help traffic flow much better. Seeing they have bus ines s hours the impact would be les s mos t of the day.

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ou don't often get email from alex.gaynor518@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 12: 20: 08 PM
From:" Alex Gaynor" alex. gaynor518@gmail. com
To:"
Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anaheim. net, " Carlos A. Leon" CLeon@anaheim. net, " Ryan Balius" RBalius@anaheim. net, " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anaheim. net, " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anaheim. net, " Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anaheim. net, " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/ Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " [email protected]" [email protected], Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Housing Issue (todays date 2/27/2026) Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I am sending this email to all listed above, because Iam a concerned homeowner who has lived in Anaheim Hills for 28 years with my husband.
before we moved here, we lived for 29 years in west Anaheim.

We have watched the growth of this community. Now it is time to STOP the growth. Sorry to say that there is no more room for this area to accommodate more housing.

The concern is that there has NOT BEEN ENOUGH STUDY done on, the traffic, fire hazards for evacuation, and any other types of emergencies.

The developers do not care; they are only looking to make money for themselves.

We understand the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are struggling to get out safe.

It is bad enough every day with the traffic coming off of the Lakeview exit or Imperial exit and going down Santa Ana Canyon to miss the terrible traffic on the 91 freeway to go down to Gypsum Canyon and get back on the 91 freeway east.

It would be nice if you all take a field trip in your own cars and see how the traffic is.

There are times that I struggle myself to just go to then store.

Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to read and understand the concerns of myself and the residents of Anaheim Hills.

Regards,
Frances D'Errico
Carmen D'Errico
ou don't often get email from gracemmcgee123@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 12:30:39 PM
From:" Grace McGee" gracemmcgee123@gmail. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anahe im.net, "Natalie Meeks" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], "Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Until Fire Evacuation times/infrastructure are improved, you must vote NO on Festival apartment project! Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear City Council,
For the following reasons, you must vote NO on the
proposed Festival apartment project:
1) The Festival Theater traffic has already been replaced, and exceeded, with Waze/ traffic apps DAILY rerouting
1,000’ s of 91fwy cars through the East Hills!!!
2) With 3 hour evacuation times, to go 2 1/2 miles from Weir to Imperial Highway, it is irresponsible and
dangerous to add more residents to Anaheim Hills, until the infrastructure has been improved so residents can
evacuate in a timely & safe manner. A crossing at
Fairmont is not going to vastly improve this situation, nor an 241 Fast track connector or 1 added 91fwy lane. Much, much more must be done to improve evacuation times,
traffic and safety before more residents and cars are added to the area.
3) The Know Your Way plan is flawed:

People will NOT head East towards the fire to evacuate.

People with loved ones at home or at private schools
will 100% come back into the area to get loved ones.

And, there are no staged buses on windy days to evacuate the many private schools & daycares in the area.

Until these issues are resolved, no additional housing
should be added to this VERY HIGH FIRE SEVERITY
ZONE. Protect YOUR residents!!!
Sincerely,
Grace McGee
31 year resident
ate: 2/27/2026 12:40:10 PM
From:" Tony" tonytech34@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
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Sincerely,
Tony G.
ate: 2/27/2026 12:43:01 PM
From:" Jaci Hardison" [email protected]
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from jacihardi@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a 36 year homeowner and res ident of Anaheim to as k you to please vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, with my animals and pers onal belongings , trying to get to my children at school. I was watching the smoke get clos er, and literally not moving for over 2.5 hours on Nohl Ranch Rd. It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till all over the Hills . The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

I unders tand that the city needs hous ing, but it shouldn' t be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. We have a situation on our local streets being us ed as freeway alternate routes by Inland Empire res idents . Try coming down Serrano toward Weir Canyon or Santa Ana Canyon between Canyon Rim and Weir Canyon between 4 and 6pm on weeknights to see for yourself. Pleas e don' t make an existing danger even wors e jus t for a new development. We are as king you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Jaci Hardison
1036 S. Burlwood Dr, AnaheimHills
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ou don't often get email from kaitlyn.baker2019@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 1:04:44 PM
From:" Kaitlyn Baker" kaitlyn.baker2019@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival apartment project
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Hello,
This letter is to oppose the Festival apartment project. As a high school student in the last fire we left school and got tossed from home to home, you need to remember these fires are much bigger then our current city. It was chaos and our family separated for days as hot spots and burn areas in all cities before being allowed to return. The evacuation plan is terrible as it stands and even trying to get around on a daily basis is not possible during certain hours. This area is a high cut through area for the IE as well. Keep in mind during last fire everyone was stuck on the roads or parking lots like Festival because you could not go anywhere. There are high wind high fire areas that were never set up to be high density housing as a master planned community. Please do not cast a vote on something you do not live with daily or have evacuated or attempted to evacuate many times over the years. Also keep in mind your current plan does not have ample parking and will destroy that part of festival center the business will not make it and the parking lots will be full and taken over which will further hurt businesses. It does not matter what any report says until you live it daily you just do not know.

Best,
Kaitlyn Baker
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ou don't often get email from joy0308@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 1:36:26 PM
From:" Joy Pickett" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anahe im.net, "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Proposed Festival Project
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Please vote NO and protect the current residents during wildfire threat. Evacuation is tedious and takes an inordinate amount of time as is. Adding more people, more cards who frantically try to escape is a death sentence.

Thank you.

Joy Pickett
ou don't often get email from thackeray94@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 1:45:28 PM
From:" thackeray94@gmail. com" thackeray94@gmail. com
To:

Dear Council Member,
I recently moved to Anaheim Hills because it is a beautiful, family-oriented community, but I am very concerned about the proposed Shea/Festival Center apartment project. Since moving here, I've learned that our neighborhood is in a high-risk fire zone with very limited ways to get out. I was shocked to read that it already takes over three hours to evacuate this area during an emergency. Adding over 1,000 more people and their cars to our streets seems like a huge risk to everyone' s safety.

The project' s environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my family and pets to safety. Ifthe roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impossible. It feels like the city is hoping for the best rather than planning for the worst.

I am not against new housing in general, but it has to be built in the right places. Putting high-density housing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety first and vote "No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
Stephanie Thackeray
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ate: 2/27/2026 1:54:32 PM
From:" Jackie" bizzeemom3@yahoo. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from bizzeemom3@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017 and my family witnes sed the chaos and gridlock first hand. It was impos sible to gather my family and flee to safety so we opted to monitor clos ely from home and allow thos e with school children to collect them with a little more eas e. We had to take a chance by staying home in order to free up some space on the roads . That should have NEVER happened though. Our lives were in jeopardy becaus e there was NO SAFE WAY OUT! The idea of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is completely incomprehens ible. Our lives would again be in jeopardy if another fire were to erupt. You’ ve had all this time to improve the situation but instead propos e an idea to put even MORE lives at ris k. How can that be? Who does such a thing?
I’ve seen reports , I’ve heard plans and ideas , I’ve lis tened to “ experts ” and there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING, that has been proven to be in our bes t interes ts .

Evacuation time es timates have increas ed. By how much does n’ t even matter. The time to get out would be longer. And what happened was already unacceptable.

We have been here for 35 years and I pers onally grew up here 60 years ago. As a long time Anaheim Hills res ident, my safety is in more jeopardy than ever. My safety, and that of my family, is not a priority to you. Building more structures , thereby increas ing the risk to me, is what has become the priority.

I’m so dis appointed and worried.

I’masking that we are listened to again and that you end the madness , once and for all.

We are here and we deserve to be heard, prioritized and protected.

Sincerely,
Jackie Arch
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ou don't often get email from sonishivamk007@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 1:59:58 PM
From:" Shivam Soni" sonishivamk007@gmail. com
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To whomsoever it may concern,
I moved to Anaheim Hills, a beautiful and family-oriented community, only to be horrified by the reckless proposal of the Shea/Festival Center apartment project. This neighborhood is a ticking time bomb, situated in a high-risk fire zone with alarmingly limited escape routes. The fact that it already takes over three hours to evacuate during an emergency is utterly unacceptable. Adding over 1,000 more people and their cars to our already congested streets is a blatant disregard for the safety of every resident.

The project’ s environmental report shamelessly admits that these new apartments will exacerbate evacuation times, putting lives at grave risk. The thought of a fire breaking out while I’m desperately trying to save my family is terrifying. With roads already on the brink of failure, cramming in hundreds of more cars will transform a dire situation into a catastrophic one. It is appalling that the city seems to be gambling with our lives, hoping for the best instead of preparing for the worst.

I am not opposed to new housing in principle, but it must be constructed in locations that do not endanger lives. Placing high-density housing at a notorious bottleneck in a fire zone is not just irresponsible— it’s criminal negligence. I demand that you prioritize our safety and vote NO on this project immediately until a viable evacuation plan is in place for the Hills.

Sincerely,
A deeply concerned citizen
Shivam Soni.
ou don't often get email from andrepedroza@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 2:14:42 PM
From:" Andre Pedroza" andrepedroza@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Andre Pedroza
The below photo was taken in 2017. This is traffic backed up on Serrano Ave. past Oak Canyon Dr. ate: 2/27/2026 2:15:59 PM
From:" Rosemary Kim" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from rozmarykim@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Ros emary Kim
ome people who received this message don't often get email from colleenrust@live. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 2:39:53 PM
From:" Colleen Rust" colleenrust@live. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Subject: Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Thank you
Colleen Rust
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ate: 2/27/2026 2:50:10 PM
From:" Rouhina Mehregan" roohina2222@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival center
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Hello,
I'm writing to share yet again my opinion about the zone change reques t and pos sible build out at the fes tival center.

I've emailed about this matter before. I'm still very oppos ed to it as someone that sat 3 hours in traffic during the las t fire. The city seems very overconfident about the new Know Your way plan and the improvements being done on the freeway and the pos itive effects it is to bring the traffic in our area.

It seems foolis h to keep adding to the traffic without knowing for sure that those two improvements actually make a difference.

Pleas e don' t put our lives at ris k by making it harder for us to get down the hill.

Thank you for repres enting the people.

Rouhina Mehregan
6881 e Kentucky Ave
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ate: 2/27/2026 2:56:46 PM
From:" KimHolland" kimmyfabulous@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from kimmyfabulous @gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Kimberly Holland
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ou don't often get email from lannie. sircable@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 3:31:30 PM
From:" Lannie Sircable" [email protected]
To:"
Natalie Meeks" [email protected], " Berenice Ballinas" BBallinas@anahe im.net, "Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Help Keep Me Safe - NO on high-density housing inEast Anaheim Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I unintentionally sent this from my work Email, which was not my intent. I’m expressing my personal opinion regarding this project.

Dear Honorable Mayor Aitkin and Anaheim City Council Members, I appreciate you as you serve our great City ofAnaheim. I am asking you to Please help keep me safe! As a long-term Anaheim resident and a 40+ year Anaheim employee… I ask you to please vote “ NO” on apartments or high-density housing projects in East Anaheim.

Adding more homes in East Anaheim is beyond reckless. The TERROR I experienced during the 2017 evacuations and two times since… I had to literally walk out of my neighborhood with animals in duffle bags because we were gridlocked with thousands of cars fleeing Anaheim hills and even more passing through. This is something that MUST be acknowledged and action taken to never allow a repeat.

The “ know your way” evacuation plan is flawed and has never been tested. Could we plan a multi-city test? Our RESIDENTIAL neighborhood is at the far East ofAnaheim (Santa Ana Canyon/Weir Canyon), and we are burdened with grid lock traffic through our residential neighborhood each time the 91 freeway has a sig-alert or heavy traffic. I’ve experienced numerous 2-hour commute to drive a few miles to get HOME. Inland Empire commuters CUT through our residential neighborhood to bypass city streets. Our neighborhood has become gridlocked and unsafe. More on this problem later.

I’m begging you please DO NOT add more housing to this already congested and chokepoint portion of Anaheim.

Respectfully,
Lannie Sircable
8424 E. Amberwood St.

Anaheim, CA 92808
ate: 2/27/2026 3:34:59 PM
From:" Helen Harper" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from hlndncer@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids /pets / elderly parents ] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . If Anaheim Hills was n’ t being us ed as a thoroughfare every single day, maybe this project wouldn’ t be so dangerous . But unfortunately for us as res idence, most people trying to avoid the 91 freeway going inland are us ing our roads both morning and night! Santa Ana Canyon, Anaheim Hills road, Weir Canyon, and Serrano are already traffic Jams and we can’ t handle anymore cars ! Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res ponsible. I am asking you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
Helen Harper
ate: 2/27/2026 3:37:11 PM
From:" Lourdes Ghazi" lourdesghazi@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from lourdes ghazi@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Lourdes Ghazi
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ou don't often get email from najlamfrancis@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 3:43:04 PM
From:" Najla Francis" najlamfrancis@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to strongly oppose the proposed Shea/Festival Center apartment project due to serious safety concerns for our neighborhood.

Traffic in this area is already overwhelming, especially with direct impact from the 91 freeway. Congestion continues to worsen, and adding a large apartment complex will significantly increase vehicle traffic on already strained roads. This is not just an inconvenience — it is a real safety hazard.

In an emergency situation such as a fire, evacuation, or medical crisis, additional congestion could prevent first responders from reaching homes in time. Delayed emergency response can cost lives. Our infrastructure simply does not support this level of density safely.

This development prioritizes expansion over the well-being and safety of existing residents. I urge you to protect the safety of our neighborhood and reconsider this project. Please vote No.

Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter.

Sincerely,
Najla Francis
ome people who received this message don't often get email from colleenrust@live. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 4:02:04 PM
From:" Colleen Rust" colleenrust@live. com
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This was a very horrific event for my family
I had just started a new job in Newport Beach.

My youngest daughter was at home alone and called me saying she smelled smoke and I told her it was a small fire at the toll road. I confirmed with APD before telling her that.

Then she called me and said police were going up and down the street saying there was a fire and we needed to evacuate Well let me tell you as a mom knowing I was far away from my home with a child home alone with pets, I was fairly close to being BEYOND panic.

I left my office with little to no explanation and drove like the proverbial bat of hell up the toll road. For some reason I got off Chapman exit and took Serrano to home.

It was surrealistic as I raced up Serrano, helicopters flying overhead and police cars with sirens and lights going back and forth on Serrano. Fires along Serrano!
I got home to chaos and helped get precious things and the dogs and cats loaded.

Then I stopped to give lifts to residents who were stopped at Ronald Reagan Park IF you were or not part of this epic event, PLEASE DO NOT BUILD MORE HOUSING. Anaheim Hills is a master built community and further housing is NOT a part of this plan
Thank you
Colleen Rust
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ate: 2/27/2026 4:09:14 PM
From:" Claudia Egkan" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center Project
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Yes terday afternoon the stop and go eas tbound traffic on Santa Ana Canyon Rd started 1/4 mile west of Imperial Hwy and continued until Weir Canyon Rd when that traffic met the cars traveling over Serrano and turning onto Weir Canyon to get to the 91 freeway. Jus t cons ider adding a large apartment complex at the Fes tival Center, and we’ ll not be able to travel without LONG DELAYS on our community streets, let alone escape fires that will be devas tating. THE HOUSING DEVELOPERS COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

Pleas e, pleas e stop this project!!!!!
Claudia Egkan
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ate: 2/27/2026 4:58:58 PM
From:" annawentges@icloud. com" annawentges@icloud. com To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from annawentges @icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
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ate: 2/27/2026 5:08:32 PM
From:" Destiny Nunez" desnunez33@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from des nunez33@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids /pets / elderly parents ] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res pons ible.

I am as king you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
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ou don't often get email from cassidynunez@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 5:12:17 PM
From:" Cassidy Lopez" cassidynunez@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Cassidy Lopez
ate: 2/27/2026 5:16:24 PM
From:" Destiny Nunez" desnunez33@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from des nunez33@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my pets , kids and future spous e to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res pons ible.

I am as king you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
Des Nunez
ou don' t often get email from thirdaxis@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 5:20: 03 PM
From:" thirdaxis Cleveland" thirdaxis@sbcglobal. net
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anaheim. net, " Carlos A. Leon" CLeon@anaheim. net, " Ryan Balius" RBalius@anaheim. net Cc:" Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anaheim. net, " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anaheim. net, " kmaas@anaheim. net" kmaas@anaheim. net, " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

De ar Coun ci l Me mbe r,
I am writing to ask yo u to vo te " No " on the Ana he im Hill s Fe stiva l Ce nt er apartme nt proj ect . Y ou don' t ne ed to be a tra ffic exp ert to see tha t Sant a Ana Ca nyo n Ro ad is alre ady at its The city's own reports adm it that it already takes residents over thre e hours to get out duri ng a fire . To then say tha t addi ng another 7 minu tes of delay is "not a big dea l " is incre dib W e ne ed our leaders to lo ok at the re ality of our stre ets , no t jus t the numbe rs on a de ve lo pe r's spre ads he et . Ple ase do the re s po ns ibl e thing and pro tect the re s ide nt s w ho are alre a The ma ps show ing the 'eva cua tion rout es ' are me re ly ma zes tha t all lead ont o the ma in arte rie s , Sa nta Ana Ca nyon, Se rrano ( whi ch in the pre vio us fire was closed!!!), W eir C anyo n a In our la st fire it took me 3 hours to ge t fro m Cami no Gra nde ( ne ar Se rrano and N ohl R anch int ers ect ion) to the po st office on Sa nta Ana Ca nyon. Fl ame s we re licking acro ss Se rra no ; The pictures inserted show jus t the very start of our las t fire , progre ssing at an alarmi ng rate .

