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Home My WebLink About2015/07/14 Written Communications Item 20 �- I-I{.;;+�►��. wY, ichael Wong � Asian Pacific American Coalition July 14, 2015 (Good Evening) Honorable Mayor Salas, Honorable City Councilmembers, Districting Commission Chair Torres and Districting Commissioners, My name is Michael Wong. I am a property owner in what is proposed to be the district 1. However, this evening, I am speaking on behalf of the Asian Pacific American Coalition whose mission is to educate, engage and empower San Diego County's Asian Pacific American community. The Asian Pacific American Coalition, or APAC, is passionate about the districting process, and historically has been a key advocate to advancing civic engagement for the Asian Pacific Islander community throughout the United States. More recently, APAC was prominently involved in the City of San Diego's latest redistricting process and hopes that the efforts and testimony provided by so many API community members in Chula Vista as well as other APAC members achieve just as meaningful results. With the Asian Pacific Islanders representing more than 15 percent of the population of Chula Vista, and operating about 15 percent of the businesses —this districting process is important to the API community. This is why we have been clear about our: Support for the Recommended Districting Plan voted by the Chu►a Vista Districting Commission on June 11, 2015. The Recommended Districting Plan incorporates the proposed University and Innovation District while maintaining Southwestern College in the Green District; these "anchoring" institutions provide a much-desired stability for education, culture, and economic programs. In addition, the Plan also supports the Pacific Rim STEM Program, which will benefit future educational and economic opportunities along the Asian Pacific American Cultural & Economic (APACE) Corridor — the APACE Corridor. In closing, APAC fully understands the challenges of any districting effort and thanks you for keeping this districting process fair and transparent. Thank you. � ��'h'� Z� � !�r 1'�-1'1 CON1wt � � � � �`n +',.1 y, � `'L ua K,1 Ma Pt_�v�M�� PHILIPPINE HONORARY C01'SULATE OF SAN DIEGO Jul�� 13. 201� Mavor and Cit�� Council Cit��of Chula Vista � 1200 Third Avenue Chula Vista. Califomia Dear Mavor and Citv Council members. As the Honoram Consul. I am the official representative of the Philippine eo��ernment in San Diego County. M�� role includes pro��iding consular services to the entire county, promotine diplomatic and trade relations. and promotine the interests of the nearl}� 200,000 Filipino- Americans in the count��. I am ��ritine to espress m}� support of the Districtine Plan. as recommended by the Districting Commission. The Plan fairl}� represents the lone-standine Filipino-American community in Chula Vista, ��hich represents the 2nd lareest ethnic minorit�• in Chula Vista. I aiso support the Plan because it includes the Asian Pacific American Cultural Economic Corridor, kno��n as APACE. Inclusion of APACE in the proposed "Green DistricC' ��-ould be consistent with the demographics of that area. It ��ould also most likely help attract Philippine- based businesses seeking to expand into San Diego Counq-. In recent years. the Philippine economv has e�perienced e�plosive ero«th and is no�r considered one of the fastest gro��ine economies in the ��orld. Man}� of its businesses have e�panded into San Diego County into areas that are kno��m to be inclusi��e of the Filipino-American communih•. 1 respectfully request that }�ou support the Districtins Plan. Thank }�ou for your consideration. Sincereh�. �• �� Audie J. de Castro Philippine Honorary Consul of San Dieeo cc' Mr. Rommel Alberto. Advisor h4ember to the Honorarv Consul (�-2.Y✓l 2l7 W r i-}4c,�-� Ca,ynw� COUNCII,OF PffiIdPPINEAMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS ��° � OF SAN DIEGO COUIVTY . � 832 �Avenoq Natiooai City,CA 91950/P.O. Boi 1504,National City,CA 91951-1504 � COPAO - San Diego BOARD OF DIRECI'ORS ' zois luly 9, 2�15 Evangtliuc Neneu�,EdD. ert,� Joe Menrn ecav�`'�-"°1°�°� Chula Vista City Council �°�"�o N`i`°°`,�`. 276 Fourth Street VkePinWem,Fhuvn Den Dominguez Chula Vista, CA 91910 smer+7 DnieYo Dear Honorable Council Members: Twv'v RAi�v udrcw� qs president of the Council of Philippine American Organizations of San Diego County (COPAO), I want to express our support of the Chula Vista Districting Plan. This n[t�croas: Districting Plan essentially solidifies the Asian-Pacific Islander neighborhoods as well aoso�ron�o�.a�. as the Asian Pacific American Culturel & Economic (APACE) Corridor in District 3 that BethAteodido includes Southwestern Colle e and the Universi area. Alfrcd Bajet g � Eleutcrio Buquireu,Ed.D. x«n o�ioc� The APACE Corridor encompasses a series of connecting streets from E. Naples Street Chr'u Femro and Oleander Avenue that continues uninterrupted to E. H Street and Otay Lakes $al FIOr SaA�ador ldm Road. The strength of the APACE Corridor is that it is an all inclusive and diverse Ludy Loeveoos destination area for ALL people to keep cultural, educational and economic adivities Linde M�xerdo r Rey Moozon,rn.n. within the City of Chula Vista. Viviao Saoderiin Mnrotte Sndilc Virgil Yaloog I am pFoud and humbled to represent COPAO, which is the oldest Asian Pacific ��m Islander organization in San Diego County. With over 40 years of service to the Me'1y Fer�er community, COPAO has served as the voice of the large and growing Filipino Rlti Audrtwa American community. As you may be aware, the Filipino American community of Fred Gallardo Pslma Hooper,Esy. Chula Vista is the second largest ethnic culturel group in the