RECEIVED
DEC 1 9 2022
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT
Corona Heritage Park
BOARD OF DIRECTORS December 19, 2022
Marla Jo Benson
President Dear Joanne,
Ted Tavior
Secretary I am finally getting back to you on your request of the Heritage Foundation's reasons for fee waivers Pat Atwood for our upcoming Victoria Hotel/Hotel Del Rey project. You are probably one of a few that have any Treasurer memory of how this project started, and may or may not know how it began. Here is a little history Terri Vance
Boardmember Early in the eighties, Van Dale developers came to the City with their project to develop the Foothill Jeft Miller Ranch properties. They proposed that the City take the existing ranch headquarters as mitigation for Boardmember a heritage park. At that time a recession in the economy had started, and while the Corona Historic John O'Doherty Preservation Society was lobbying the City to accept this property for a heritage park, the City Boardmember decided to put it on the "back burner." Fast forward to the early nineties. Van Dale returned to the Council, again requesting the headquarters property for mitigated park fees, and the City did a Feasibility Study. Again the CHPS lobbied for the City to accept.
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Shortly after the study, the Victoria Hotel had become a problem for the Bank of America and the City. voella Benvenut
Auseum Curato CHPS opposed the demolition of this last commercial building of its era. In the end the City and BofA Cindy Peterson paid CHPS to dismantle the building to be stored for future placement at a heritage park.
Garden Club Coordinator
carol Ackerman Van Dale was nearing completion of their project and told the city they needed a decision on Volunteer Coordinator accepting the property for a heritage park. CHPS lobbied again for the City to accept this property for Bruce Hendrick this purpose. The City then asked if CHPS would take the property with the understanding that we Rallroad Society Coordinator could prove the community wanted a heritage park. So, CHPS started a recreation of the historic Shellle Norland Lemon Festival held on the front lawn of the City Hall for ten years. After several years of the Antiques Fare Coordinator Festival, at the request of the City, we formed the Corona Heritage Foundation and the City deeded Gerry Page the property to the Foundation in 1998.
Tour and Feld Trip Coordinator
lony Podle In this agreement the City would receive the property back if for any reason we fail to be able to The Arts Colony Coordinator operate Corona Heritage Park and Museum. In essence we created a partnership. Also the City Terri Vance Library has an agreement with the Museum to house our two dimensional collections if we want or Venue Rental Coordinator need, and we house the City's third dimensional collections.
Mike Ugalde
hoto Archive Coordinator
The Corona Heritage Foundation has continued to operate the Heritage Park and Museum since Richard Winn 2000. The collections are now valued at over $240,000. We, have been able to put over $3.3 million Preservation Society Liaison
back into the property with our payroll remaining at zero. We would like to continue the partnership created many years ago between the City and the Heritage Foundation to rebuild the Hotel Del Rey to help support the Heritage Park and provide a much needed venue for cultural events. 100% volunteer 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization The time has come for the Foundation to rebuild the Hotel Del Rey at the Heritage Park. The #33-0836283 significance of the building to Corona History has a long list. In re-building the Hotel Del Rey, it will complete the park as a revenue source to continue the preservation and maintenance of the property.
Thank you for your consideration of our request.
Sincerely,
marea Benson
Marla Jo Benson, President
Corona Heritage Foundation
520 West Foothill Parkway
Corona, CA USA
951-898-0687
[email protected]
www.coronaheritage.org
Corona Heritage Park & Museum • 510 West Foothill Parkway • Corona, CA 92882 • (951) 898-0687 • www.coronaheritage.org EXHIBIT 2