Public comments

• Trangdai's Statement

  Anaheim City Council,

  During the week of April 15-19, 2024, around three million students in third to eighth grades in the state of California were taking the California Assessment test. Besides proctoring the test, teachers still needed to cover the regular curriculum for that week, so you can imagine how busy and tired our scholars, teachers, and their parents were.

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• Public comment for May 7th meeting

  Thank you for taking the time to read my comment, I just wanted to preface this with that I am a cast member and have been for over 10 years. I want to speak on how easy it is for Disney to get what they want, I understand that they’ve been working on this for a few years now but I find it oddly alarming and hypocritical that Disney is able to push their plan with almost zero resistance. Meanwhile, we cast members have to fight to get better contracts or go to court and make disney follow the law via measure L. I’m neither for or against disney forward, I just wanted to give some food for thought.

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• West Anaheim district 1 neglection

  While Disneyland is quite important, it is only fair to say west Anaheim is completely neglected, and 39 Commons was never completed, so moving on to other plans and districts development seem a bit premature.

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• Analysis of Disneyland as my Neighbor

  I am writing to you as a response to the Disneyland forward project. As a concerned resident of Anaheim. Regarding the proposed DisneylandForward Project, I already am stressed over the trouble that comes with Disney being our neighbor. The negative impacts that this project would have on our community at the speed with which my city officials continue to be perpetrators is moving forward to adopt this project without proper community engagement.

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• Disneyland Forward

  My name is Adriana P.-R. and I spoke last week at the City Council Meeting regarding Disneyland Forward; I spoke at the meeting and made my feelings very clear.about how I felt about the project, so we do not need to rehash this issue. You are welcome to view my participation at minute 5 with 14 seconds for your viewing pleasure and to think long and hard about this project which we categorically reject.

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• Delay Your Vote on the Disneyland Forward Project

  I am writing to you as a concerned Orange County resident regarding the proposed Disneyland Forward Project. I am deeply troubled by the negative impacts that this project could have on our community and the speed with which the city is moving forward to adopt this project without proper community engagement

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• Please pause - vote "not yet"

  I urge you please reconsider. If you all vote “not today,” Disney has to reconsider their contributions, specifically for housing. Please consider the poverty Disney will create in our City. See the disturbing statistics from Disney as an employer linked here. Make them come back to the negotiation table and include ongoing contributions for affordable housing given that this project will significantly increase the need for the already woefully low supply of affordable units since they do not pay living wages to the large majority of their staff. Please pause and make it so that the people who work here can live here, including Disney staff.

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• Mayor/Council: Please continue item on Disnelyand Forward

  Mayor Aitken and City Councilmembers,

  I urge you to motion and vote for a continuance on agenda item 14 on Disneyland Forward this evening. This is a monumental decision for the City of Anaheim, its businesses and residents. It is clear from public displays of concern that there are substantive items still to be understood, and with the continuing cloud of corruption that has plagued our City over the past several years, it behooves the Council to slow down. Below are essential elements that are not quite clear and need greater exploration and time:

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• Magic Way

  Please do not let Disneyland take over Magic Way!

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• Live statement on DisneylandForward

  Good evening, Madame Mayor, Esteemed Councilmembers,

  I live in the impacted area.

  Let’s start with the current issues facing residents in the Disneyland area.

  First, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC, and MORE TRAFFIC! We have to live with traffic jams on a daily basis, with road closures and detours at the will of Disneyland events as a bonus.

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• Kennedy Commission Comments to Agenda Item 14

  Good Afternoon,

  My name is Julian Sebastian Gutierrez, a Policy Analyst with the Kennedy Commission. Below will be our comments, concerns, and suggestions regarding Agenda Item 14 regarding the Disney Forward project.

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• Disneyland Forward

  Objection to the plan.

  When will Disney be satisfied???

  When Anaheim becomes Disneyheim?

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• Disneyland Forward project

  Dear City Clerk:

  First of all this whole item should be continued for at least 2 weeks to communicate to more Anaheim Residents about this matter and gain greater input.

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