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16-0503_ECOLOGY CENTER, THE_E1a_Correspondence Packet 35/3/2016 Maria Morris Ela From: Kim Hall Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 2:44 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Dear Ms Morris, I am thrilled to hear that San Juan is considering an additional 20 yr lease agreement with the Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. As a 38 year resident of San Juan, I have always appreciated that farm land and the fruits and vegetables that is has provided for our family over the years. The Ecology Center has done an amazing job in that space and the education and events that they provide are just a couple of my favorite things about our city. I do hope for the Ecology Center to continue to be a part of San Juan for years to come. Thank you, Kim Lindekens San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 Maria Morris From: Carrie Weaver Sent: Sunday, May 01, 20161:35 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement 5/3/2016 Ela Please support a long-term partnership with The Ecology Center (TEC) by supporting a 20 -year lease agreement! TEC brings value to my life and the lives of my family members, and I want to see it grow as a resource for community members for a long time coming. Thank you, Carrie The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Khalil Gibran 5/3/2016 Maria Morris Ela From: Gila Jones Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 8:30 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Honorable council members: I write you in support of the proposed 20 year lease for the Ecology Center. This modest operation has become a jewel in the crown of San Juan Capistrano. It is a very valuable resource for our local students and families, as well as those who visit our City from other areas. As additional hotels open in and around San Juan Capistrano, more and more visitors will seek out our more interesting restaurants, shops, and attractions such as the Ecology Center, and word will spread about our appeal. Please act to ensure that the Ecology Center remains part of the charm and allure of San Juan Capistrano, for students, for residents, and for the visitors who will help drive our city's economic engine. Gila Jones San Juan Capistrano 5/3/2016 Maria Morris Ela— From: Cheryl Paine Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 10:16 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement We would like to endorse the city supporting the 20 year lease agreement with the Ecology Center. TEC is an important project for the community. Cheryl paine Sent from my Phone 5/3/2016 Maria Morris From: Rob n Vettraino El a— Sent: Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 10:54 PM To: Maria Morris Cc: evan marks Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement I am writing to support the lease renewal for The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano. I have been a member there for over five years and my family has attended many programs and just plain 'positive experiences' there. Please approve the 20 year lease agreement so many more can experience this place for sustainability and positive change. Robyn Vettraino verde I aliso viejo. CA 92656 Maria Morris From: joan bockman Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:36 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: Support for Ecology Center Lease Buena Vista Audubon Society PO Box 480 Oceanside, CA 92049-0480 Buena Vista Nature Center 2202 South Coast Hwy, Oceanside April 30, 2016 Mayor Pam Patterson and Mayor Pro Tem Kerri Ferguson City of San Juan Capistrano Sent to City Clerk Maria Morris mmorris@sanjuancapistrano.orq Subject: Support for Ecology Center Lease Dear Mayor Pam Patterson and Mayor Pro Tem Kerri Ferguson, 5/3/2016 Ela We support the lease request for the Ecology Center. I am writing this letter on behalf of the Buena Vista Audubon Society, a non-profit environmental organization with a membership of 1,800 households in the North San Diego County coastal area. We are advocates for protection and enhancement of coastal habitat and wildlife, and we also conduct educational programs for area children and adults at our nature center on Coast Highway in Oceanside. Buena Vista Audubon supports the San Juan Capistrano City Council vote to enter into a 20 -year lease agreement with The Ecology Center. BVAS also negotiated a long term lease with the City of Oceanside. The biggest benefit is that it reinforced the partnership between our organization and the City, which in turn has facilitated additional joint projects between the City and BVAS. This has proven to be of significant benefit to BVAS, the City, and to the community at large. With the City's subsequent support and cooperation, BVAS was able to acquire and preserve an important parcel of land on the southern entrance to the City, a project that the community strongly supported and which helped the City meet its obligations under the Multiple Habitats Conservation Plan. Acquiring this property as conservation land also eliminated a