Since re ly,
Anna W ent ges
longt im e re side nt in Ana heim H ill s
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ou don't often get email from nolanclopez9@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 5:28:01 PM
From:" Nolan Lopez" nolanclopez9@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Nolan Lopez
ou don't often get email from milanisabella3@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 5:31:22 PM
From:" Milan Vallejo" milanisabella3@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Milan Vallejo
ate: 2/28/2026 10:09:57 AM
From:" John Levi" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from johnlevi@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Sincerely,
John F. Levi
8623ECanyon Vista Dr
Anaheim, CA 92808
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ou don't often get email from derwoood@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 5:46:07 PM
From:" Darren Davis" derwoood@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Members,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during both the Freeway Complex Fire 2008 & Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, Our neighbor was evacuated both times. I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car each time & watching the smoke & fire get closer and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill & chaos. Adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is putting lives at risk for the sake of corporate profit. This is very terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes could be the difference between life & death. We should be working at improving evacuation times, not increasing them. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Darren Davis
ate: 2/27/2026 5:49:31 PM
From:" Ann McBride" annmcbride12@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from annmcbride12@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Ann McBride
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ate: 2/27/2026 5:54:42 PM
From:" Skip McBride" skipmcbride@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from skipmcbride@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Skip McBride
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ate: 2/27/2026 5:56:05 PM
From:" Alexander Garcia" coachagarcia@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] :Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake: Logic and Safety You don' t often get email from coachagarcia@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Alexander Garcia
ou don't often get email from davis.verno@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 6:15:28 PM
From:" Veronica Davis" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I have also lived through the Freeway Complex fire in2008, Santiago Fire in2007. I've since been canceled by my insurance company that I have been with for over 25 years. The traffic here inthis area has gotten worse since the fires i just mentioned so again adding 447 units with more people and cars makes no sense.

Sincerely,
Veronica Miramontes- Davis
930 S. Oak Meadows Way
92808
ate: 2/27/2026 8:02:57 PM
From:" Sharon Huang" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from sh1070. sp@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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ou don't often get email from kaojosie@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 8:05:13 PM
From:" Josie Lin" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Vote NO on the Anaheim hills festival project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I am writing to ask you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. You don' t need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Most days, just getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a disaster during a wildfire evacuation just doesn' t pass the " common sense" test.

We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets, not just the numbers on a developer' s spreadsheet.

Please do the responsible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills, not more people trapped in them. Please vote " No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Josie Lin
ou don't often get email from allisonomeara@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 8:16:49 PM
From:" Allison OMeara" allisonomeara@yahoo. com
To:

Dear Council Member, I moved to Anaheim Hills because it is a beautiful, family-oriented community, but I am very concerned about the proposed Shea/Festival Center apartment project. Since moving here, I've learned that our neighborhood is in a high-risk fire zone with very limited ways to get out. I was shocked to read that it already takes over three hours to evacuate this area during an emergency. Adding over 1,000 more people and their cars to our streets seems like a huge risk to everyone' s safety. The project' s environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my kids/pets/elderly parents] to safety. Ifthe roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impossible. It feels like the city is hoping for the best rather than planning for the worst. I am not against new housing in general, but it has to be built in the right places. Putting high-density housing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety first and vote No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely. Sincerely, ate: 2/27/2026 8:28:41 PM
From:" Jennifer Maguire" jenniferlmaguire@yahoo. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Cc:" Jennifer Maguire" Jenniferlmaguire@yahoo. com
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Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017 and almos t los t our home. We had to move our family of five and a puppy into a hotel for two weeks and then into a rental hous e for 7 months while we rebuilt our home. I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car with everything we could fit into it, watching the smoke get clos er, and literally not moving for over an hour. It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till. The trauma will never leave our family.

The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Jennifer and Mark Maguire
904 S Canyon Heights Dr
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ou don't often get email from chris@event- techs.com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 8:44:12 PM
From:" [email protected]" [email protected]
To:

Dea r Co un cil M ember ,
I ’m wr iti ng to res pec tfu lly urge you to vo te “ No” on the pr op os ed Ana hei m Hi lls Fes ti va l Center a pa rtment pr oj ec t.

Anyo ne wh o lives in th is a rea kn ows th a t Sa nta An a Ca nyo n Ro a d is alrea dy hea vi ly con ges ted. Addi ng mor e th a n 4 00 a pa rtmen ts ra is es s er ious con cer ns a bo ut tra ffi c fl ow a nd, mo re impo rta ntl y, emer genc y eva cua ti on s a fety.

I kno w firs t-ha nd tha t eva cua ti on dur ing a wi ldfire ca n ta ke s ever a l hour s . W hen roa ds a re op era ti ng a t or nea r c a pa city, a dd iti on a l s tra in is n’t th eor eti ca l — it di rec tl y a ffec ts pub lic s a fety. App rovi ng a pr oj ec t of thi s s ca le wi th ou t mea ni ngful impr ovements to ev a cua ti on routes feel s ris ky a nd s hor t-s ighted .

I a s k tha t yo u con s ider th e lived exp er ien ce of current res idents a nd pr ior iti ze s afety and infr as truc ture rea liti es over dev el op ment pr oj ec ti ons .

Plea s e vote “ No ” on th is projec t a nd put the s a fety of ex is ti ng res idents firs t.

Th a nk yo u for yo ur ti me a nd con s ider a ti on.

Si ncer el y,
Chr is Tr embl a y
310 -581 -2696
chris@ even t-tec hs .com
ate: 2/27/2026 9:48:43 PM
From:" Jack Huang" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from jackh. 81@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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ou don't often get email from jhuang77. tw@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 7:50:06 PM
From:" Julie Huang" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017 as well as the other fire that burnt through the edge of Anaheim Hills towards Tustin, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Rush hour traffic has been horrible in Anaheim Hills and adding more housing does not help with the situation. I was stuck on Santa Ana Canyon Road for over an hour, trying to get from Weir Canyon Road to Anaheim Hills Road during the Canyon Fire 2. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

Sincerely,
Julie Huang
ou don't often get email from lindaschryver710@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:23:56 PM
From:" lindaschryver710@gmail. com" lindaschryver710@gmail. com To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Development
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Dear Council Members,
Please reconsider the development at the Festival Center. Our roads can't support any more traffic especially in case of a fire emergency. Many of our developments have one way out and so many people would be trapped unable to evacuate. You talk about your evacuation plan. None of my neighbors have any idea what that plan is! We haven't even been told. There's only one way out of here anyway. In the last evacuation it took me an hour and a half to go 5 miles down Santa Ana Canyon. So many neighbors were stuck in the Target parking lot. If you don't live here or have never experienced a fire evacuation, you have no idea how frightening it is. We are begging you to protect us and as elected officials that is your job. Please do not disappoint us. Vote no and protect us. Thank you.

Linda Schryver
8301 E Starcrest Ct
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ome people who received this message don't often get email from eugeniachang@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/27/2026 10:45:05 PM
From:" Eugenia Lang" eugeniachang@hotmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Eugenia
ou don't often get email from sldouglas@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 12:10:54 AM
From:" Sandra Douglas" sldouglas@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member, I am writing to you as a resident ofAnaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here. Sincerely,
ate: 2/28/2026 4:56:15 AM
From:" Dale Miller" dmillertwosix@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from dmillertwos ix@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Dale Miller
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ou don't often get email from jccballer@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 6:46:10 AM
From:" jennifer cheng" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Project
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Hi,
Please take this into consideration coming from someone who has lived and loved Anaheim for the last 33 years. The traffic continues to get worse daily with folks bypassing the 91 on our streets. If you could simply drive down E Santa Ana Canyon Rd yourself during peak rush hours around 4 or 5pm you would understand.

If we add hundreds more cars for people to live here, it would make it even harder just to get home. On a 2 mile stretch on that street, it takes 15minutes on what would normally be a 4 minute drive. Not to mention the left turn lane from Imperial is horrendous and takes another 15 minutes during peak hours.

Please do not worsen the gridlock during evacuation when all lives matter. Traffic is also bad as it is. The residents of this area should be your first priority.

Thank you,
Jennifer A.
ate: 2/28/2026 6:59:22 AM
From:" Rocco Aceto" aceto77@earthlink. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from aceto77@earthlink. net. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Sincerely,
Rocco Aceto
ou don't often get email from wdwhitcomb@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 7:39:21 AM
From:" Bill Whitcomb" wdwhitcomb@gmail. com
To:

Anaheim Hills zip codes 92807 & 90808 have over 55,000 residents. There are not enough exit routes presently to handle emergency evacuations. Why would you want to add more housing into an area with insufficient exit routes. In the 2017 fire it took me 2.5 hours to exit. I am lucky to be alive.

Bill Whitcomb 6991 E Country Club Ln, Anaheim, CA 92807 ate: 2/28/2026 7:49:28 AM
From:" Krystyna Kisting" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from aagirl@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Krys tyna Kis ting
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ou don't often get email from hunterspointanaheimhills@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 7:50:17 AM
From:" Bill" hunterspointanaheimhills@gmail. com
To:

As a director of our HOA in Anaheim Hills, I have polled our 79 property owners about new housing in Festival Center and Oak Canyon Preserve. The over whelming replies were to stop expansion. Everyone is concerned about emergency evacuations and congestion that is inevitable.

Bill Whitcomb, Director
Hunters Pointe
ou don't often get email from sand28dra@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 9:28:34 AM
From:" Sandra Leavell" sand28dra@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Project
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I am 100 percent against this project. I live in East Hills and the accessibility of vacating The Who,e area in event of fire would be horrendous.

We do t have the infrastructure to add another 1000 cars to the already congested Santa Ana Canyon, Weir Canyon and Serrano Please vote this project down
Sincerely
Sandra Leavell
ate: 2/28/2026 11:29:24 AM
From:" Herm Rittner" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from hrittner@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely Herm Rittner
224 S Owens Dr.

Anaheim
ou don't often get email from charlene. tse@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 11:52:22 AM
From:" Charlene Tse" [email protected]
To:

De a r C o unci l Me m be r,
I ’m a s ki ng yo u to vo te N o o n the Ana he im H ills Fe s tiva l Ce nt e r a pa rt m e nt p ro je ct . Anyo ne w ho drive s Sa nta Ana C a nyo n R o a d kno w s it ’s a lre a dy ma xe d o ut . Da ily tra ffic is a s tru ggle , a nd a d d ing 400 + a pa rt m e nts a nd ro ug hl y 1, 300 m o re pe o ple w ill pus h thi s are a pas t its bre a ki ng po int —e s p e ci a lly during a w ildfire e va cu a tio n .

The ci ty’s ow n re po rt s sa y it a lre a dy ta ke s ove r thre e ho urs to e va cu a te . C a lling a n e xt ra se ve n m inute s no t a big de a l ” is una cce pta ble whe n live s a re a t s ta ke . If a bucke t is a lre a d y o ve rf low ing , yo u do n ’t ke e p po uring w a te r into it .

This pro je ct ma ke s a n a lre a dy da ng e ro us e va cua tion s itua tio n e ve n wo rs e . P le a s e p ro te ct the re s ide nts w ho live he re no w a nd vo te N o .

Si nce re ly,
C ha rle ne Ts e
7609 E Lo ckm o nt C ir
Ana he im H ills , C A 92808
ou don't often get email from jghaddad@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 11:58:48 AM
From:" James Haddad" jghaddad@sbcglobal. net
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Proposed Development inAnaheim Hills Festival Shopping Center Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Anaheim City Council,
I am writing this email because I am unable to attend your City Council Meeting on Tuesday, March 3rd.

My wife and I have been residents of Anaheim Hills for 30 years, so we know our community very well.

I am writing this letter to voice our strong opposition to the proposed new development of 447 units in the Festival Shopping Center. I know that this view is shared by our entire neighborhood. We implore you to stand firm in denying this proposed development to our beautiful neighborhood. Over the past 30 years, we have experienced the growing frustration and inadequacy of our roads to handle the increased level of traffic, especially during periods of critical evacuations (Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone). Please stand tall to protect our community from this unwanted development, and do not participate in these decisions that are increasingly driving people out of the state of California! We are all paying close attention to how you vote on this issue.

Thank You,
Jim & Helen Haddad
528 So. Laureltree Drive
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808
ou don't often get email from feisty55555@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 12:21:42 PM
From:" Lisa Faist" feisty55555@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] We vote No on the Shea/Festival Center apartments - it is a safey issue ! Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Lisa A. Faist
734 S. Hidden Creek Circle
Anaheim, CA 92808
ate: 2/28/2026 12:52:45 PM
From:" TimDiTomaso" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from tim@homexx. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Timothy and Deborah DiTomas o
790 Canyon Garden Lane
AnaheimHills , CA 92808
ou don't often get email from k_file@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 11:37:13 AM
From:" Kay Me" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Proposed inthe Festival Shopping Center Attachment: processed-4B704FD8-49A9-46D7-BCC4-48973461FCF3.jpeg; Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I would like to opposed to new 447 unit development in the Festival Shopping Center.

The reasons are "Facts" as follows:

We have to protect our daily life.

See "FACTS" in the the attached:

Thank you for your attention.

Kay Yonekura
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ou don't often get email from steveekabel@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 1:44:23 PM
From:" Steve Kabel" steveekabel@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Vote NO on the 447 Unit Anaheim Hills Proposed Apartments Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member( s),
The proposed project makes no sense to our family as residents ofAnaheim Hills. First, it is way too dense of a project for our housing environment. The density makes more sense in an urban downtown area rather than in the suburbs. That amount of apartments, and the traffic it will generate, will overwhelm our local streets.

Anyone driving on Santa Ana Canyon or on Serrano to Weir Canyon have experienced the daily gridlock on those streets from commuters coming off the 55 freeway and taking the Hills shortcut to get on the 91 freeway at Weir Canyon. It is absolute gridlock! You can forget emergency vehicles trying to get through the daily evening gridlock.

Second, the fire we had in the Anaheim Hills created a massive standstill and we were not able to evacuate from our neighborhood for over 2 hours... with smoke filled sky and no traffic control help whatsoever. It was horrific and frightening.

Adding more traffic makes no sense to us as a 30 year resident of this community.

Anaheim is a large city and assuredly must have alternative locations for a very dense apartment project. The old Edwards theatre location is a perfect location for a small residential project and blends in well with our density and will not impact our traffic volume.

Please vote "No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Steve & Kathleen Kabel
7582 E Bridgewood Drive
Anaheim, CA 92808
ou don't often get email from chriscalano@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 1:46:39 PM
From:" Chris Calano" chriscalano@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Apartment Project
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Dear City Council,
This note is to voice my opposition to the Festival Apartment Project. I reside in the East Hills subdivision and we just flat out can’t handle the huge increase in the number of autos during an evacuation. This was the case during the freeway fires where we were at a dead standstill for hours just trying to go less than one mile to the 91 Freeway. If you add another 1000 autos to an evacuation we will have no chance and will burn in place. Please do not approve this project if you truly care about the safety of your residents.

Additionally, the city should seriously consider adding a Fairmont Entrance Ramp to the 91 Freeway for quicker evacuations of all AH residents.

We need another entrance to the 91 because Imperial Hwy ramp and Weir Canyon ramp are not enough for the number of residents in AH.

Thank you
Christopher Calano
714.470.1827
ou don't often get email from juliekoons@msn. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 2:31:31 PM
From:" Julie Jarvi" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Center
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I am a resident of Anaheim on Quiet Canyon Ct. In the 92808 zip code. I am against the festival center property being allowed to have a large apartment development on it. We live in a very high fire zone, as you know. We have been evacuated multiple times for fires , as you know. The last time was 2017 where it took several hours to evacuate. I recall driving up Serrano during the evacuation and seeing a patch of fire just several feet from my car. Thankfully, that little patch didn't grow bigger and blow into my car due to the very high wind that day. Since that day, the only change I've seen by the city are little blue signs on poles pointing out my evacuation route. The "Know Your Way" plan that has been put in place is not enforcea ble and does not take into account the extreme stress people are under during an evacuation. People will do what they need to do, whether it is pick up their kids at school or pets at home.

An evacuation during a fire is chaotic, and we don't need another 1000 cars on the road from this development adding even more time to our evacuation to safety.

Also, has the city considered the extra traffic from the cemetery that is being planned? Are you aware that Santa Ana Canyon east of Weir is a parking lot every afternoon with 100+ cars inching towards the freeway entrance as people have cut through our neighborhoods to avoid the 91 freeway? What is your plan for the added traffic for the cemetery? How are our streets going to handle extra cars from the cemetery and 1000+ cars from this development? Our neighborhoods cannot handle the current amount of cars coming through.

The movie theatre currently on the property has been closed for a few years . In that time since it closed, the traffic has only gotten much worse. This project is not offsetting any movie theatre traffic. It will add traffic.

Pleas e listen to us , your current res idents of the area. I feel like we aren't being heard, and you all are suppos ed to repres ent us . We are all terrified of the next fire and the next evacuation. I don't want to die in my car. We' ve seen this happen in other cities . Please don't make it happen to us here.

Thank you,
Julie Jarvi
ou don't often get email from terryhanly@outlook. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 3:46:56 PM
From:" Terry Hanly" terryhanly@outlook. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Strong Opposition to Festival Center Project – Public Safety, Evacuation, and Community Impact Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council,
I am writing again as a 34-year resident of Anaheim Hills and a deeply concerned District 6 homeowner. I strongly oppose the propos ed Festival Center redevelopment.

This project is being advanced despite serious , unresolved public safety, evacuation, and community impact issues . It is not responsible planning . It is overdevelopment in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and it puts existing residents at risk.

Evacuation remains the most urgent concern.

Residents have already experienced evacuation times of up to three hours during fire events . The City has not clearly communi cated how each evacuation zone will be notified or managed in an emergency. Adding a dense, four-story apartment complex with a fivestory parking structure will only increas e conges tion and delay evacuation further.

There has been no detailed plan presented for:

How residents in a multi-level housing complex and parking structure will safely evacuate during a fast-moving fire How emergency responders will access the area while hundreds of additional vehicles attempt to leave How traffic flow will realistically be managed when ingress and egress are already limited Public safety mus t come firs t. Increas ing dens ity without a proven evacua tion solution is reckl ess .

Beyond safety, this project raises serious community concerns .

Only 10 percent of the units are propos ed for modera te-income RHNA requirements . The remaining 90 percent are above- modera te, market-rate units priced between approximately $ 3,000 and $5,500 per month. These units are not required to satisfy RHNA oblig ations . This is not about meeting hous ing mandates . It is about maximizing profit.

