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Subject: New eComment for Regular Meeting of the City Council/Special Closed Session-5:00 pm/Regular Meeting-6:00 pm Date: Monday, October 5, 2026 6:47:13 PM
City of Tustin, CA
New eComment for Regular Meeting of the City
Council/Special Closed Session-5:00 pm/Regular
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Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council/Special Closed Session-5:00 pm/Regular Meeting6:00 pm Item: 5. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1581 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 2026-0002 FOR THE MARINERS CHURCH TUSTIN LEGACY PROJECT Adoption of Ordinance No. 1581 approves Development Agreement 2026-0002 to facilitate the development and conveyance of the 3.324-acre City-owned site for the Mariners Church Tustin Legacy project.
eComment: Mayor Austin Lumbard and Members of the City Council City of Tustin 300 Centennial Way Tustin, CA 92780 Dear Mayor Lumbard and Councilmembers, I wanted to be at tonight's meeting to say this in person, but I couldn't make it. My kids have soccer practice, and like a lot of Tustin parents, my evenings belong to them. So I'm putting it in writing instead, and I ask that this letter be included in the public record. Please delay the vote on selling City land at Tustin Legacy to Mariners Church. Residents haven't had a real chance to weigh in, and a decision this big about public land shouldn't be rushed through. Honestly, Tustin doesn't need another church. We already have dozens of them. What we need are more parks and sports fields for our kids. Anyone who has tried to book field time for a youth team in this city knows how hard it is. Practices get squeezed into whatever space is left, teams share crowded fields, and kids end up spending more time on screens than outside. That land could give families a place to play, run and just be kids. It's also worth asking whether a new megachurch is really the best long-term use of public land. Religion in America has been declining for years. Gallup found that the share of Americans who belong to a church, synagogue or mosque fell from 70% in 1999 to 47% in 2020, the first time it dropped below half. Parks and fields will serve Tustin families for generations, no matter what anyone believes. If Mariners Church wants a home in Tustin, I'd suggest they look at buying an existing church that's struggling. With so many churches in Tustin, I'd bet some of them are having a hard time filling their pews and paying their bills. Buying one of those would give Mariners a building, help a congregation that's barely getting by, and leave public land for the public. So here's what I'm asking: 1. Delay the vote so residents can actually be heard. 2. Consider using this land for parks, sports fields and outdoor space for kids and families. 3. Invest more in youth sports and outdoor programs across Tustin.
4. Encourage Mariners Church to look at existing church properties instead of public land. Our kids are Tustin's future. Let's give them somewhere to grow up outside. Thank you for listening. I hope i did this correctly. - Tom
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