potential source of conflicts and complications in the project to restore the Buena Vista Lagoon. The City and the community have a great stake in the success of that project. The long term lease added to the chapter's reputation as a stable, credible, and responsible organization in the minds of other public entities throughout the region and state. That was an important factor in enabling us to acquire State agency support and funding for the property acquisition. The long term lease also helped to confirm the chapter's status as a responsible organization in the minds of potential members and donors, which was a factor in our being able to expand our membership, raise donations for the property acquisition, and attract a substantial grant to establish a new Nature Endowment Fund to insure funding for our community-based, free nature programs for generations to come. Thank you for the opportunity to support the Ecology Center as it continues to grow as a regional hub for sustainability and positive change. Maria Morris From: Pilar Martin Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:14 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement 5/3/2016 It would be of great value to Orange County the renewal of the lease agreement with the Ecology Center. Thanking you Pilar Hattoru Sent from my Pad 5/3/2016 Maria Morris From: Chrisann Gianoli < Ela' Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 4:13 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Dear Mayor Patterson and Pro Tem Mayor Ferguson, I am writing on behalf of the Ecology Center in the hope that you will renew the lease with the center. I believe I am somewhat correct in understanding that the Kinoshita family left that land to the city in hopes that it would remain a productive garden/farm. I shop at the Farm, I feel blessed that I have such a resource so close at hand. I hope that you will continue to support the land and the ecology center for the community of southern Orange county. Thank you Chrisann Gianoli San Clemente, CA 92673 Maria Morris From: June Yamada Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 3:10 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Please support the lease renewal with The Ecology Center. Thank you. June Yamada Saddleback Horticulture 5/3/2016 Ela Maria Morris From: Ann Shea - _ Sent: Saturday, April 30, 20i61:04 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement 5/3/2016 Ela We are so excited & grateful for the support that San Juan Capistrano has provided the Ecology Center! It speaks volumes about the future of this community & Southern California! Ann & Jim Shea Sent from my Phone Maria Morris From: Nancy Pfaffl Sent: Saturday, April Su, 2016 2:41 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement 5/3/2016 Ela Just want to send a note on the usefulness & timeliness of having the Ecology Center's lease renewal. This valuable organization has helped us in Dana Point to shave off between 30 to 50% of our water usage with rain barrels & providing an expert that helped us design a native CA brown scaping front yard. Sincerely Craig & Nancy Pfaffl Maria Morris From: Diane Holmes Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 1:46 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Dear Mayor Pam Patterson & Mayor Pro Tem Kerri Ferguson, 5/3/2016 Ela As two long time residents of San Juan Capistrano, we strongly support our cities long term lease agreement with the Ecology Center. The Ecology Center offers a myriad of benefits to our city. And it is in the perfect spot - adding new life to one of our oldest buildings and being right next door to another gem, South Coast Farms. Thank you. Diane & Stephen Holmes San Juan Capistrano, La 92675 Maria Morris From: Sarah Venable Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 9:11 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Dear Mayor Pam Patterson, 5/3/2016 'An I am writing to support the extension/renewal of the Lease Agreement between the city of San Juan Capistrano and The Ecology Center. As you know, TEC makes an incredibly valuable impact on not only the local community, but on the communities of the people whom it educates about sustainability. The wealth of information they provide not only through classes but through the public access to their gardens, outdoor learning centers, and implemented sustainability techniques for water saving - these things are changing people's perceptions of what responsible living looks like, and constantly inspiring people to make changes to how they live in the most positive ways. One program TEC offers builds gardens in schools and educates children about where their food comes from. It is changing the way they appreciate nutrition and helping them to understand its value in ways that will change their futures, and the health of future generations. Many of TEC events host local artisans, chefs, musicians, etc., that not only unite the community but support the local economy. Thank you for appreciating the incredibly valuable work that TEC does, and for acknowledging the endless possibilities of how greatly