Even more troubling , the developer is requesting a variance to reduce unit size while charging market-rate rents . That directly impacts the quality of life of future tenants . Sma ller units at premium prices , in a high fire risk area , with inadequate evac uation planning , is not thoughtful community development. It is profit over people.

Parking is another unres olved issue. The project does not provide sufficient parking, and there is no realistic enforc ement mec hanism to prevent overflow into surrounding commercia l and residential areas . Local businesses such as Wood Ranch already rely on acces sible parking . This project risks harming the very bus ines ses that serve our communi ty.

Additionally, the design effectively cuts off convenient access to Festival Center from the senior community across the street. That impact alone des erves serious recons idera tion.

Anaheim Hills is not opposed to thoughtful growth. We are opposed to unsafe, overbuilt, profit-driven projects that ignore infras tructure realities and place residents at risk.

I respectfully urge you to deny or delay approval of the Festival Center project until evacuation planning , traffic flow, parking , and community impact concerns are fully and transparently addressed.

Our safety and quality of life must not be compromis ed.

Sincerely,
Teresa Hanly
6572 E Calle Del Norte
Anaheim, CA 92807
District 6
ou don't often get email from jake224870@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 4:10:20 PM
From:" Jake Johnston" jake224870@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to pleaseSubject: Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue
Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely, vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely, Jake and Diane Johnston,
7811 E Bridgewood Dr, Anaheim, CA 92808
ou don't often get email from dfilppi@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 5:54:17 PM
From:" DeWayne Filppi" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], "Ryan Balius" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival project
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Mayor and Council Members,
I am a long time resident of the area. I'mwriting in opposition to the Festival Project proposal, at least at this time on evacuation safety grounds.

The project puts the cart before the horse. The current evacuation plan is inadequate primarily because of insufficient infrastructure.

The city has acknowledged the shortcomings of existing evacuation capacity, yet accepts hollow promises instead of enforceable mitigation. The Wildfire Evacuation and Awareness Plan is classified merely as a "Project Design Feature" ( PDF HAZ-2) rather than a binding, fully enforceable CEQA mitigation measure. Furthermore, this plan only educates the residents within the Festival Project; it does absolutely nothing to mitigate the severe off-site impacts and traffic delays that will burden neighboring residents trying to flee on the same roads. The city rightly identifies the Santa Ana Canyon road as a severely constrained evacuation hazard, and so cannot logically approve a massive influx of over 800 evacuating vehicles from the Festival Center Project that will bottleneck into the exact same constrained corridor. The assumption by the developer that a fire in the east (the far more likely scenario) would not cause an evacuation is irresponsible, as that zone was penetrated by Canyon Fire 2.

Let's try doing things in the right order: first produce infrastructure improvements that will speed evacuation, then perhaps contemplate adding more residents.

DeWayne Filppi
455 S Country Hill Rd
dfilppi@gmail. com
714.512.1706
ou don't often get email from lindahurley101@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 5:56:08 PM
From:" Linda" lindahurley101@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor Aitkins and Council Members,
I am writing to ask you to vote "No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Shea project. You don't need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and over 1000 more cars to this hi severity fire zone is outrageous. The City's own reports admit that it already takes residents over three hours to get out during a fire. This is unacceptable, so to say adding another 7 minutes of delay is "not a big deal" is incredibly irresponsible. By approving a plan that contradicts the cities own traffic study with the Know Your Way plan would surely place liability squarely on the City. We need our leaders to protect its constituents, not the developers.

Please do the responsible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need responsible representation. Please vote"No" on this project.

Sincerely,
Linda Hurley
ou don't often get email from joe.branche@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 6:57:08 PM
From:" Joe Branche" joe.branche@yahoo. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Project – Traffic and Evacuation Concerns Ahead of March 3 Vote Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council,
I am writing in advance of the March 3 consideration of the Festival project in Anaheim Hills to reiterate and clarify my concerns regarding traffic and evacuation impacts.

My concern is straightforward. I do not believe the traffic impact and evacuation analysis being relied upon adequately reflects current, real-world conditions in our area.

The theater on the Festival site has not been in regular use for some time. Even when operational, it primarily drew patrons from within the surrounding community and did not represent a sustained, permanent increase in daily vehicle volume. In contrast, the current proposal introduces an ongoing and concentrated traffic load into a corridor that is already experiencing routine gridlock.

We have lived in this area for approximately five years, and traffic conditions have deteriorated substantially even within that short period. Congestion is no longer occasional. It is daily. Any evaluation that assumes off-peak movement or theoretical flow rates does not align with lived experience on these roads.

More importantly, emergency planning cannot assume convenient timing. A wildfire will not occur at an ideal hour. If evacuation coincides with rush hour congestion, the consequences would be severe. While I appreciate the City’s efforts to improve preparedness since 2017, the proposed “ Know Your Way” concept remains unproven under worst- case conditions. Neighbors who experienced the Canyon Fire have shared deeply concerning accounts of evacuation bottlenecks that exposed serious vulnerabilities.

Before approving additional density in a high fire-risk area with known congestion constraints, I respectfully urge the Council to require a deeper, stresstested analysis that evaluates evacuation capacity during peak traffic conditions rather than modeled averages.

I would also respectfully ask for clarity regarding precedent. The SALT development proposal at Deer Canyon was rejected based in part on concerns about traffic impact and strain on infrastructure in this same general area. From a resident’ s perspective, the Festival proposal presents similar issues.

To date, no one has clearly articulated how this project materially differs in a way that substantially changes the risk profile. If the Council’ s assessment has shifted, I believe residents deserve a clear explanation of why.

Finally, I ask that you weigh the input of the residents you were elected to represent. Many of us in District 6 have raised consistent concerns about traffic congestion and evacuation safety. These concerns reflect daily lived experience and legitimate public safety considerations. As our District 6 representative and as Mayor, your leadership carries particular importance in ensuring those concerns are fully heard and meaningfully addressed before irreversible decisions are made.

This is not about opposing development categorically. It is about ensuring that public safety, particularly evacuation feasibility under worst- case conditions, is evaluated with the highest level of rigor. With wildfire risk increasing year after year, this is an area where assumptions carry real consequences.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Joe Branche
ou don't often get email from bsforbes2002@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 7:37:54 PM
From:" Betty Forbes" bsforbes2002@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments % 2 It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I unders tand that the city has already met the hous ing capacity so why then build in a fire zone? It shouldn' t be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Pleas e don' t make an exis ting danger even wors e jus t for a new development. We are as king you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Betty Forbes &
Mikayla Shanholtzer ( age 16)
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ate: 2/28/2026 7:40:52 PM
From:" annawentges@icloud. com" annawentges@icloud. com To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, " Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anaheim. net, " Carlos A. Leon" CLeon@anaheim. net, " Ryan Balius" RBalius@anaheim. net, " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anaheim. net, " Norma C. Kurtz" NKurtz@anaheim. net, " Kristen Maahs" KMaahs@anaheim. net, " Natalie Meeks" NMee ks@anaheim. net Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/ Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don't often get email from annawentges@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Please also bear in mind the enormously increased traffic caused by commuters and commercial vehicles heading toward Corona and Riverside, utilizing our roads as a shortcut to avoid the 91! This creates a huge back up on Santa Ana Canyon Rd at any time of day, and especially during rush hour! I most sincerely ask you for your sympathetic and careful consideration of the dire facts at hand, with possibly irreparable consequences! Much appreciated,
Sincerely,
Anna Wentges
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ate: 2/28/2026 7:44:31 PM
From:" Jeff Shimkus" jeffshimkus@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] The Proposed Shea/Festival Center Apartments – AMajor Safety Concern You don' t often get email from jeffs himkus @gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Honorable Mayor and City Council,
I am writing to you as a concerned res ident of Anaheim to politely as k that you PLEASE vote " No" on the propos ed apartment project at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center.

As a res ident of Anaheim and a retired Anaheim Fire and Res cue Captain/ Paramedic, I am fully aware of the safety is sues that the res idents of the Anaheim Hills area face during extreme, uncontrolled, wind driven fires . I have been there and done that both as an active duty firefighter and as a res ident multiple times .

Safety is everyone’ s res pons ibility, es pecially thos e who have been elected to serve the citizens of this city. With that, every other city employee shares in that res pons ibility, not jus t fire and police department employees .

What’ s it going to take for thos e in city government who may be backing the proposed Fes tival project to realize that adding approximately 1000 more vehicles to the area is a des ign for dis as ter.

No evacuation plan can take the place of what should have been learned from past incidents and good old common sens e. Es pecially a plan that has been so poorly advertis ed.

I have heard it said that the city will benefit from the perks the developer has offered. No amount of money would be enough to offs et the dangers that this project would cause.

The proposed installation of the Opticomdevices would also be a waste of time, effort and money. What would happen to those devices when the area looses electricalpower? What good would a traffic signalcontrol device be when the intersections and streets leading to themare completely gridlocked? In light of what has been highlighted here and so much more, Irespectfully implore you to deny the project at its proposed location.

If you have read this far, Ithank you.

Sincerely,
JeffShimkus
714-742-1115
ate: 2/28/2026 8:22:25 PM
From:" Rachele Woodruff" rachelewoodruff@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue!!!! You don' t often get email from rachelewoodruff@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Members ,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get clos er, and literally not moving for over an hour. It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Thanks ,
Rachele Woodruff
ate: 2/28/2026 8:52:07 PM
From:" Janet Yount" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from janet- doug@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I have lived in Anaheim Hills since 1995. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get clos er, and literally not moving for over an hour. It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

Anaheim Hills is not the place to build new hous ing. Our roads are impacted daily by the IE commuters . Santa Ana Canyon, La Palma and Serrano are the roads being us ed, and adding additional vehicles on the road, from this apartment project would only add to the already heavily us ed streets .

Sincerely,
Janet VYount
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ou don't often get email from gracebranche@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 8:55:04 PM
From:" Grace Branche" gracebranche@yahoo. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Traffic and Evacuation Concerns – Festival Project (March 3) Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Mayor and Members of the City Council,
I am writing ahead of the March 3 consideration of the Festival project in Anaheim Hills to reiterate and clarify my concerns regarding traffic impacts and evacuation safety.

At its core, my concern is simple: I do not believe the traffic and evacuation analysis being relied upon reflects current, real-world conditions in our area.

The theater previously located on the Festival site has not operated regularly for some time. Even when it was open, it primarily served nearby residents and did not create a sustained, permanent increase in daily traffic volume. The current proposal, by contrast, would introduce an ongoing and concentrated traffic load into a corridor that already experiences routine gridlock.

My family has lived here for approximately five years, and traffic conditions have worsened significantly even within that relatively short timeframe.

Congestion is no longer occasional — it is daily. Any evaluation that relies on off-peak assumptions or theoretical flow rates does not align with the lived reality on these roads.

More importantly, emergency planning cannot assume ideal timing. Wildfires do not occur at convenient hours. If an evacuation were to coincide with peak congestion, the consequences could be severe. While I appreciate the City’s efforts to strengthen preparedness since 2017, the proposed “ Know Your Way” framework remains untested under worst- case conditions. Neighbors who experienced the Canyon Fire have described evacuation bottlenecks that exposed serious vulnerabilities in our infrastructure.

Before approving additional density in a high fire-risk area with known congestion constraints, I respectfully urge the Council to require a more rigorous, stress- tested analysis that evaluates evacuation capacity during peak traffic conditions — not modeled averages.

I also ask for clarity regarding precedent. The SALT development proposal at Deer Canyon was rejected in part due to concerns about traffic impact and infrastructure strain in this same general area. From a resident’ s perspective, the Festival proposal raises similar issues. To date, no clear explanation has been provided as to how this project materially differs in a way that meaningfully reduces risk. If the Council’ s assessment has changed, residents deserve a transparent explanation.

Finally, I ask that you carefully weigh the concerns of the residents you represent. Many of us in District 6 have consistently raised issues about traffic congestion and evacuation safety. These are not abstract objections — they are grounded in daily experience and legitimate public safety considerations. As our District 6 representative and as Mayor, your leadership is especially important in ensuring these concerns are fully heard and addressed before irreversible decisions are made.

This is not opposition to development in principle. It is a request that public safety — particularly evacuation feasibility under worst- case conditions — be evaluated with the highest level of rigor. With wildfire risk increasing year after year, assumptions in this area carry real consequences.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
ate: 2/28/2026 9:48:53 PM
From:" dianaparsons@att. net" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from dianapars ons @att. net. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Diana Pars ons
ou don't often get email from avril77@aol. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 10:34:26 PM
From:" April Schley" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Represent your constituents - no to Festival Development Center Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Anaheim City Council Representatives and Natalie Meeks (Anaheim Hills Representati ve), I have lived inAnaheim Hills for 20 years and have experienced 2 major fire evacuations. Multiple homes on my street burned to the ground. There is endless evidence that we do not have the infrastructure for more development in AH and you are actively putting lives in danger if you vote yes on this development. You are elected to represent your community and your neighbors, and we are speaking out adamantly against this. The number one priority should be safety. We are not opposed to additional development in locations that make sense with more exit routes (in the La Palma area for example). The Festival location though would put hundreds of additional cars on the road in the case of an evacuation. You are saying that the existing evacuation (without the development) would be 3 hours long - that should be unacceptable to ALL of you already and this should have never even been considered.

Every study Ihave heard to make the case for this development is highly flawed. This development is not the equivalent of having cars for a retail space there. In the case of a fire in the area, shoppers and diners would avoid and leave the area right away. Most of the people shopping there are from the local area anyway so it wouldn't be additional people. Having hundreds of new people living there would create a bottleneck that would completely gridlock the area. To try to convince us that it will all be ok, Ihave heard suggestions to shelter in place. Would you want your young child to shelter in place, your elderly parents? It is not even logical, or moral. I am shocked that it would be a part of any plan you are proposing. Have you sat in the traffic in this area on a typical afternoon - yesterday it took me 30 minutes to get from my house to the Freeway which is only a 3 minute drive during the day. During the fire evacuation it took me 2 hours to get just from the Festival Center to Canyon High School. And don't get me started on the Know Your Way plan. It has never been tested, no one even knows what zone they are in, what direction they are supposed to go. And when Ihave looked at it, it is completely against any sort of logical route that people will follow when they are trying to escape quickly. Just because you have a fun name to call the plan doesn't make it effective. To all of us who live here, that know first-hand the seriousness of a fire evacuation, it is nothing more than a soundbite.

Homes are already uninsurable in the area due to fire risk. We should not be inviting more people into a situation that history has shown can go from calm to life threatening very quickly. I have driven down the roads in Anaheim Hills with the medi ans on fire, trying desperately to get to my young kids at school, seeing the flames come closer with every minute and people having to flee their neighborhoods on foot since they could not get out by car. We have all experi enced the reali ty of this frightening situation, we will not be misled by developers who have no vested interest in our community outside of dollars. It is time to step up and stand for the residents you have been elected to represent. You have a duty to ensure that growth happens responsi bly.

I urge you to vote against this Festival Shopping Center housing development and all simi lar projects. There is no question that a housing development in this area would endanger lives.

April Schley
Morningstar Drive
Anaheim Hills, CA
ou don't often get email from brendamarquez@roadrunner. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 11:37:25 PM
From:" brendamarquez@roadrunner. com" brendamarquez@roadrunner. com To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Brenda MarquezOutlook for Mac
ou don't often get email from nanshea75@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 2/28/2026 11:39:57 PM
From:" Nan Shea" nanshea75@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
Isn't it ironic that I am writing an email to oppose the apartment complex building by the Shea? I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in traffic inching slowly to get to my two young children. Then at the last minutes, I was directed away from my children to get back on the freeway and go west, following the "Know Your Way". All the roads were blocked in the Hills. It wasn't just traffic"— it was a total standstill. Could you imagine the fear of a parent who couldn't reach her children? The "Know Your Way" pushed me west but my children were at a friend house in East of Anaheim. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation. I fear for my family safety and for the safety of the added 1000+ people.

The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But we don't have extra roads or secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Today, each time, we all watch in fear and hold our breath whenever we see smoke in the hills, in Chino hills, and/or a car on fire on the 91 East. We await for the news that all is well. Not long ago a wild fire in Chino hills jumped the 71 freeway and spread rapidly. Thank you to the quick action of the fire department who put that wild fire out. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen.

This is an added burden to our mental health.

Sincerely,
Nan Shea
ou don't often get email from carolfite@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 5:37:13 AM
From:" Carol Fite" carolfite@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Subject: Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
Being an Anaheim Hills resident since 1985, I have experienced several fires and evacuations. Even without a fire, getting out of Anaheim Hills is difficult. I knowthe City is already aware of this traffic nightmare.... Last year the City installed a large digital sign at the corner of Canyon Vista Drive and Weir Canyon. This was an effort to deter a shortcut of workday traffic from the 55 Freeway going across Serrano Avenue from cutting through residential neighborhoods ( Larkwood Street) to get a faster route to the 91 freeway. Traffic on a regular basis using this shortcut resulted in backed up traffic on Serrano, down Weir Canyon to the 91 freeway.

