Dear El Segundo City Councilmembers & Planning Commissioners,



I have reviewed the Grand & Kansas North plans and support the proposal because of the benefits to our community, including:



City-Wide Benefits

• Housing Goals – Will help El Segundo meet its high demand for housing and make progress on state-mandated housing goals

• Housing for El Segundo Employees – Will provide new Class A rentals, including studios and 1-bedrooms, which are in short-supply, proving opportunities for employees of El Segundo businesses to live locally

• Military Housing – Will offer 30-50 units for preferential leasing to LAAFB, which needs local housing options for its enlistees and officers, and their families

• Main Street Businesses – New residents will be new customers for Main Street businesses, boosting the local economy

• Pipeline of Future Home Buyers – Renters will be a pipeline for future home buyers and new families, supporting the healthy life cycle of the community

• Job Creation – Will create hundreds of temporary and permanent jobs

• Positive Fiscal Impact – Will provide millions of dollars in impact fees to support El Segundo's schools, parks, and public services and ongoing annual tax and business revenues to the City

• Rebuilding LA – Following recent events, housing is needed more than ever. This Project allows El Segundo to be a vital part of the solution



Neighborhood Benefits

• Improving Blighted Property – Will revitalize and remediate an under-utilized, former industrial site

• Safe Streets – Residential streets will be safer by eliminating an industrial truck traffic and keeping all vehicular traffic on a privately owned block of Washington Street

• Increased Home Values – Will support increased home values for adjacent community as the neighborhood is beautified and streets are made safer

• Public Green Space – Will provide a community parklet at the southeast corner of Holly & Kansas

• Contextual Design – High-quality Spanish style architecture will beautify the neighborhood and complement existing architecture

• Jim & Jack’s Solutions – Will create 50 secured parking stalls on a privately owned street for Jim & Jack’s use, while the completed building will shield the sights and sounds from Jim & Jack’s operations

• Washington Street Upgrades – Project-funded upgrades include (1) undergrounding utilities, (2) repaving, (3) restriping, and (4) installing controlled access gates

• Parking Solutions – Will relieve on-street parking challenges. The project will be 100% self-parked in a new garage and its residents will not be eligible for street parking permits



As an El Segundo community member, I support the plan and its approval to improve El Segundo's growth and opportunities.



Thank you,