this lease extension would effect the city, its overall health, and its people!! (Not to mention those surrounding and beyond!) Sincerely, Sarah Venable Sent from my iPhone Maria Morris From: Gina di Roma -Edwards < Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:43 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement 5/3/2016 Ela We are excited that the city of San Juan Capistrano is considering a 20 year lease with the Ecology Center. My husband and I live very close the the center and have enjoyed the experience of attending events, classes and just having a bit of nature in our own back yard. San Juan wouldn't be the same without the Ecology Center, the Farm, Los Rios and the Mission. I congratulate San Juan in being such a diverse community and that is why we choose to buy and live here. Kind Regards, Gina di Roma and Dennis Edwards 5/3/2016 Maria Morris From: Michelle Brislen Ela Sent: Saturday, April 30, 2016 8:24 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Hi there! I just want you to know that the Ecology Center is a great place! As a resident across the street, I find the Ecology Center to be a place of calm and positive energy. My kids go over and walk around every chance they get and the people there let them pick up fruit from the trees and feed to chickens. They love it! I have even received a free rain barrel from their special grant offering! Also, as a teacher in CUSD, the Ecology Center provides great learning opportunities for students from the younger grades all the way up to the big kids in High School. We have collaborated with them to create curriculum that goes beyond the classroom walls and gives students the opportunity to really understand smarter living for now and the future. could go on and on, but I think the Ecology Center is a great attribute to San Juan Capistrano. Allowing a long-term lease would help to secure the facility so educational programs can continue to take place. Also, I love my neighbor and would be very disappointed if they moved. Thanks for your time and hope you choose to approve the lease. Best Regards, Michelle Brislen Sent from my Phone Maria Morris From: Frank Cordero Jr Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 1:51 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement This is the positive direction needed to bring a positive quality of life back to our community. 5/3/2016 Maria Morris From: Sent: fviui iaay, May 02, 2016 10:48 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: Ecology Center and Boys and Girls Club Maria, Please pass this on to members of the City Council To: Members of the City Council 5/3/2016 Ela The Ecology Center and the Boys and Girls Club both deserve support by the City. Both organizations not only provide worthwhile programs but bring positive recognition to the City. The City should allow these organizations to flourish without putting unnecessary constraints on them. Also the Playhouse should be able to display signs for their performances without additional permit cost. The Playhouse is another great organization. We are lucky to have so many organizations in our community that serve all the people. Please support these three. Thank you. Jan Siegel San Juan Capistrano 5/3/2016 Maria Morris From: Tom Hawkins Elan Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 9:21 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement Dear Maria: The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano is one of the finest such programs I have seen in our state, and others. The city's long term support of this facility is both essential and is a positive reflection on San Juan Capistrano, indicating the city's commitment to the environment and support of the center's sustainable programs. I trust that both city officials and local citizens see the importance of this property, and that the lease renewal for the Ecology Center will proceed. Sincerely, Tom Hawkins Tom Hawkins Floraasourc__e _ltd,0 - phone 949 498 1131 -fax 949 498 1131 - 940 Calle Amanecer 'H' San Clemente. CA 92673 "Applied horticultural products to support a sustainable existence" Flora-, t,i t: 5/3/2016 Maria Morris Ela From: Tod White Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 8:37 AM To: Maria Morris Subject: The Ecology Center - lease agreement My wife, Linda, and I are enthusiastic supporters of the good work being done by the Ecology Center. The city has also been very supportive and we hope you'll continue your support with a long term lease. Thank you. Tod and Linda White 5/3/2016 Maria Morris Ela From: Eric Kings bury Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 4:34 PM To: Maria Morris Subject: Support for Ecology Center Greetings Honorary Council Members, I am writing to voice support for the Ecology Center and its mission. The mission of sustainability and resource management benefits not only your city, but the region and California as a whole. I hope going forward the city of San Juan Capistrano continues to support a healthy and abundant future for all of Southern California. Eric Kingsbury RN, PHN, BSN Sent from my Phone