I am writing to you to ask you to please vote " No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. I have attached links to two of the fires affecting Anaheim Hills and hope this will help you all to recall what we, as Anaheim Hills residents went through. Please vote NO!
Freeway Complex Fire (11/15/08) - 2008- 11-16
Some Canyon Fire 2 Evacuees Return Home
Freeway Complex Fire ( 11/ 15/ 08) - 2008- 11-16
Some Canyon Fire 2 Evacuees Return Home
esidents ordered to evacuate during Anaheim Hills wildfire Thousands Await Status of Their Homes In Anaheim Hills
I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Carol Fite
393 S. Basil Street
Anaheim, CA 92808
Residents ordered to evacuate during
Anaheim Hills wildfire
Thousands Await Status of Their Homes In
Anaheim Hills
ate: 3/1/2026 7:03:12 AM
From:" Spencer Puskas" spencep6972@me. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from spencep6972@me. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
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ate: 3/1/2026 7:19:42 AM
From:" Carol Jacobs" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from krazy4krfts @icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017. I was able to get to Running Springs Elementary school to evacuate my 2 grands ons before they were put on a bus , only to be stuck in traffic on route to Canyon High School. The road in to the school clos ed jus t as I got to the signal & I ran uphill to get to them. I will never forget the fear I felt along with other parents . We continued to watch the news and call my daughter’ s answering machine to see if her hous e was still standing. I have lived in three homes in Anaheim Hills since 1975. Santa Ana Canyon and Imperial was a four way stop. I am not anti growth, I AM OPPOSED TO THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS BEING PROPOSED IN AN AREA WHERE TRAFFIC IS ALREADY GRIDLOCKED. I invite you to come to Serrano mos t afternoons . It can sometimes take three cycles for me to turn left onto Serrano from Canyon Creek, let alone travel Wes t on Weir Canyon. Certainly there are other areas that make more sens e, like the old Kais er Hos pital lot.

Sincerely,
Carol Jacobs
7633EHollowOakRoad
AnaheimCA 92808
Prayer Changes Things
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ate: 3/1/2026 8:36:59 AM
From:" D. Jesse Graham" davidjessegraham@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from davidjes segraham@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids /pets / elderly parents ] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res pons ible.

I am as king you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
D. Jes se Graham
524 S. Laureltree Dr
ate: 3/1/2026 8:50:54 AM
From:" noreen francis" noreenjfrancis@yahoo. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from noreenjfrancis @yahoo. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely, Noreen Francis
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ate: 3/1/2026 8:59:51 AM
From:" Dana Sirotnak" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] I beg you to vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments! Safety first-help! You don' t often get email from dana_ c1@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
This is my own letter! Pleas e read it…I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to ask you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived through both the big fires of 08 and 2017. I am right up at Weir Canyon near the 91 freeway. I live in a small community in Bel Air. I’ve been here 20 years and I’ve seen the changes . I live in a practical wind tunnel and so an 08. I watched the smoke jump the freeway within 15 minutes to get from Corona to my backyard. My friend apartment burned down to the ground a block and a half from my hous e. I was able to grab my animals throw in a few things in my purs e and being on a main street in Bel-Air. I never thought flames would come, but they literally burned the tree out behind my home. It was a miracle that we even es caped es caped any fire on my neighborhood. However, the hous es up the hill on MorningStar Street weren’ t so lucky. This was a shock for the community and then it happened again in 2017…
here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, my my college son was home. He had a truck. In 2008 I was able to get out of the area before the police came shouting and knocking at all of our doors to get out. In 2017 I was home with my son and I told him I will take the animal and go down to your grandparents on the other side of anaheim hills . He was loading up his truck with his beloved deceas ed father‘ s things and his dog. He did not leave for another 45 minutes and he was stuck on Santa Ana Canyon heading toward imperial Highway for over 2 1/2 hours jus t moving 3 miles . Had the wind pus hed the flames in that direction. It could’ ve been a catas trophe. It is only becaus e of the wind shift that the fire didn’ t come this way and jump the hous e this time. Homes were still burned. I worked at a local store over here and met some of the cus tomers . It’ s very difficult to los e your home and your life. Thankfully, we didn’ t los e lives , but this is ridiculous . We do not need people living up here extra… Maybe take that land and build five big homes where you can still get yourtaxdollars but do not build a community of many apartments please please please please.

Also, I’mon a little street called Larkwood. We nowhave painted double yellowlines down my street because people use it as a way to get home fromOrange County to Corona on a regular basis . We have our own problemin the city has had to approve us to try to put the speed bumps which still hasn’t really stopped the flowof traffic. Iwould like to address that still… That is very unsafe where we can’t even go to a grocery store with without dealing with a constant flow of traffic during rush-hour, especially when there is an accident on the 91 let alone a fire down that direction east getting out of my home readily on some days . It is not good and Ireally believe it hurts the value of our property out here as well.

Please vote against this . Please dear God don’t make this into a fire freak show in the future. Remember, it’s the wind. It’s the wind. It’s the wind that funnels through up here.

I know that people love money more than people. Scripture even says you can’t love God and money. When you love God, you love your neighbor when you love money you love yourself. Thank you for choosing people… At least that’s my hope that there’s somebody in the city council that will choose people over money.

Sincerely, Dana Hinkle callme
714-318-5560. You can callme.
ou don't often get email from tdigs@att. net. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 9:04:56 AM
From:" TRICIA DIGREGORIO" [email protected]
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Cc:" TRICIA DIGREGORIO" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Counc il Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "NO" on the proposed apart ments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I can never erase the feeling of being terrified, being stranded, not knowing what was going on, where the danger was really, fearing for my safety, and my family’s safety including our pets which are complet ely dependent on us for any kind of help.

I underst and the people that tried to evacuate in their cars were literally stuck for hours at a total standst ill. Adding ANYTHING to this terror is TERROR. How could anyone consc iencely add to the terror, to an already obvious, dangerous situation.

The report s for this projec t say that adding these cars will "only add” about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. That sentence on its own is TERROR. The evacuation time should not be increased. It should not be a selling or negotiating point . It should be an improvement point . There are limited ways in and out of the Hills and that alone should be the reminder that “adding to” is increasing the risk of harm, or death.

Communit ies grow and even demand new housing. It should NOT be done with derelic t disregard for the existing members that made it the communit y it is.

Vot e consc ienc ely. Vot e for communit y preservat ion. Vot e for safet y. Vot e for life and the well- being for the thousands of exist ing communit y members above profit and popular interest or civic pressures.

Sinc erely,
Tricia DiGregorio
Anaheim Hills resident
ou don't often get email from catherinehalliday711@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 9:58:34 AM
From:" Catherine Halliday" catherinehalliday711@gmail. com To:

Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
I am almost 83 years old and have been a resident ofAnaheim Hills for more than 45-years. I am writing in strong opposition to the proposed Festival Center Project due to traffic, safety, and evacuation hazards.

I vividly recall the 2017 wildfires and extreme traffic during the evacuations. I can not imagine that the City Council is seriously considering amending its own zoning requirements to allow such a large residential development in the Festival Center that will further delay potential fire evacuations by residents. In a fire evacuation, every moment is precious and adding additional time due to traffic because of an action by the City Council seems contrary to actions the City should be taking to keep us safe.

Please vote no on the proposed Festival Center Project.

Sincerely,
Catherine Halliday
ou don't often get email from davidclux@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 10:09:13 AM
From:" David Lux" [email protected]
To:

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to urge you to vote “ No” on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. My family lives in the Hills for its proximity to nature, but that comes with a documented risk: wildfire.

We remember the 2017 Canyon Fire 2 vividly. I remember the frantic scramble to coordinate a pickup for our daughter at her school. The anger of being physically blocked from reaching my wife at our house. My wife witnessed the desperation of other commuters driving into oncoming traffic on the wrong side of the road just to escape the gridlock. That day, 'limited access' wasn't a statistic— it was a barrier that fractured our family during a crisis.

The city’s reliance on traffic models to justify this project ignores common sense realities:

Residents vs. Visitors - Equating high-density housing with previous commercial uses like a movie theater is a dangerous false equivalency. You don’t evacuate a theater with pets, family, and life’ s possessions. Residents don't just leave; they try to get in to save what matters most, doubling the gridlock.

Permanent vs. Transient Traffic - While the 91/241 connector may reduce " cut-through" commuters by 2029, this project replaces them with permanent residents. Commuters do not evacuate into the Hills during a fire; residents do. We are being asked to trade temporary traffic for a permanent safety risk.

The Overflowing Bucket - If evacuation already takes several hours according to the city’s own data, adding 1,300 new residents and 1,000 more cars to a known chokepoint is a public safety liability. Acomputer model cannot simulate the panic of a parent blocked from their child's school.

We need leaders who prioritize the lives of current residents over a developer’ s spreadsheet. We need better ways to get out of the Hills, not more people trapped in them.

Please do the responsible thing and protect our community by voting “No” on this project.

Sincerely,
David & Denise Lux
8173 E Carnation Way
Anaheim, CA 92808
ate: 3/1/2026 10:21:34 AM
From:" Jamie Morgan" jamiedlowe@sbcglobal. net
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from jamiedlowe@s bcglobal. net. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Jamie Morgan
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ate: 3/1/2026 11:11:31 AM
From:" Bernard Faller" skyzandi@hotmail. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from skyzandi@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Sincerely,
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Bernie Faller
AnaheimHills resident
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ome people who received this message don't often get email from dasoutherngirl@hotmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 11:20:08 AM
From:" Monica M" dasoutherngirl@hotmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Monica
ou don't often get email from patschiesser@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 11:28:11 AM
From:" Pat Schiesser" patschiesser@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] 447 unit development
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I am opposed to the building of 447 new units in the Festival Shopping Center. We bought in Anaheim Hills years ago because it was a quiet community with good schools and a great place to raise a family.

Now, Santa Ana Canyon Road has become so busy that t is like a Freeway. Residents can no longer get out of their track because of the abundance of cars using this road to make their way to Riverside County. I was going to attend an award ceremony for my granddaughter at Yorba Linda High School which used to take 10-15 minutes. On the night in question, it took me 45 minutes because of the traffic on Santa Ana Canyon Road. Imissed most of the ceremony.

During the fires, we will not be able to evacuate due to the excessive traffic. And now, the City wants to permit these new units which wil be another 1000 cars on Santa Ana Canyon Road. Do they intend to overload our schools as well? Please do not let Developers profit over Residents. We like Anaheim Hills just the way it is.

Anaheim Hils Resident,
Patricia Schiesser
ou don't often get email from klarenteam@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 12:14:28 PM
From:" Susan Klaren" klarenteam@gmail. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Save Anaheim Hills
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Dear Council,
Please take a moment to understand that when fire comes next to Anaheim Hills, as we know it will, if there is a loss of life caused by the lack of infrastructure to accommodate 400+ more homes, these deaths will rest on your souls.

I personally have met each of you, and I know you are good people.

This isn' t about a " not in my backyard" mentality. This is about not wanting to die because I bought a home in Anaheim Hills.

Please. Please. Do not support this project.

Susan Klaren
6214 E. Coral Circle,
Anaheim, CA 92807
ate: 3/1/2026 12:18:00 PM
From:" Lorraine Ward" raineygma@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from raineygma@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Lorraine Ward
40 Year Anaheim Hills Res ident
ate: 3/1/2026 12:26:45 PM
From:" Atheni Yang" atheniyang@me. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from atheniyang@me. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
A. Yang
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ou don't often get email from lorezimm@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 12:53:16 PM
From:" Loretta Zimmerman" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to the Deer Canyon / Festival Center Developme nt Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Hello, My name is Loretta Zimmerman and I reside in the Anaheim Hills area of Anaheim at 8134 East Carnation Way.

I am writing to voice my concern about the proposed 447 unit development in the Festival shopping center.

I understand the need for more housing, but this is a high fire hazard area. We already have insufficient infrastructure. The last time we had to evacuate due to fire threat it took hours for us to get out.

Please reconsider approving the development of this area.

Thank you for your attention to this very important matter.

Loretta Zimmerman
ou don't often get email from smcchurch@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 1:06:19 PM
From:" SHANNON M MCCHURCH" smcchurch@sbcglobal. net
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] more housing projects inAnaheim Hills Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Hello,
Please read this entire email. My name is Shannon McChurch. I lived the first half of my life in Anaheim, west of the 57 freeway. I have lived most of my adult life in Anaheim Hills. I have been an elementary school teacher for 30 years. The first half of my career was with Anaheim City School District. I taught at Adelaide Price, Gauer, Guinn, and Juarez Elementary Schools. The past 15 years I have been teaching 4th grade with at Running Springs Elementary, in the Orange Unified School District. I'm lucky to live right around the corner from my work.

I love Anaheim. The beautiful and unique features of Anaheim are illustrated in the vast diversity between Anaheim and Anaheim Hills. Each is rich in cultural diversity. The cultures differ, but both areas are beautiful because of the mix of residents. Some issues and problems are the same, but some are drastically different. The "Hills" are sometimes viewed as the "rich people" area. I know this because as a student at Katella High School, I remember poking fun at the rich hills residents. Problems, however, exist everywhere. People struggle with health, crime, mental illness, abuse, neglect..... in every zip code.

I think the biggest difference that I have experienced with Anaheim is the physical geography. I remember the Santa Ana winds growing up, but they are nothing like the Santa Ana winds at the top of the hill off Weir Canyon. If you have never spent multiple nights in a home in Anaheim Hills during Santa Ana winds, you simply cannot understand their power. I invite you to come to my home the next time the winds kick up. Please, you are welcome.

I mention all of this because I want to tell you about the scariest day of my life. It was the day of the wildfire in 2017. I was at work at Running Springs Elementary. My son was in First Grade at the school. The winds were " normal- bad" that morning, but they quickly started to really get bad. I remember telling my principal in passing ( he wasn't from the area and it was his first year), that it was fine.... the winds always got bad like that. Within an hour after that conversation the sky to the east was black from an approaching wildfire. It was like an end-of-the-world war movie. The sky just across from the school was nothing short of ominous. Buses starting coming immediately, as it was clear that we needed to evacuate the entire school. You have no idea what it was like to have parents running up the school, crying, grabbing their children in their arms and running... all as we were trying to get buses loaded and out of the area. Teachers left everything there... cars in the parking lot and many left their pets and homes that are in the immediate area.

I vividly remember being on the bus, heading towards the evacuation site at Canyon High School. Our bus went up Serrano because others that went down to Imperial were stuck in horrific traffic. We didn't even get to Canyon Rim Park and we were stuck in traffic on the bus. Literally less than 50 feet away, as we were stopped on the road, the entire hillside was on fire.... full red flames! Luckily we sat for just a few minutes before a police car came to escort us past the stopped traffic. Do you have any idea what that could be like? As I sat there with a busload of young, terrified, children, I thought we could actually die while sitting on the bus. Please, try to imagine this. You have heard the unimaginable stories of tragedy from Maui...... this is a REAL and plausible threat to Anaheim Hills. If you don't live here in the hills, I'm begging you to understand that the ability to leave in an emergency is so incredibly difficult. The 91 freeway overflow reaches to all corners of Anaheim Hills, as people use navigation to avoid the freeway as far as Weir Canyon. Again, you are welcome to stay with me and my family. I will take you down Santa Ana Canyon as I drop my son off at El Rancho Middle School and back to work. Then back to Canyon High School and down to Imperial to take care of an elderly parent. The back and forth down Santa Ana Canyon is a daily way of life for everyone living here. It is a unique driving situation, to say the least.

So now I get to my real request. Please consider everything I've explained as you decide the fate of new housing projects in Anaheim Hills. All those added residents will add to the potential of the next tragedy. I know you have a lot to think about, but don't forget your fellow Anaheim residents here in the hills. We all want the same basic things in life. Happiness, love, and the safety to live our lives with family and friends. More people in this wildfire area, that is already overcrowded with 91 freeway overflow on a daily basis, will only add danger to our lives.

You are welcome to visit my home or my place of work. I'd be happy to point out my neighbors homes that have burned down in past wildfires. I know you are not callous, but I just don't think you really know what it's like. I can show you, if you will take the time to see.

Your fellow Anaheim resident,
Shannon McChurch
714-308-9606
ate: 3/1/2026 1:15:24 PM
From:" Amber Ewbank" aeathenaisis44@gmail. com
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from aeathenais is 44@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
As an Anaheim resident, I'masking you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center.

Like many other Anaheim Hills residents, I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I'll never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, actually seeing flames!, my minor son with me, and my car not moving along the evacuation route for what seemed like forever. Like me, my boy was terrified.

There has been talk of expanding or updating the evacuation route, but the plan keeps the roads the same. How can there be any improvements to them to accommodate at least 1000 more people and even more cars to that exact same escape route? Where is the logic I'm missing? The 2018 Camp fire (Paradise, CA) should be a chilling lesson. Hundreds abandoned their cars because evacuation traffic wasn't moving, so they tried to outrun the fire on foot. In the end, 85 people died, making the Camp fire the deadliest wildfire in California history.

We can't predict the weather for a wildfire, so let's model for worst- case. If winds are at a sustained 35-40 miles per hour with 60 miles per hour gusts, how long before neighborhood and surface streets are overcome and blocked due to flames? These evacuation routes were proven to be overcrowded in 2017. How will the City's evacuation plans accommodate the additional 1000+ cars? The City reported the additional cars would only add approximately 7 minutes to the evacuation time. How many people in Paradise, CA cooked in their cars in just 7 additional minutes?
Will there be lawsuits because the City was warned with facts and models and scenarios and history and chose to build anyway? News outlets are reporting that self-deportation and increased enforcement in California are driving a significant decline in the state's immigrant population, creating severe labor shortages and economic instability.

A report from the Brookings Institution studying the latest population estimates released by the Census Bureau found that a drop in immigration dramatically slowed population growth in actually almost every state last year.

Does the City really need housing with the decrease in California population? Please reconsider the Shea/Festival Center apartments and vote no.

Thank you for your time,
Mrs. Linda Wright
30-yr resident of Anaheim Hills
ate: 3/1/2026 1:32:21 PM
From:" Douglas R Robbins" dugray43@sbcglobal. net
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Vote NO on the Festival 447- unit Apartment Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Council Member Members,
I am writing you once again about this proposed Development. We have went back and forth with you and other city staff about the dangers this project puts residents of the area in. You folks think you have this magic, bullet proof plan to evacuate us in a life threatening emergency. And while we appreciate that there is a plan, the community is not buying what you are trying to sell us. You under estimate the impact of the project, and over estimate your Evacuation Plan. We have gone back and forth and beat this subject to death. I am done discussing this with you and your staff.

The bottom line is this. You have been elected to represent what we want! And we have made it more than clear that this development is an unwanted danger! Yet it seems you disagree with want we want. Honestly, your opinion is not important. What is important, is that you listen to the people you represent. And start representing them! If this seems like a radical concept, maybe you should resign. It seems Politicians these days only care about what we think while they are trying to secure our vote.

And once in office, they don't care what our opinions are any longer. They only care about wealthy donors and lobbyists. We have vowed to change that. We will no longer support any politician that will not listen to the people they represent.

We are no longer asking you to vote NO on this project, We are demanding a NO vote! Thank You,
Douglas Robbins
8141 E. Kennedy Road
Anaheim 92808
ate: 3/1/2026 1:51:32 PM
From:" Keith S. Dellalonga" kdellalonga@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
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To Whom it May Concern,
I am writing this email to expres s my deep concern about adding a 447 unit development in Anaheim Hills at the Fes tival Shopping Center. I have lived in the zip code for 26 years and had to endure two fire evacuations . Thes e evacuations took hours due to the grid lock, and another large development would add to this problem.

While I unders tand the need for additional hous ing, and the state mandating cities to increas e the number of hous ing units they build this should not come at the expens e of safety.

Pleas e cons ider reducing or eliminating this project
Res pectfully,
Keith Dellalonga
ate: 3/1/2026 2:08:44 PM
From:" Eric Ewbank" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from eric. ewbank@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Eric Ewbank ( survivor)
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ate: 3/1/2026 2:09:43 PM
From:" Eric Ewbank" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from eric. ewbank@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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From: nagood6099@gmail. com
Date: February 26, 2026 at 9:51:08 PM PST
To: cleon@anaheim. net, rbalius@anaheim. net, nrubalcava@anaheim. net, nkurtz@anaheim. net, kmaahs@anaheim. net, nmeeks@anaheim. net, publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject: Opposition to Proposed Festival Center Project Dear Mayor and City Council,
I am writing in strong opposition to the proposed Festival Center project due to unresolved public safety and evacuation concerns in an area that has and continues to have a history of natural fire hazards, unlike other areas of Anaheim.

No other residents of Anaheim have had to flee their homes during wildfires only to be faced with gridlocked traffic as they try to escape to safety. The proposed development will make this type situation even more precarious, increasing evacuation times during a wildfire and potentially cause catastrophic loss of life. Approving a major new development without a proven, effective evacuation plan places existing residents at increased risk. Public safety must be resolved before additional density is considered.

My daughter, grandchildren, and elderly mother also live in Anaheim Hills and had to flee their homes during the wildfires of 2017.

Evacuation was horrific and additional development of the proposed Festival Center project will only make matters worse. The City is responsible and accountable first and foremost for the safety of its residents and, as such, so are each of you as our elected representatives. It is unimaginable to me that individually and/or collectively you would take unnecessary action by approving the proposed Festival Center project to endanger people’ s lives.

I understand— traffic and development is a fact of life throughout the city and Anaheim Hills should not and is not exempt from this.

Our streets already experience major gridlock as commuters try to find alternatives to the 91 freeway. Each area of the city has different nuances, however, and the wildfire dangers in Anaheim Hills are unique and should not be ignored or pushed aside to accommodate this development.

Sincerely,
Naomi Goodwin
Concerned Anaheim Hills Resident
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From:" Megan Grimm" mgrimm2552@gmail. com
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center Project
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No other residents of Anaheim have had to flee their homes during wildfires only to be faced with gridlocked traffic as they try to escape to safety.

The proposed development will make this type situation even more precarious, significantly increasing evacuation times during a wildfire, and potentially cause catastrophic loss of life. Approving a major new development without a proven, effective evacuation plan places existing residents at increased risk. Public safety must be resolved before additional density is considered.

We get it. Traffic and development is a fact of life throughout the city and Anaheim Hills should not and is not exempt from this. Our streets already experience major gridlock as commuters try to find alternatives to the 91 freeway. Each area of the city has different nuances, however, and the wildfire dangers in Anaheim Hills are unique and should not be ignored or pushed aside to accommodate this development.

For these reasons, I urge the City to deny approval of the Festival Center until evacuation and emergency access issues are fully and transparently addressed. The City Council has a moral and legal obligation to protect the life and safety of it's residents.

Regards,
Megan Grimm
Concerned Anaheim Hills Resident
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center Project
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No other residents of Anaheim have had to flee their homes during wildfires only to be faced with gridlocked traffic as they try to escape to safety.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Grimm
Concerned Anaheim Hills Resident
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Michael Forman
6815 E Swarthmore Dr.

Anaheim Hills, CA 92807
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From:" Frances Chase" frances.chase@chaseworldwide. com To:" Natalie Meeks" [email protected]
Cc:

Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], "Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], Kristen Maahs" [email protected], "Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net Subject:

FORMAL REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE MUNICIPAL ACTION Re: [EXTERNAL] Urgent: Life -Safety Risks of Shea Properties Festival Center Apartment Project
Dear Natalie,
I am deeply disappointed in your response, particularly the language highlighted in green. Sacramento? Raising improved traffic flow on the 241? Movie theatre, gymnasium, and nursery traffic are offset by previous commercial use? These are poor responses to a serious matter.

Anaheim Hills Residents need our Mayor and our six (6) council members to show up for us.

We live in a VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD area. The vast majority of top insurers have either paused, severely restricted, or withdrawn from our area, leaving the FAIR plan as the only option. Underinsured and underfunded.

Please review the attached map carefully. Zoom in to see the homes, the winding streets, and imagine thousands of men, women, children, the elderly, pets, and the mass hysteria in the swaths of red. Not everyone will get out. If you really think about it, you will change your mind.

SB 79 requires that developments comply with LOCAL fire safety standards.

This should be the plan:

PHASE I
Step One (1):

The city council must IMMEDIATELY adopt an ordinance that applies stricter fire hazard regulations to the identified area, and designate it as a VERY HIGH HAZARD ZONE. It MUST be passed before July 1, 2026.

It only requires a minimum of four (4) votes.

Step Two (2):

The city council must IMMEDIATELY adopt an ordinance that explicitly delays the effectuation of the state law (SB 79) in the zone specified in the new ordinance.

It only requires a minimum of four (4) votes.

The Los Angeles City Council has already begun exploring delayed effectuation and the creation of local TOD alternatives to manage SB 79. I can't believe the Los Angeles City Council is ahead of Anaheim. Let's get on it.

Thank you,
Frances Chase
On Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 3:59 PM Natalie Meeks < NMeeks@anaheim. net> wrote:

Dear Neighbor – Thank you to everyone that took the time to share their thoughts on the proposed project at the Festival Center. Our community is beautiful but it is the caring people that make it so special. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting , the project was presented by city staff and comments were heard from the developer and the public. City staff, including the Fire Department, recommended approval of the project after many studies and a very thorough review.

I will always make the safety of our community a priority, which includes wild fire safety and evacuation. Many residents vividly recall the unsucces sful evacuation during the 2017 fire and carry fear with them from that experienc e. Identifying what went wrong and fixing it to insure it won’t happen again has been my mission. There were a lot of lessons learned in the 2017 evacuation which have een incorpora ted in to current evacuation plans . Since that time, the City’s Fire Department, Police Department and Public Works have done significant work and coordinated with our adjacent and partner entities to develop an evacuation plan that addresses the previous failures . Since a full scale test of the plan isn’t feasible since it would require complete shutdown of the 91 Freeway and 241 Toll Road, a traffic model was implemented to confirm the plan will work. Every potential fire is different, so multiple scenarios have been tested. All of the planning and traffic modelling include significant traffic generation from the Festival site. Whether it is a commercia l use (like the theater was ) or the proposed residential use, the traffic from the site will be very similar and is included in the evacuation models .

Another concern is the surrounding infrastructure available for evacuation. The traffic issues in Anaheim Hills are the result of freeway traffic cutting through our community to bypass gridlock on the 91 Freeway and 241 Toll Road. Without this cut through traffic, Anaheim Hills has sufficient infrastructure to serve the community. We must address this issue at its source and improvements are underway. The 91/ 241 Direct Connector project will begin construction this year and will be complete in 2029.

Construction has already begun on a multi-phase improvement plan for the 91 Frwy which will add lanes and reduce weaving to avoid backups . These projects will not eliminate cut through traffic but will significantly reduce it.

When considering the proposed project, I also need to consider State mandates for housing . This site at the Festival Center is the only housing site in Anaheim Hills included in the City’s Housing Plan. It is arguably the least impactful site in Anaheim Hills for housing since the site is already approved for development. The traffic generated by the proposed project is offset by the previous commercia l use. The building size and scale is not out of place with the surrounding commercial uses . The project does not impact open space. The project retains the gym and the daycare which are important amenities for the community. The project development agreement requires investment in the Festival Center commercial uses to attract high quality tenants and help insure the economic viability of the center for many years to come.

A final decision on the project was continued until the February 3 City Council meeting but I wanted to provide you with additional information and updates as the process moves forward. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions .

Sincerely,
Natalie Meeks
Anaheim Council Member
District 6
From: N atalie Me eks <NMeeks@anaheim. net>
Se nt: Saturday, January 10, 2026 11: 14 AM
To: France s Chase < france s. chase @chase worl dwide. com> Subje ct: Re : [ EXTERNA L] Urgent: Life -Safe ty Risks of She a Properties Festi val Cente r Apartme nt Proj ect Ms . Chase - Tha nk you for reaching out to share your concerns regarding the propos ed projec t at the Ana heim Hills Fes tival Center.

The project is scheduled for City Council consideration on January 13. A public hearing will be held to provide a presentation of the project and allow for comments from the public. Your written comments will also be shared with the other Counc il Members and made part of the record. I have reviewed the documents and studies available for the project and I will continue to gather information and input regarding the project throug hout the public hearing proces s . Until the public hearing proces s is complete, I am prohibited from taking a formal position on the project.

Again, thank you for sharing your concerns . I appreciate you being an engaged member of our community.

Nata lie Meeks
Anaheim Council Member
Dis trict 6
From: France s Chase <france s. chase@chaseworldwi de .com> Se nt: Saturday, January 10, 2026 10:47 AM
To: France s Chase <france s.chase @chase worl dwide. com> Subje ct: [ EXTERN AL] Urge nt: Life-Safety Ri sks of Shea Prope rties Fe stival Ce nter Apartment Proje ct You don' t often get em ail from frances.chase@c hasew orldw ide.com . Learn why this is importan t Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Anaheim City Council Members,
I am writing as a resident ofAnaheim Hills for over 30 years regarding the proposed Shea Properties ~450+ unit apartment complex at the Festival Shopping Center. I have supported the growth ofour community through donations to local churches and schools, but I cannot support a project of this scale that creates such serious risk.

Our streets are already dangerously constrained during emergencies. Residents vividly remember the 2017 fire evacuation— streets were gridlocked, and families with children, elderly loved ones, and pets faced real fear while trying to escape. Every fire season anxiety levels increase, as neighbors discuss their fears that Anaheim Hills may realize a weather driven fire catastrophe as so many others.

Adding 1,000+ cars fromthis development could turn a serious emergency into another potential tragedy. The previously proposed Deer Canyon project, which posed the same risks, was rightly rejected.

I urge the Council to prioritize the safety ofAnaheim Hills families and reconsider this project before it puts lives at risk.

Sincerely,
Frances Chase
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ou don't often get email from lakesummit@yahoo. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 3:31:32 PM
From:" Helen Ramsay" lakesummit@yahoo. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Shea apartment development
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East Anaheim was developed as a master-planned community. The hardworking people planned the zoning, and realizing the neighborhoods were " one way in, one way out," they kept restrictions on density and growth. They even made the " scenic corridor" to preserve the area. Ithink you owe it to them to really understand why the zoning is in place and respect all the thought that went into it.

Fires happened inEast Anaheim. Evacuation was/is a nightmare. Yes, we now have a "know your way" plan, but most people don't know their way according to the plan. They certainly will pick up their children from school, get elderly or disabled, and pick up their pets. Three hours to flee from a wildfire is a frightening experience.

Please use common sense and note NO on this project. The community is rallying together, and those that are not behind the citizens of East Anaheim will NOT be re-elected.

Who does this project benefit? Not the people of Anaheim. The developer, Shea Constructi on, and the owner of the shopping center will make huge profits and gain perpetual income, while the city will have to pay for more services to accommodate another thousand people (or more) and another thousand ( or more) vehicles.

Who does it hurt? All the citizens of East Anaheim.

Do the right thing and vote against this project.

Thank you,
Helen Ramsay
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From:" Ellen Bekier" [email protected]
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] The new447 unit proposal
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This is just not acceptable. This is a high fire danger area and we cannot handle 1,000 more people trying to flee yet another fire.

Sincerely,
Ellen Bekier
Anaheim Hills resident
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments - It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim Hills to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. My husband and I have lived here since 1987 and have watched the city explode with additional housing . There have been a multitude of disasters in the Canyon here and our surrounding areas and neighborhoods . There have been many disasters but since the Canyon Fire 1 – seeing the population be evacuated to the Festival Shopping Center to await their fate, and watch our neighborhood and parks burn to the ground on streets packed attempting to evacuate has made an indelible impression to us . Then again a year later, the roads at a stands till all through Anaheim Hills egress points when our family survived the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017.

I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for two hours , only to be turned around and unable to get home to my teenaged son at home at the time. It wasn't just "traffic "—it was a total stands till. Those of us in the same predicament sat there after wave after wave of flames came down the hills towards us . The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills ; we all end up on the same few lanes . Adding more peopl e to a neig hborhood that is alrea dy a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. Please pay special attention to the areas that didn’t have escape routes in California: Palis ades , Alta Dena and Malibu as well as Silvera do Canyon, South Orange County and many others . Our infras tructure is what needs attention, the roads and services that we have continued to pay taxes for that have been diverted to other issues throug hout the entire City of Anaheim and not the staffing or resources for thos e of us res iding in Anaheim Hills .

Routinely during weekly traffic peak times , Serrano and Santa Ana Canyon have become the routes to all trying to avoid the 91 freeway and merg e into Weir Canyon. Thes e streets have not been upda ted nor were ever built to support the current traffic volume, let alone an additiona l 447 units of families trying to get home every evening . We have personally been stuck in this traffic going home on a regular bas is , let alone having to worry about trying to survive a natural disaster. Thos e of you who contempl ating building anything new in this area, I invite you to come here between the commuting hours of 4-7 pm on a Friday evening (which is the worst) but in reality it’s every night and time the commute to the 91 Freeway from Santa Ana Canyon, Nohl Ranch Roads and Serrano and then say that 7 minutes is all the time it will take to get home.

If the city needs additiona l hous ing, it shouldn' t be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out of their homes during a disaster, or to pick up their family member to make an appointment or go to the store. This development will further the routine impacts of daily commuting . Plea se don't make an exis ting danger even wors e , our fami ly and neig hbors are asking you to priori tize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay substantial taxes here.

Sincerely,
Michelle Clark
ou don't often get email from jordan.francis1987@gmail. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 4:05:52 PM
From:" Jordan Francis" jordan.francis1987@gmail. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "[email protected]" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C.

Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center Project
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Dear Anaheim City Council Members,
I am writing you to express my opposition for the proposed development at the Festival Center. I relocated my family of four to Anaheim Hills about 18 months ago and a significant factor in that decision was the safety this community offers. This development would largely impact how I feel on this matter, enough so that I would consider further relocating to ensure my children's safety. I grew up in Yorba Linda. I have lived through some real fire scares which pose a very real threat to the neighborhood. Adding a significant number of residents and vehicles to an area we all know to already be impacted for travel cannot be a wise idea. Please vote down this proposal on Tuesday.

Sincerely,
Jordan Francis
5406 E Westridge Rd, Anaheim, CA 92807
Some people who received this message don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 4:31:05 PM
From:" Gary Jordan"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets, not just the numbers on a developer' s spreadsheet. Please do the responsible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills, not more people trapped in them. Please vote "No" on this project.

Sincerely,
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Date: 3/1/2026 4:58:35 PM
From:" Arrieta Family"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] No on New447 unit devopment
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Pleas e do not approve the 447 unit develpment at the Fes tival Shopping Center. The insufficient infracture conditions are currently unacceptable; therefore, adding another 1000 res idents will obvious ly not help. Every evening, I am at ris k from the freeway commuters who currently overwhelm the roads . More importantly, they don’ t res pect the pos ted speed limit, safe lane changing, and safe dis tancing between cars. Above all, there is no traffic enforcement. Pleas e do not ruin my quality of life.

Sincerely,
Arrieta Family( Five regis tered Voters )
Date: 3/1/2026 5:47:23 PM
From:" Kristen Wolff"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
This is a terrible idea. I am writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. You don' t need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Mos t days , jus t getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation jus t doesn' t pas s the " common sens e" tes t.

Sincerely,
Kris ten Wolff
9 Date: 3/1/2026 5:48:47 PM
From:" kristen Wolff"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Kris ten Wolff
9 Date: 3/1/2026 5:49:02 PM
From:" Kristen Wolff"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Kris ten Wolff
9 Date: 3/1/2026 5:49:16 PM
From:" Kristen Wolff"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Kris ten Wolff
9 You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 6:13:16 PM
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The project' s environmental report admits that these new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [kids/pets/elderly parents] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impossible. It feels like the city is hoping for the best rather than planning for the worst.

I am not against new housing in general, but it has to be built in the right places. Putting high-density housing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not responsible. I am asking you to please put our safety first and vote "No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
Anaheim Hills Resident.

You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 6:37:13 PM
From:" Christina Thompson"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Members,
I am writing to ask you to vote "NO" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. As a 20+ year resident, I have experienced, and continue to experience, daily, the traffic on Weir Canyon to Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Most days, just getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a disaster during a wildfire evacuation just doesn't pass the "common sense" test.

The city's own reports admit that it already takes residents over three hours to get out during a fire. Then to say that adding another 7 minutes of delay is "not a big deal" is incredibly frustrating to those of us who live here. Ifa bucket is already overflowing, you don't keep pouring more water into it and say it's fine. By approving this, the city is basically admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choosing to make it even more crowded anyway.

We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets, not just the numbers on a developer' s spreadsheet. Please do the responsible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills, not more people trapped in them.

Please vote "NO" on this project.

Respectfully,
Chris Thompson
Date: 3/1/2026 7:05:46 PM
From:" Danielle Heinbuch"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Danielle Heinbuch
Anaheim Hills Res ident
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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 7:06:23 PM
From:" Amy Adamo"
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My business is in Corona. As soon as the fire jumped the 241 toll road, I started home. I never made it. With traffic, it was absolute gridlock and after almost three hours, I gave up trying to get home. By then, my neighborhood was actively burning. Instead, my family and I checked into a hotel and watched on the TV as my immediate next door neighbor’ s home was destroyed. Same as my neighbor two doors away and several other homes in my neighborhood.

Several days later, when the evacuation for my neighborhood was lifted, I returned home to see what was left. Thankfully, my home remained standing largely untouched sustaining minor damage.

The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

And finally, I would like to mention the cost of homeowners insurance. My policy was roughly $5000 annually in 2017 prior to Canyon Fire 2.

Now, with the designation fire hazard, the premium this year is $16,000! With no claims ever filed. And I’mgrateful my policy was even renewed. More congestion means longer response time. And a longer response time means next time a fire sweeps through my neighborhood, I will not be so fortunate. With additional cars and an even greater degree of gridlock, I’ll likely have no home to try to get back to.

Sincerely,
Amy Adamo - Trustee Adamo Family Trust
Date: 3/1/2026 7:15:00 PM
From:" Linda Buckholz"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

LDear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get clos er, and literally not moving for over an hour. It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Date: 3/1/2026 7:17:50 PM
From:" Don Heinbuch"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Sincerely,
Don Heinbuch Anaheim Res ident for 50 years
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Date: 3/1/2026 8:25:27 PM
From:" Maria Lange"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concerns about the Festival Center Project and Wildfire Safety You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I moved to Anaheim Hills becaus e it is a beautiful, family- oriented community, but I am very concerned about the propos ed Shea/ Fes tival Center apartment project.

The project' s environmental report admits that thes e new apartments will make evacuation times even longer. As a parent, I think about what would happen if a fire broke out while I was trying to get my [ kids /pets / elderly parents ] to safety. If the roads are already failing, adding hundreds more cars into the mix will make a bad situation impos sible. It feels like the city is hoping for the bes t rather than planning for the worst.

I am not agains t new hous ing in general, but it has to be built in the right places . Putting high- dens ity hous ing at a known bottleneck in a fire zone is not res pons ible.

I am as king you to pleas e put our safety firs t and vote " No" on this project until we have a real solution for getting people out of the Hills safely.

Sincerely,
Maria Lange
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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/1/2026 11:50:21 PM
From:" Theresa Lipari-Doyle"
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Su bje ct : P le a se vo te NO o n the She a /Fe s tiva l Ce nt e r a pa rt m e nts – It 's a sa fe ty is s ue De a r C o unci l Me m be r,
I am w riting to yo u a s a re s ide nt of Ana he im to a s k yo u to ple a se vo te " N o " o n the pro po s e d a pa rt m e nts a t the Ana he im H ills Fe s tiva l Ce nt e r. I live d he re during the Ca nyo n Fire 2 in 2017 , a nd I w ill ne ve r fo rg e t the fe e ling o f be ing s tuck in m y ca r, w a tchi ng the smo ke ge t cl o se r, a nd lite ra lly no t m o vi ng fo r o ve r a n hour. It w a sn't jus t "tra ffic"— it wa s a tota l s ta nd s till . The tho ug ht o f a dding hund re d s o f new a pa rt m e nts a nd a bout 1000 + m o re pe o ple to tha t e xa ct sam e e s ca pe ro ut e is te rri fyi ng to tho s e o f us w ho ha ve a ct ua lly be e n in tha t s itua tion.

P le a se , I re spe ct fully re que s t yo u e a ch vo te N o o n the She a /Fe s tiva l C e nte r Ap a rt m e nts .

Si nce re ly,
The re s a Lipa ri Do yl e `
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 2:12:19 AM
From:" Sandra M Rodriguez"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] FESTIVAL APARTMENT PROJECT
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AS A RESIDENT OF ANAHEIM EAST HILLS SUBDIVISION I WOULD LIKE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AND OPPOSITION TO THE FESTIVAL APARTMENT PROJECT!

FIRST CONCERN IS THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE IN ANAHEIM HILLS, OFF OF WEIR CANYON, SANTA ANA CANYON, FESTIVAL, AND MONTE VISTA ROADS! THESE ROADS DO NOT LEND THEMSELVES TO ACCOMMODATE POSSIBLY ANOTHER PLUS 1000 CARS! UNDER CURRENT CONDITIONS WE ARE UNABLE TO LEAVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OFF MONTE VISTA TO WEIR CANYON STARTING AT 4:00PM M-F, TO GET ON 91 FREEWAY, 241 TOLL ROAD, OR ACROSS TO SAVI RANCH, YORBA LINDA.

DURING THE FREEWAY FIRES WE WERE UNABLE TO LEAVE OUR HOUSES, AND WE HAD TO TURN BACK TO OUR HOUSES DUE TO THE GRIDLOCK! WE FOUND OUT THE ONLY WAY OUT WAS TO START WALKING, HOWEVER, MY 95 YRS OLD MOTHER WAS VISITING AT THE TIME, AND NOT AN OPTION. THE LOOK ON HER FACE STILL HAUNTS ME WHEN I TOLD HER.... THERE WAS NO WAY OUT!

I PLEAD WITH YOU, NOT TO APPROVE FESTIVAL PROJECT AT THIS TIME FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR RESIDENTS, UNLESS A SOLUTION FOR AN ADDITIONAL ROAD ACROSS TO YORBA LINDA, ADDITIONAL LANES OR RAMPS ARE BUILT , OR AS I SEE IT....WE WILL BURN IN PLACE, BECAUSE OF THIS LAND LOCK/ GRIDLOCK!
COUNCILWOMEN MEEKS IS A BIG ADVOCATE OF 'FIND YOUR WAY' AS A SOLUTION TO OUR PROBLEM. ' FIND YOUR WAY' SOUNDS GREAT ON PAPER, HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT BEEN USED OR TESTED, AND NOW YOU WANT TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC? THESE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL HOMES, AND/OR APARTMENTS LOOK FABULOUS ON PAPER, BUT I ASK WHO IS REALLY LOOKING AT INFRASTRUCTURE? WE DO NEED HOUSING, BUT LET'S START FIRST WITH FIXING THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SAVE OUR LIVES! LASTLY, I ASK HOW MANY FOLKS ON COUNCIL OR PLANNING DEPT HAVE ACTUALLY DRIVEN OR SPEND TIME IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MF EVENINGS? OR ACTUALLY LIVE AND HAVE TO DRIVE SANTA ANA CANYON ROAD OR WEIR CANYON TO GET HOME? I HOPE YOU ALL ARE NOT JUST LOOKING AT PLANS ON PAPER, BUT ACTUALLY VISIT AREA AT TIME OF GRIDLOCK!

THANK YOU
SANDRA M. RODRIGUEZ
Date: 3/2/2026 7:01:53 AM
From:" Joyce Standrod"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Joyce Standrod
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Date: 3/2/2026 7:11:52 AM
From:" Loretta Zimmerman"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am an Anaheim res ident as king you to pleas e vote " No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Lori Zimmerman
Date: 3/2/2026 7:14:41 AM
From:" EmC"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a res ident of Anaheim to as k you to pleas e vote " No" on the propos ed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center.

Sincerely,
Emma Cas ella
Anaheim Hills Nohl Ranch res ident
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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 8:00:33 AM
From:" Neil M"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Save Lives!!! - Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
For the reasons outlined below, I implore you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center.

I have lived here for nearly 30 years , including during the 2017 Canyon Fire 2, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car after an ordered evacuation with whatever personal belongings and pets I could grab, watching the flames and smoke get closer, and literally being stuck behind and impossible line for over an hour as the flames and smoke approached. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total stands till. Since then things have become worse - even without an ordered evacuation! It has become a daily occurrence that thousands of cars are using the Serrano route to circumvent the daily traffic standstill on Northbound 55 to Eastbound CA Route 91.

Even with that, those same vehicles have to wait in line for hours to enter the Eastbound 91 at Weir Canyon, only to continue standing still for hours . Backups are now starting almos t on a daily basis between 1:00 pm and 2:00 pm. I cannot imagine what things would be like if there was a current order to evacuate and all residents were added to the already impossible traffic patterns. If you have not witnessed this situation yourself, you have no business voting "Yes" on this matter until you do so .

Using Canyon Creek to get to Festival and Westbound Santa Ana Canyon takes Anaheim Hills residents about 45 minutes in the afternoon to travel about 1 mile, and the same backups are already occurring on Eastbound Santa Ana Canyon west of Weir Canyon each workday. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1,000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation years ago before the current traffic problems have surfaced , and with the new current situation outlined above, would create an even worse problem - making it nearly impossible situation for anyo ne tryin g to vacate this area as part of an ordered evacuation . This is only piling on the current problem which needs to be addressed before even thinking about adding 1,000 plus more people to the same area.

I understand the reports being used as a basis for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving towa rd you, 7 minutes is a lifetime, and this doesn't even account for the current delays without adding more people! We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills ; we all end up on the same few routes and lanes . Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottl eneck on a daily bas is - let alone during a fire - just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen and something which I would consider as irresponsible.

I understand that the city needs housing , but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely.

Pleas e don' t make an exis ting danger even wors e just for a new development. I am asking you to priori tize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and have been paying taxes for years . Thank you for your "No " vote on this important and urgent matter !
Sincerely,
Neil McVea n
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 8:32:27 AM
From:" Michelle Higgins"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing as a 30 year resident of Anaheim to respectfully urge you to vote “ No” on the proposed apartment development at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I experienced the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017 firsthand. I will never forget sitting in my car, unable to move for over an hour while trying to evacuate. It was not routine congesti on— it was a complete standstill during an emergency.

For those of us who lived through that evacuation, the idea of adding hundr eds of apartments and more than a thousand additional residents to the same limited evacuation routes is deeply concer ning. While project reports state that the added traffic would increase evacuation times by “only” seven minutes, that figure feels far from minor in a real emergency. When roads are already gridlocked and a fire is advancing, even a few additi onal minutes can make a critical difference.

Anaheim Hills does not have multiple alternative escape routes; residents funnel onto the same primary roads during a wildfire. Increasing density in an area that already functions as a bottl eneck during evacuations raises serious safety concerns.

I recognize the importance of expanding housing opportunities in our city. How ever, new development should not come at the expense of public safety— particularly in a high fire-risk area with constrai ned infrastructure. I respectfully ask that you prioritize the safety and well-being of the residents who already call this communi ty home.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
Michelle Higgins
The Summit”
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From:" Gina Wilkinson"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Save Anaheim Hills
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I'm writing in regards to the proposed development of approximately 450 housing units in the upper area of the Festival Center where the old movie theaters were located. My husband and I are long time residents of Anaheim Hills. We moved here in 1975, and have been through two major evacuations. We know first hand how difficult it was to move along Santa Ana Cyn. along with the hundreds and hundreds of other residents trying to vacate the area. Adding 450 more housing units will only make it worse.

Please do not allow this project to take place. It is easy for developers to ignore the consequences of their projects because it will not impact them negatively. But for us, the impact is great. As it is now, Santa Ana Cyn. is overused by drivers avoiding the freeway during high traffic time.

Please stand strong for Anaheim Hills. Keep us safe.

Gina and Ron Wilkinson
5 You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 9:29:33 AM
From:" Kimberly Cooper"
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to the Festival project
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To: Ms. Meeks / Anaheim City Council
From: Kim Cooper, Resident of Anaheim Hills
Date: January 26, 2026
Subject: Formal Opposition to the Proposed Housing/Mixed- Use Project at the Festival Center Dear Ms. Meeks a nd Ana he im C ity Co unci l M emb e rs , I am writing to you as a 36-year resident ofAnaheim Hills to express my strong opposition to the proposed high-density housing and mixed- use project at the Festival Center on Santa Ana Canyon. Having lived in this community for over three decades— previously off Mohler Loop and currently off of Serrano Avenue and Wildflower— I have witnessed the evolution of our neighborhood from a quiet, rural-suburban retreat into an area burdened by unsustainable traffic and safety risks.

While I acknowledge the regional need for housing, the proposed location for a project of this density is fundamentally flawed for the following reasons:

1. Critical Evacuation and Fire Safety Risks
The most pressing concern is public safety. As a survivor of the 2017 wildfires, I know firsthand that our existing infrastructure cannot support the current population during an emergency. Adding more high-density housing in an area with limited egress routes is not just a logistical hurdle; it is potentially deadly. The "Salt/Deer Creek" discussions highlighted these same deficiencies. Increasing the population density here without a massive overhaul of evacuation routes is an unacceptable risk to human life.

2. Traffic Gridlock and Neighborhood Infiltration
The traffic in East Anaheim Hills has reached a breaking point. Our residential streets, specifically Serrano Avenue, SAC and Weir Canyon, have become high-speed bypasses for commuters avoiding the 91 freeway and 241 Toll Road via Waze.

The " U-Turn" Issue: I have observed a dangerous trend where eastbound 91 commuters exit at Weir Canyon, make a U-turn at Santa Ana Canyon, and re-enter the 91 to exploit the toll lane entry. This maneuver creates a gridlock that allows only 1–2 cars through the light per cycle, paralyzing Northbound Weir Canyon from Serrano.

Local Impact: For residents, simple tasks like grocery shopping or driving children to practice have become nearly impossible during peak hours. Adding upwards of 1,000 additional vehicles to this specific node will result in permanent local paralysis.

3. Deviations from the Maste r Plan
The original Master Plan for this area was designed to maintain a specific character and flow. It is my understanding that Weir Canyon was intended to be the primary arterial, yet Serrano which is half the number of lanes has been forced to shoulder the burden. This area was never zoned or intended to accommodate the intensity of a high-density mixed- use development.

Propose d Solutions and Alternative s
Before any further consideration is given to this project, I urge the City Council to investigate the following:

U-Turn Restrictions: Implement a "No U-Turn" sign at Weir Canyon and Santa Ana Canyon (similar to the restrictions on Imperial Highway) to prevent freeway-bypass maneuvers.

Toll Road Subsidies: Work with the TCA to make the toll road free or discounted during peak hours/emergency events to discourage neighborhood " cutting."
Infrastructure Review: Re-evaluate the extension ofWeir Canyon as originally envisioned in the Master Plan to alleviate the burden on Serrano or potentially Gypsum as another bypass from Irvine where there are less homes and less congestion.

We moved here for a quiet, small community. We ask the City Council to fight to protect the integrity of the Hills and, more importantly, the safety of the families who live here.

Sincerely,
Kim Cooper
Anaheim Hills Resident
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From:" Andrew Winger"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please Put Resident Safety First – Festival Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Hello Mayor and City Council,
My name is Andrew Winger. I attended five of the six community meetings and have had the opportunity to speak with each of you.

None of this Festival project makes sense and I urge you to vote No.

We keep hearing that the City has to approve it because we “can’t block everything,” but that simply isn’t true. We live in a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Our insurance policies are being canceled. That alone is a legitimate, real-world reason to stop adding housing in the most dangerous locations.

This site is not required for the Housing Element. It can be replaced with a more suitable location — for example, the Kaiser property on Lakeview in District 6 — which is far less fire- prone and far more appropriate.

We are being asked to trust the Know Your Way plan, yet there are no studies showing that it actually improves evacuation time. Every EIR still shows roughly a three- hour evacuation. The plan also depends on perfectly controlling human behavior during a fire, when people are panicked and trying to get to their families. That is not realistic.

Changing this site from commercial to residential makes evacuation worse. When there’ s smoke in the air, people don’t go shopping — they go home. We all know this. Please stop telling residents this has no impact. It does.

Parking is already short by at least 70 spaces per City code, using the applicant’ s own optimistic study. Councilmembers from other districts have seen how destructive parking shortages are to quality of life. You’ve lived it — so why allow the same mistake here? You all talk about your families. Please imagine your family sitting in gridlock for three hours while a firestorm is approaching. That is not hypothetical. It has already happened here, and it will happen again. Where is the empathy? The 91 freeway improvements will help daily traffic, but they will not help evacuation traffic.

Every district in Anaheim has its own challenges. We should not use our votes to make each other’ s problems worse.

If homelessness is already a crisis somewhere, we should not intensify it.

If parking is already broken, we should not repeat it.

And if evacuation is District 6’s known vulnerability, we should not add more risk.

Anaheim works best when we protect each other’ s weaknesses, not when we worsen them.

Please make this a decision that puts the safety of residents first.

Respectfully,
Andrew Winger
Anaheim, CA 92807
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 9:54:46 AM
From:" Ronnie P."
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to all apartment & any newmultiple unit housing projects !!!!! Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I have been following this pursuit of money and developer greed since moving here to Anaheim Hills in 2022. It is absolutely one of the most disgusting things that I have ever seen. It makes me sick to think that the city council members, fire department staff and mayor of Anaheim have allowed this stuff to waste our money in an attempt to force things like these housing projects through! For all the obvious reasons that have been stated by thousands of people before me. This is absolutely the most pathetic thing I have ever seen.

My aging father moved here and retired from Sears in the 1990s to enjoy peace and quiet and enjoy the views and tranquility of a beautiful wilderness area. That quality of life has been going downhill here for quite a while. The traffic is miserable and you all have no plans to help mitigate that problem which has been going on for a solid two decades plus. Also a very disgusting problem and the biggest reason that this should not be allowed to go forward! Hours and hours to get to safety in the last evacuation and that concern is now worse It has been destroyed here by you Inept idiots - each and every one of you should be ashamed that has helped to push this through. And those of you with an actual conscious, thank you for standing up for what's right.

I recently bought a motorhome so that we could move out of here because greed has consumed every last one of you I think. And no matter what the residents say in opposition, you guys are just going to ram this through with no remorse! Special place in hell for people in power that don't do the right thing when it comes to the thousands of people living around here and the threat of fire evacuation ever present. It's life-threatening and you all don't care Absolutely disgusting!
Will be there tomorrow night! Can't wait
Sincerely from ViewPointe North
LEAVE DEER CANYON AND FESTIVAL ALONE !!!
Susana Barrios
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1 Date: 3/2/2026 10:25:18 AM
From:" Julie O'Malley"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 11:04:04 AM
From:" Jyoti Gaur"
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Fwd: Festival Center Development- Opposed Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

To Mayor and City Council Members,
My name is Jyoti Gaur and Ihave been a resident of Anaheim Hills for ten years. As an active parent of three children and a deeply invested member of this community, Iam writing to express my strong opposition to the proposal to rezone the Festival Center to allow for the construction of up to 450 new residential units.

I currently live on the east side of Anaheim Hills, so Iwill not be directly impacted by the immediate constructi on or traffic from this development. My opposition is not born out of inconvenience, but out of a deep concern for the safety and sustainabili ty of our community as a whole.

Growing up in Corona, Ipossess a firsthand understanding of the daily nightmare that is traffic on the 91 freeway. It is difficult to comprehend why the City would consider adding density to an area that is already paralyzed by traffic congestion. Nothing has changed regarding the local infrastructure to support such a significant increase in residents and vehicles.

More critically, this is a High Fire Severity Zone. The safety concerns that applied to the Deer Canyon project are equally relevant here. We are dealing with an area that has limited evacuation routes. Adding 450 households to an already constrained evacuation corridor is not just unwise; it is dangerous. In the event of a wildfire, seconds matter. Increasing the population density in this specific location will inevitably increase evacuation times, putting existing residents and new tenants alike at risk.

I urge the Council to reject the necessary zoning changes for this project. The prudent path forward is to focus housing developments in areas that:

Are not located in high fire risk zones.

Are not already severely impacted by freeway traffic.

Possess the infrastructure and public transportation options to support increased density.

Please prioritize the safety and livability of Anaheim Hills over increased density in a hazardous area.

Respectfully,
Jyoti Gaur
Anaheim Hills Resident
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 11:11:03 AM
From:" avril77"
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Represent your constituents - no to Festival Development Center Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

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From: April Schley <
Date: February 28, 2026 at 10:34:26 PM PST
To: publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject: Represent your constituents - no to Festival Development Center Dear Anaheim City Council Representatives and Natalie Meeks (Anaheim Hills Representati ve), I have lived inAnaheim Hills for 20 years and have experienced 2 major fire evacuations. Multiple homes on my street burned to the ground. There is endless evidence that we do not have the infrastructure for more development in AH and you are actively putting lives in danger if you vote yes on this development. You are elected to represent your community and your neighbors, and we are speaking out adamantly against this. The number one priority should be safety. We are not opposed to additional development in locations that make sense with more exit routes (in the La Palma area for example). The Festival location though would put hundreds of additional cars on the road in the case of an evacuation. You are saying that the existing evacuation (without the development) would be 3 hours long - that should be unacceptable to ALL of you already and this should have never even been considered.

During the fire evacuation it took me 2 hours to get just from the Festival Center to Canyon High School. And don't get me started on the Know Your Way plan. It has never been tested, no one even knows what zone they are in, what direction they are supposed to go. And when I have looked at it, it is completely agai nst any sort of logical route that people will follow when they are trying to escape quickly. Just because you have a fun name to call the plan doesn't make it effective. To all of us who live here, that know first-hand the seriousness of a fire evacuation, it is nothing more than a soundbite.

Homes are already uninsurable in the area due to fire risk. We should not be inviting more people into a situation that history has shown can go from calm to life threatening very quickly. I have driven down the roads in Anaheim Hills with the medians on fire, trying desperately to get to my young kids at school, seeing the flames come closer with every minute and people having to flee their neighborhoods on foot since they could not get out by car. We have all experienced the reality of this frightening situation, we will not be misled by developers who have no vested interest in our community outside of dollars. It is time to step up and stand for the residents you have been elected to represent. You have a duty to ensure that growth happens responsibly.

I urge you to vote against this Festival Shopping Center housing development and all similar projects. There is no question that a housing development in this area would endanger lives.

April Schley
Morningstar Drive
Anaheim Hills, CA
Date: 3/2/2026 11:13:28 AM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 11:24:58 AM
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to Festival Center Development Attachment: AnaheimLtrOPPDev030226pdf. pdf;
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March 2, 2026
Re: Opposition to Festival Center Development
Sear Mayor and Members of the City Counsel:

See attached letter.

Very truly yours,
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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 11:46:16 AM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " [email protected]" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue for our entire community Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am an Anaheim resident asking you to please vote " No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Michael Zimmerman
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 12:00:47 PM
From:" David Dickinson"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] OPOSITION TO 447 UNIT DEVELOPMENT IN ANAHEIM HILLS Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Members,
My name is David Dickinson and I have resided at for 12 years. My home is is next to Deer Canyon Preserve.

I am writing to voice my concerns about fire hazards and evacuation time that would be hindered with all the people and automobiles that this proposed development would create.

In addition to this, there is a family of California Badgers in Deer Canyon Preserve. They are an endangered species and would be negatively impacted by the construction and the large increase of human population next to their preserve.

Please oppose this development and set aside this property for expansion of Deer Canyon Preserve.

Sincerely
David Dickinson
Date: 3/2/2026 12:03:52 PM
From:" Larry Wolff"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Larry Wolff
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Date: 3/2/2026 12:04:35 PM
From:" Larry Wolff"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https:// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 12:16:24 PM
From:" Kerry Pickens"
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Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anahe im.net, "Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], "Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected] Cc:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Oppose Anaheim Hills Festival Apartment Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear City Council:

Please vote to deny the proposed apartment complex at the Festival Center in Anaheim Hills.

There is no evacuation plan for Anaheim Hills that will offset the increased risk to life and property that the addition of a 447- unit apartment complex represents. Suggesting that the quantity of cars associated with this proposed development is similar to the traffic previously generated by the existing movie theater at that location (which was open no more than 12 hours per day) is ludicrous.

Please deny this dangerous and unnecessary project.

Kerry Pickens
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From:" Lynda Stevens"
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] March 3, 2026 Anaheim City Council Meeting (5pm) Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Good afternoon, Anaheim City Council,
I believe all city council members should absolutely represent the interests of your RESIDENTS and Not the Developers.

There is no justification for allowing 447 multi-unit complex to the Weir Canyon / Festival Marketplace area.

Residents will see to unseating each of you if you do not represent RESIDENTS at tomorrow night's meeting! I will not repeat the obvious laundry list of reasons to refuse the development.

Do Your Jobs! Represent the residents who VOTED YOU INTO OFFICE! Not the Developers and their fancy promises.

Signed
Lynda Priest Stevens
Resident
Summit Homes
Weir Canyon / Running Springs)
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From:" Barbara Clark"
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Festival Center Development Anaheim Hills Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

The front section of the L.A.Times on December 21, 2025 started with a headline, Fires Defined this Year. The December 31, 2025 L.A. Times front page covered the state' s position against building permits in high fire areas. Anaheim Hills does not want to see our names in that headline next year. When the winds blow the common denominator for Hills residents is fear. Fear that we will be next. The city can assuage those fears by not allowing residential development on commercial property in a high fire area. Evacuation is impossible if with the specious " know your way" slogan. 60 years ago the state abandoned old route 91 (Santa Ana Canyon Road) because it couldn' t handle traffic when no one lived in most of Anaheim Hills, Corona was a tenth of what it is now and the Inland Empire didn' t exist. If it wasn' t good enough then and is already impacted now with a senior apartment unit, restaurants, doctor' s offices, grocery stores and retail stores, how is it going to survive with these additional condos? People just west of this development have seen their fire insurance canceled because they are already in a designated high fire area. Don' t let the Palisades, Altadena and Camp Fires happen here. PEOPLE WILL DIE.

Rick Clark
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From:" Jeffrey Pickens"
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Ashleigh Aitken" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" NMeeks@anahe im.net, "Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], "Natalie Rubalcava" [email protected], Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected] Cc:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Vote " No" onAnaheim Hills Festival Apartment Project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Anaheim City Council:

Please vote to deny the proposed apartment complex at the Festival Center in Anaheim Hills.

There is no evacuation plan for Anaheim Hills that will offset the increased risk to life and property that the addition of a 447-unit apartment complex represents. Suggesting that the quantity of cars associated with this proposed development is similar to the traffic previously generated by the existing movie theater at that location ( which was open no more than 12 hours per day) is ludicrous.

Please deny this dangerous and unnecessary project.

Jeff Pickens
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From:" Steve Pena"
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Festival Project
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Dear Council Members,
I am writing as a concerned resident regarding the proposed housing development at the Festival Center. I appreciate the city’s efforts to address housing needs; however, I have serious concerns about the impact this particular project may have on public safety, infrastructure, and quality of life in our community.

First, our area already faces significant fire risk. With limited ingress and egress routes, particularly during peak traffic hours, adding a high-density housing development could severely hinder emergency response times and evacuation efforts in the event of a wildfire or other emergency. Given recent fire seasons and the ongoing risks in our region, this is not a hypothetical concern— it is a real safety issue that deserves careful evaluation.

Second, traffic congestion in this area is already substantial. Morning and afternoon commutes— especially around school start and dismissal times create bottlenecks that are frustrating and, at times, dangerous. Adding a large number of additional residents will inevitably increase vehicle traffic, further extending commute times and creating more hazardous conditions for children walking or biking to school.

Finally, I ask that the Council carefully review whether the current infrastructure— roads, parking, emergency services, and school capacity— can realistically support this development without negatively affecting existing residents. Growth should be planned responsibly, with safety and sustainability as top priorities.

I respectfully request that you reconsider the location, scale, or scope of this project and ensure that a thorough impact assessment is conducted with meaningful community input before moving forward.

Thank you for your time and service to our city. I appreciate your attention to these concerns and look forward to your response.

Sincerely,
Steve Pena
Date: 3/2/2026 1:48:26 PM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Some people who received this mes sage don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms /LearnAboutSenderIdentification ]
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3 Date: 3/2/2026 1:59:28 PM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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March 2, 2026
Robert Hauck
Subject: Please Vote NO!
Anaheim City Council Members,
I have learned of the proposed construction project on Santa Ana Canyon Road. ( Shea/ Festival Center Apartments) W ell, where should I start with my position on this idea?
The apartment development will have 447 dwellings. Each home will have a minimum one to two vehicles per dwelling, which means an additional 1,000 plus cars. With the already heavily traveled 91 Freeway, how are people expected to get from point A to point B in a reasonable amount of time?
Our family church, Kindred Community, is on Santa Ana Canyon Road. It is the frontage road between the 91 Freeway and our Church.

Kindred cannot have any evening events due to the traffic on the 91 and the cars driving up Santa Ana Canyon beside the freeway makes it is nearly impossible. Now, imagine adding an extra 1,000 cars to this already serious dilem ma.

W ith all that I have mentioned, this has nearly doubled the travel time allowance for most and the added stres s and anxiety caused by this makes for many unhappy people. Families are already suffering due to restricted tim e fac tors as it is. People are dis couraged with the prospect of getting their children to and from extracurricular activities. Not to mention the im pac t on evacuation routes in this very high fire hazard severity zone. A 3-hour evacuation time is completely unacceptable.

People’ s homes are where their hearts are… if it is the intention of the City of Anaheim to caus e more discord in the lives of their residents, then this project will do just that.

W e hope that the you and the Senior Planner for the City of Anaheim, give sincere consideration to this project and the major negative impact it will have upon the citizens of Anaheim Hills and their lives.

Another consideration; my wife ( Cindy) and I were enjoying a walk- through Reagan Park and came acros s a memorial plaque in honor of Christopher Jarvi. It shows his vision for the community of Anaheim. It brought to mind this new projec t and the plans to re-zone the wildlife preserve.

See memorial below)
This Tree Grove is a Memorial to
Christopher K. Jarvi
and his dedicated public service to the residents of the City of Anaheim.

Chris began his career with the City in 1979 and became the Direc tor of Community Services in 1982 until his retirement in 2003.

During Chris’ tenure with Anaheim he oversaw the development of numerous parks and library projects and programs affecting a broad range of citizens throughout the City.

He viewed his job as building a great community
rather than simply delivering service.

Chris passed away on April 22, 2013, leaving a large legacy for the residents of Anaheim and others to enjoy.

The city of Anaheim covers 34,000 acres and less than 6% (1,500 acres) reserved for parks , reserves and the pres ervation of wildlife.

W hy would the City reduce this small acreage even further and re-zone for residential? There are better alternative loc ations that are more suitable within District 6 and other parts of Anaheim for this structure that do not enc roach upon invaluable natural res erves .

There are so many negative aspects to this project. Here are just a few:

Emergency evacuation routes and fire danger ( putting residences at risk) Impact on wildlife and ecology
Traffic congestion on Santa Ana Canyon Road
Destruction of City- Planned Scenic Corridor
Environmental destruction
Utilities overconsumption
Noise pollution
Impact of Schools and busing
Please vote NO on this project!
Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,
Robert Hauck
Concerned Anaheim Resident
You don't often get email from yvonney@arborfg. com. Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 3:30:47 PM
From:" Yvonne Ybarra" YvonneY@arborfg. com
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] 447 unit development inFestival Center Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Members of the City Council,
I am writing as a lifelong resident of Anaheim Hills to formally and strongly oppose the proposed 447- unit development at the Anaheim Hills Festival center.

I was born in Yorba Linda and have lived in Anaheim Hills since I was 15 years old. Over the past 20 years we have been evacuated six times due to wildfire threats, 5 homes in my current neighborhood were burnt down in the Canyon 2 fire in 2017. I can speak firsthand about how chaotic and frightening those evacuations were, with complete gridlock and significant delays that placed residents at major risk. Adding a development of this size would only intensify these dangers.

Santa Ana Canyon Road is already severely congested. It is heavily used as a pass- through route for Inland Empire commuters attempting to avoid traffic on the 91 Freeway, even though they ultimately merge at Weir Canyon Road or Gypsum Canyon Road. There are many days when it takes up to 30 minutes to travel a single mile. Introducing hundreds of additional residential units and potentially over a thousand more vehicles, into this corridor would significantly worsen traffic conditions and, more importantly, compromise emergency evacuation routes!! Public safety must be the priority. While thoughtfully planned single- family housing may be appropriate in certain areas, a high-density development of this magnitude is not suitable for a community that already faces repeated wildfire threats and a strained infrastructure.

I urge you to carefully consider the safety and well-being of the families who already live here.

Please do the responsible thing for our community and vote NO on this project.

Sincerely,
Yvonne Ybarra
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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 3:34:20 PM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

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You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 3:37:44 PM
From:" Barbara Clark"
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills Destruction
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I am 74 years old and have lived in Anaheim my entire life, born at I am very disappointed with the city council that seems to look at money for the city over what is the best development of different areas. They have not done anything for the people in Anaheim Hills, only what money they can generate from the area, retail and restaurants.

We have asked over and over again to look at Santa Ana Canyon Road and the ridiculous traffic on a daily basis. It starts at 3 pm every day!! Their decisions just add to it! We need exits for fires and because of this road there are NONE!! Please, look at the big picture! I have lived all over Anaheim and I use to be proud of it, not any more! Barbara J.R. Clark
8 You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 3:46:47 PM
From:" Katie Borgese"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and we packed up our cars in a panic, as smoke and ash consumed us. We tried to exit our community ( Nohl Villas) onto Nohl Ranch Rd (the ONLY exit) and we waited for hours to move. Cars were just parked in the road and it was truly terrifying. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

Sincerely,
Kathryn Borgese
7 You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 3:26:36 PM
From:" Shireen Holden"
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Vote No onProposed Project forAnaheim Hills Festival Center - Save Lives! Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Anaheim Council Member;
I am asking for your "No" vote on the propos ed project at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I believe a "No" vote on this project is an obligation of each council member in order to save lives of residents in Anaheim Hills , and becaus e the Council' s first priority is to protect the current voters of Anaheim Hills over the interests of unnamed/ faceless individuals who might benefit from proposed project.

After experiencing numerous fire threats in Anaheim Hills , including the 2017 Canyon Fire, I have experienced fear that I would never want to feel again. Hopefully you can imagine you and your family sitting in a vehicle as a result of an evacuation order becaus e of a severe fire threat, and not being able to move because of the backlog of traffic caused by jammed roads with countless other residents also trying to escape at the same time. I will never forget that feeling - watching the flames getting closer by the minute. Since then traffic levels have only increased to a point where it is nearly impossible to use the local roads staring at about 2:00 pm on every workday. In the event there was another evacuation order with the current amounts of traffic, it would be far worse than what occurred during the prior evacuation orders .

It is not clear what the City hopes to gain from this project that will serve the current residents of Anaheim, including Anaheim Hills .

However, whatever the possible gain may be, it cannot be justified from my point of view by jeopardi zing the safety of current residents . Please wake up! It is also likely that any further increase in density in this area will likely have a negative effect on current property values as residents begin to experience even longer delays in traveling on the local streets , and this could have a negative effect on property tax revenue.

Safety of current res idents should be your top priority. An additiona l 7 minutes in evacua tion time could be the difference between life and death of residents you were elected to represent! Please vote " No"!!! Thank you for considering my comments !
Shireen Holden
Skyridge Drive
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 3:52:52 PM
From:" Katherine Watson"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] No More Multifamily Housing inAnaheim Hills Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Hello,
My name is Katherine Watson and Ihave been a homeowner inAnaheim Hills since 1991. Back then when I bought my home, Anaheim Hills was a beautiful, scenic and tranquil place to live away from the hustle of the big city. Since then development has exploded with single family, multifamily, mixed-use, retail, restaurants, schools etc. bringing floods of people, and much worse, horrible TRAFFIC and congestion to our area. Weeknight evening traffic on Weir Canyon and Serrano where Ilive has become a nightmare with solid lanes filled with traffic for hours.

Now with the closure of the movie theatre on the upper level of the Festival Center, developers are trying to bring in yet another multifamily, mixed-use project?? Seriously? Why?? Has there not been any thought given to fact that we are already way over capacity with people and cars and our infrastructure cannot handle more? With the fire hazards in this area why on earth would this even be a consideration? Our city council should be protecting the people who already live here and the quality of our lives instead of entertaining a developer's interest to build and make money.

The idea to bring 447 more apartment units to this area is beyond ludicrous. Take your development elsewhere and bring some peace back to Anaheim Hills.

Katherine Watson
A Resident of Anaheim Hills for 35 Years.

Some people who received this message don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 4:15:01 PM
From:" Michael Wakely"
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Subject: Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It’s a safety issue Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim Hills to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and Iwill never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"—it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you’re already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don’t have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just creates a tragedy waiting to happen.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggli ng to get out safely.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

ROADS BEFORE ROOFS
Sincerely,
Michael R Wakely
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 4:25:33 PM
From:" Julie Mark"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

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Julie Mark
8 You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 4:27:14 PM
From:" Ryan Monahan"
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Dear Madam Mayor & Members of the City Council.

I urge you to vote " No" on the proposed apartment development at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. As a resident of this community, I'mnot speaking as just a matter of neighborhood preference; it is a critical matter of public safety.

I was present during the Canyon 2 Fire, and the experience remains vivid. I remember the feeling of being trapped as traffic came to a complete standstill for over an hour. Seeing the smoke approach while being unable to move was terrifying. Because the roads were entirely blocked, we could not have evacuated safely had the situation worsened.

Furthermore, I speak from a place of professional experience. As a former firefighter in another community, I know firsthand how vital it is for residents to be able to evacuate safely and efficiently. Minutes and seconds are the difference between life and death in a fast- moving fire. We saw this reality play out tragically in Altadena during the Eaton Fire last year. Altadena shares a very similar foothill terrain to our own, and the speed of that destruction was breathtaking— it moved so fast that 19 people lost their lives, many of whom simply couldn't get out in time.

The project reports suggest this development would "only" add roughly 7 minutes to evacuation times. However, as the disaster in Altadena proved, when you are already stuck with an advancing fire, 7 minutes is not a "minor delay"— it is a lifetime. Adding over a thousand new residents to our existing, limited escape routes— which already fail under pressure— is a dangerous oversight.

While I understand the city’s need for housing, it should never come at the cost of human life. We do not have " secret" exits out of the Hills; we all rely on the same few lanes. Please prioritize the safety of the people who already live and pay taxes here over new development.

Sincerely,
Ryan Monahan
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 4:29:05 PM
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

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From:" barry messener"
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Dear Council Member,
I am writing to ask you to vote "No" on the Anaheim Hills Festival Center apartment project. NO to changing zoning. You don't need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Most days, just getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a disaster during a wildfire evacuation just doesn't pass the common sense” test.

Have you all seen the traffic on Santa Ana Canyon and Serrano rolling towards the freeway at rush hour? It’s already terrible. How can we knowingly add more people and cars! A yes vote would be irresponsible and could be criminal in the future, putting us in harms way.

THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO THIS PROJECT TO THE RESIDENTS AND THE RESIDENTS DONT WANT IT. THE CITY DOES NOT NEED IT FOR HOUSING MANDATES.

The city's own reports admit that it already takes residents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then say that adding another 7 minutes of delay is "not a big deal" is incredibly frustrating to those of us who live here. Ifa bucket is already overflowing, you don't keep pouring more water into it and say it's fine. By approving this, the city is basically admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choosing to make it even more crowded anyway. AND PUTS US RESIDENTS AT RISK!
We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets, not just the numbers on a developer' s spreadsheet. Please do the responsible thing and protect the residents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills, not more people trapped in them. Please vote "No" on this project.

There is only challenges to our residents safety. Changing zoning opens the door for more later which would make this much worse we see that possibility please see the same!
Sincerely,
Barry & Patty Messner
32 year resident
You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 5:02:28 PM
From:" Samuel Perkins"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] 447 unit development inFestival Center Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Members of the City Council,
I am writing as a lifelong resident of Anaheim Hills to formally and strongly oppose the proposed 447- unit development at the Anaheim Hills Festival center.

It is way too crowded.

The people wanting to escape the 91 fwy. traffic already make it bad this 447 unit will make it worse.

This is a money grab. This does nothing but damage a community already damaged from over building in this area I urge you to carefully consider the safety and well- being of the families who already live here.

Please do the responsible thing for our community and vote NO on this project.

Best regards,
Samuel Perkins
Anaheim Hill Ca.

You don't often get email from Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 5:23:26 PM
From:" Aimee Calderon, CFP"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Concern over Anaheim Hills Festival Center project Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Aimee Calderon
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from hermrittner@gmail. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Dear Council Members,
Iamwriting toyouasaresident ofAnaheim toask youtoplease vote "No" ontheproposed apartments attheAnaheim Hills Festival Center. Ilived here during theCanyon Fire 2in2017, and Iwillnever forget thefeeling ofbeing stuck inmycar, watching thesmoke getcloser, and literally notmoving forover anhour. Itwasn'tjust "traffic"—itwasatotal standstill. The thought ofadding hundreds ofnew apartments and about 1000+ more people tothat exact same escape route isterrifying to those ofuswhohave actually been inthatsituation.

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1 ou don't often get email from conniko@sbcglobal. net. Learn why this is important Date: 3/2/2026 5:55:36 PM
From:" Connie" conniko@sbcglobal. net
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected], Amanda Lauffer" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Shea/Festival Center Apartments
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Dear Anaheim City Council, Natalie Meeks and Amanda Lauffer, For the last 47 years Ihave resided in the East end of Anaheim. There have been many changes over those years, many of which have benefited this area. In all that time, with all the changes, Ihave not felt strongly that the change would be harmful to myself, and those within this community, but the proposed Shea/Festival Apartment Development is one which Iam vehemently opposed.

I am opposed to the construction of any apartment complex, office building or retail/commerci al buildings, in this already traffic congested community. Such a development would multiply the already burdensome traffic on both street and freeway, increase fire hazards, impact timely fire evacuation efforts and put human lives in danger.

Traffic in this area has become even more problematic because Weir Canyon and Serrano are used as the connector from Orange County to South-Corona to bypass the gridlock to get to the Riverside Fwy in lieu of using the 241 Toll Road.

The traffic has increased exponentially in the past several years since the plans for the proposed Mid-County Parkway direct South Corona- OC Connector linking Weir Canyon Road to South County was stalled years ago. Perhaps this proposed plan should be revisited rather than furthering any development in this heavy traffic community.

This is a safety concern for this community. The increase in potential fire hazards and compromi se of life saving fire evacuation efforts.

Please share my concerns and I encourage the Anaheim City Council to vote " NO" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center and any future proposed apartments, addition buildout development and constructi on at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center and the surrounding area.

Thank you for your time and consideration on this matter.

Sincerely,
Constance Kouri
1012 S. Laughingbrook Court
Anaheim, CA 92808
Cell# 714-319-0511
Email: conniko@sbcglobal. net
cc: Natalie Meeks, Anaheim City Council Member 6th District Amanda Lauffer, Senior Planner
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From:" Marcia Newberry" marcia_newberry@hotmail. com
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To: Anaheim City Council
I am writing to express our overy strong opposition to the Festival Center Project due to unresolved public safety and evacuation concerns.

This area already suffers from limited ingress and egress and is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Evacuation is currently a known problem, and the Festival Center Project will only exacerbate the problem. Proposed traffic measures have not shown to meaningfully address evacuation reliability under emergency conditions to ensure the safety of residents.

Approving a major new development without a proven, effective evacuation plan places existing residents at increased risk. Public safety must be resolved before additional density is considered.

For these reasons I urge the city to deny or delay approval of the Festival Center Project until evacuation and emergency access issues are fully and transparently addressed.

Sincerely,
Marcia & John Newberry
Belsomet Neighborhood
Anaheim Hills
ate: 3/2/2026 6:32:35 PM
From:" Diane Buehler" [email protected]
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from dianebuehler@icloud. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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From:" John Buehler" johnabuehler@aol. com
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from johnabuehler@aol. com. Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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DearMayor Ashleigh Aitken andCityCouncil Members,
Iwritetoyoualltoexpress myopposition totheproposed Festival Center project asIamdeeply concerned about theramifications oftheproject duetopublic safety andevacuation concerns.

Inlightofwhatoccurred inthecatastrophic anddevastating Pacific Palisades fireIbelieve theonlythingthat prevented asimilar fireoccurring inAnaheim Hillsisthattherewasnotashiftinthewinds. Plainand simple......wewereluckylasttime. Withthegridlock thathappened thelasttimewehadafireinAnaheim Hillsifyouaddhundreds ofmore people andtheir carstoasimilar situation thetimeframe forevacuating puts atrisklives significantly moreespecially ifweweretoexperience winds similar towhathappened inthe Palisades. Thisareaalready hasexperienced fireswhich proved there islimited ingress andegress making evacuation aknown problem.

Approving amajor newdevelopment without aproven, effective evacuation planplaces usresidents at increased risk. Thesafety oftheresidents ofAnaheim Hillsmustbeparamount toallowing anewapartment development tobebuilt.

Iaskthat youalldeny theapproval oftheFestival Center'sproposed building ofapartments oralternatively delay ituntilevacuation andemergency access issues arefullyresolved soastoensure thesafety ofallofusin Anaheim Hills.

Iaskthattheowners oftheproperty lookbeyond andconsider building other services forthecommunity on thatproperty. Wedon'tneedmorehousing uphere. Wecould usemore restaurants andservices. Wenolonger haveatheatre inAnaheim Hillssince theFestival Theatre andCinema Citytheatres closed. Wemiss the theatres.

Independently fromexpressing myabove concerns, Iwant topropose thattheplanning department in collaboration withCalTrans andtheHighway Patrol consider coming upwithaplanintheeventofa catastrophic fireevent toclose down access tothe91freeway atoutlying areas andblock certain entrances tothefreeway sothatonlyentrances inAnaheim HillsorYorba Linda would beopensoasto allowresidents tofleethearea inasignificantly shorter amount oftime. Furthermore, given theclose proximity ofSantaAnaCanyon Road andthe91Fwyadditional access points from SantaAnaCanyon Road ontothe91Fwycouldbeplanned andbuiltsoastobeopened upasneeded toallowvehicles toget 1 ntothe91freeway fasterthusgetting people away fromanyfirefaster. Ibelieve thisshould bedone whether ornottheproposed project goes forward ofnot.

Thank youforyour service toourcommunity.

Peace,
Tannis Dunbar-Soto
138S. Leandro Street
Anaheim, California 92807
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From:" Paul Beehler"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
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To whom it may concern:

Brevity is the soul of wit.

Developing a 447 unit in Anaheim Hills. What could possibly be a problem? Political consequences? Check.

Financial consequences? Check.

Legal consequences? Check.

Ethical/safety consequences? Check.

Best of luck on your deliberations,
Paul Beehler, Ph.D.

Anaheim resident
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From:" e l"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Sincerely,
Eric Loveng
18 year resident
Anaheim, CA 92808
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From:" Heather Fenner"
To:" Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Logic and Safety: Why the Festival Center Project is a Mistake Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear
Council Member, I am writing to as k you to vote " No" on the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center apartment project. You don' t need to be a traffic expert to see that Santa Ana Canyon Road is already at its limit. Mos t days , jus t getting to the store or work is a challenge. The idea that we can add over 400 apartments and about 1300 people to this area without creating a dis as ter during a wildfire evacuation jus t does n't pas s the " common sens e" tes t. The city' s own reports admit that it already takes res idents over three hours to get out during a fire. To then say that adding another 7 minutes of delay is " not a big deal" is incredibly frus trating to thos e of us who live here. If a bucket is already overflowing, you don' t keep pouring more water into it and say it's fine. By approving this , the city is bas ically admitting the evacuation plan is broken but choos ing to make it even more crowded anyway. We need our leaders to look at the reality of our streets , not jus t the numbers on a developer' s spreads heet. Please do the res pons ible thing and protect the res idents who are already here. We need better ways to get out of the Hills , not more people trapped in them. Pleas e vote " No" on this project. Sincerely,
Heather Fenner
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From:" Patty Fitzjerrells"
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim Hills to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center.

I have lived here over 30 years and during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the nightmare feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get dangerously closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is absolutely terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 long minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a nightmare and tragedy waiting to happen.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already desperately struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to please prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Patricia Fitzjerrells
Anaheim Hills, Ca 92808
Patty Fitzjerrells
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Date: 3/2/2026 8:34:20 PM
From:" Nancy Cadreau"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

Dear Council Member,
I am writing to you as a 40 year res ident of Anaheim to as k you to please vote " No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Fes tival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get clos er, and literally not moving for over an hour.

It was n't jus t "traffic"— it was a total stands till. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same es cape route is terrifying to thos e of us who have actually been in that situation.

There is no plan to get the seniors living by fes tival out in a fire emergency and that is unexceptionable! Sincerely,
Nancy Cadreau
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Dear Mayor and Council Member,
I am writing to you as a resident of Anaheim to ask you to please vote " No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. We just celebrated our 40th anniversary as original East Hills homeowners. And we have been through all of the fire events since 1986 including the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017. Iwill never forget loading up my dogs and some personal belongings in my daughter's car and the phone conversations we had as she sat in the Target parking lot watching the smoke and fire billowing above our home less than a half mile away (see attached photos). Iremember like it was yesterday, my daughter sharing with me how she drove on the sidewalks while blasting her horn in order to get to Target. She was frantic and was pleading with me to walk down the street and out of the danger zone. In the meantime, my wife had no way of getting home.

TRAFFIC IN EVERY DIRECTION was at a total standstill.

The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation.

The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. And the "Know Your Way" program will not help! For people in a state of panic, it's more like "Find Your Way"! It's also important to note that you did a very poor job of communicati ng what you tout as being a program that is guaranteed to save lives. Did you mail letters? Did you put flyers in our utility bills? How exactly did you reach out to senior citizens and others who are not tech saavy? I understand the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are aski ng you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Finally, please find a report with a map outlining that Anaheim Hills is a huge FIRE RISK for the next 30-years! Sincerely,
Charles and Donna Hill
Anaheim Hills, CA 92808
40-year Residents

Date: 3/2/2026 8:52:26 PM
From:" Chris Born"
To:

Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue You don' t often get email from Learn why this is important at https :// aka. ms/ LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Warning: This email originated from outs ide the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachments unles s you recognize the sender and are expecting the mes sage.

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Mike & Chris Born
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From:" GameV7"
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Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Opposition to Proposed Festival Apartments – Fire Evacuation Safety Concerns Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Members of the Anaheim City Council,
I am writing to express my opposition to the proposed Festival Apartments project due to serious concerns about fire evacuation safety.

Given the increasing wildfire risks in our region and the importance of ensuring safe, efficient evacuation routes for residents, I am concerned that this development could further strain existing infrastructure. Adding significant residential density without clear, well-documented evacuation planning may place future residents and surrounding neighborhoods at unnecessary risk in the event of a fire emergency.

Before moving forward, I strongly urge the Council to require a comprehensive, transparent fire safety and evacuation impact analysis. This review should clearly demonstrate that emergency access, traffic flow, and evacuation timing standards can be met under worst- case conditions.

Public safety must remain the top priority in all development decisions. I respectfully ask that you reconsider approval of the Festival Apartments unless and until these fire evacuation concerns are fully addressed.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,
Elizabeth Winger
Anaheim, CA.

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From:" Laila Sidhom"
To:" Public Comment" [email protected]
Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Anaheim Hills building proposed inthe Festival shopping center.

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Please don’t allow the proposed 447 units to be built in the Festival Shopping Center.

It will cause a major problem in case of fire. Evacuation will take hours.

Thank you
Laila Sidhom
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From:" Danielle Gorsha"
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Festival Center - to keep Anaheim residents safe Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely.

Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here.

Sincerely,
Danielle Gorsha
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Public Comment" publiccomment@anaheim. net, "Ashleigh Aitken" AAitken@anahe im.net, "Carlos A. Leon" [email protected], " Ryan Balius" [email protected], " Natalie Rubalcava" NRubalcava@anahe im.net, " Norma C. Kurtz" [email protected], "Kristen Maahs" [email protected], " Natalie Meeks" [email protected] Subject:[ EXTERNAL] Please vote NO on the Shea/Festival Center apartments – It's a safety issue Warning: This email originated fromoutside the City of Anaheim. Do not click links or open attachme nts unless you recognize the sender and are expecting the message.

Dear Council Member, I am writing to you as a resident ofAnaheim to ask you to please vote "No" on the proposed apartments at the Anaheim Hills Festival Center. I lived here during the Canyon Fire 2 in 2017, and I will never forget the feeling of being stuck in my car, watching the smoke get closer, and literally not moving for over an hour. It wasn't just "traffic"— it was a total standstill. The thought of adding hundreds of new apartments and about 1000+ more people to that exact same escape route is terrifying to those of us who have actually been in that situation. The reports for this project say that adding these cars will "only" add about 7 minutes to the evacuation time. But when you're already stuck for three hours and the fire is moving toward you, 7 minutes is a lifetime. We don't have extra roads or "secret" ways out of the Hills; we all end up on the same few lanes. Adding more people to a neighborhood that is already a bottleneck during a fire just feels like a tragedy waiting to happen. I understand that the city needs housing, but it shouldn't be built in a place where people are already struggling to get out safely. Please don't make an existing danger even worse just for a new development. We are asking you to prioritize the lives and safety of the people who already live here and pay taxes here. Sincerely,
Date: 3/2/2026 9:15:37 PM
From:" Krystyna Kisting"
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Anaheim City CouncilJune 9, 2026

Anaheim City Council
June 9, 2026