city. Nyma T.F.Reyte- COPAO has engaged in a collaborative effort through the Civic Education & Policy Advocaty Network (CEPA Net) and has worked with various API groups, individuals, residents as well as non-API partners to outreach and actively engage Chula Vista residents since the inception of the Districting process in 2014. cornaa i�auo� We commend and support the Distriding Commission's diligent work and their COVAO-San Dlego commitment to transparency and participation from all segments of the Chula Vista 832 E Avenue NationalCly,CA81950 community. The Districting process proactively fostered nonpartisan civic Tee�s�s�aneoso artici ation and we are stron I committed to those nnci les. Fa: �e�s��n-sosz P p g Y p � p 6,m�1:000ao �.mn N�:r�ww.moao3ar�ao.ua COPaOea�vpmQ5Gtq3� ` • m,a,,,�,d�, Sincerey, u+moqamrmmm�nb meemw�mt aoufa�lµ�Fa' ' anQa�amerf d�nmEVS @ra�ph �P�a�0 Prtjec� Y�a�s�Q Evangeline N. Meneses, Ed.D. ern�a m.m,�t ra�m s asaeo-im , �YYI 20 TO: MAYOR SALAS and CTI'Y COUNCILMEMBERS � � i� FROM: MARITA FERRER �/��,� ��, DATE: JiJLY 14, 2015 �^�,� � "�� 1 Good afternoon, Mayor Salas and Ciry Councilmembers: My name is Merly Feaer and I am a loug time resident of Chula Vista. I have been actively involved in the Chula Vis[a districting process beginning in 2014 including testifying at the public hearings before the Chula Vista Districting Commission in April and May of this year. Our Filipino community tumed out in significant numbers to support keeping API neighborhoods like Sunbow and Otay Ranch together and not split apart as well as keeping most of the APACE Corridor in the same district. Faced with numerous competing testimonies, the Districting Commission drew this final map which balances the wmmunity of interest testimony with the other districting criteria. Overall, this map keeps a significant percentage of APIs in Dishict 3. This will allow our API community to have a meaningful voice in electing a candidate of choice next year. I support the Districting Commissiods Recommended Districting Plan approved on June 11�'. I respectfiilly request that you approve this map. Thank you. I �'�-�'�1 � WY�-+k.v� o�, Public Comment Before Chula Vista City Council - July 14, 2015 Mayor Salas and City Council Members: I am Dr. Aurora Cudal. I am a member of the Filipino American Senior Citizens Association and National Federation of Filipino American Associations. I have lived in downtown Chula Vista for 20 years. I have been a long-time community advocate to empower Filipino Americans in San Diego County. I have been actively involved in this districting process and have testified before the Chula Vista Districting Commission during its public hearings. This final map includes keeping 27% of APIs in Distrid 3. There was significant community of interest testimony from the Filipino and other Asian community residents to keep Sunbow, Otay Ranch and the APACE Corridor in the same district. This is where a majority of the Filipino community live. This map respects our community of interest testimony in that regard. District 3 as drawn will enable our community to have a meaningful voice to elect a candidate of choice who will live in that district and will be held accountable to the issues important to our community. I, therefore, support the Chula Vista Districting Commission's Recommended Districting Plan which was approved on June 11`h. I respectfully request that you approve this Recommended Districting Plan. API PETITION OF SUPPORT FOR DISTRICTIN6 COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDED PLAN I'�'�,m f►� � 1 By signing my name below 1 hereby support[he Rxommended Districiing Plan voted by the Chula Ysta DistriE[mg Com is 'oP on� lune 11,2015. �� This Districting Plan keeps for the most part our API neighborhoods together as well as the Asian Pacific American Culturol & Economic Corridor(APACE Corridor) in Distria 3 together with Southwestem College and the University area. The APACE Corridor indudes a series of conneaing streeu from E. Naples St.&Oleander Ave.continuing uninterrupted to E. H St.&Otay takes Rd. The APACE Corridor is an all inclusive and diverse destination area for all people to keep culturel, educational and economic activities in the Gty of Chula V sta. DATE SIGNATURE PRINT NAME STREET ADDRE55&ZIP CODE " I� (Gtlh �i il�t'u�-r�.Yo �Q.1�i�7 � � T0:CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 RE: DISTRICTING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDED DISTRICTING PLAN Approved June 11,2015 API PETITION OF$UPPORT FOR DISTRICTING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDED PLAN By signing my name below I hereby support the Recommended Districting Plan voted by the Chula Vista Dis[ricting Commission on June 11,2015. This Distric[ing Plan keeps for the most part our API neighborhoods toge[her as well as the Asian Pacific American Cultural & Economic Corridor(APACE Corridor) in District 3 together with Southwestern College and the University area. The APACE Corridor includes a series of connecting streeis from E. Naples St. &Oleander Ave.con[inuing uninterrupted to E.H St.&Otay Lakes Rd. The APACE Corridor is an all inclusive and diverse destination area for all people to keep cultural, educational and economic activities in the City of Chula Vista. DATE SIGNATUjE PRINTNAME STREETADDRE55&ZIPCODE aG/�. �� C}'.ui�is��f'��/- �� I � � l-k-�m 20 �� CEPA ivet Or anize Educate Mobilize Organization: Civic Educational & Policy Advocacy Network(CEPA NET) Speaker: Edward B. Aparis Public Testimony—Agenda#20—July 14, 2015 Good evening Mayor Salas Members of the City Council City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Staff ' � My name is Edward Aparis. I am a long time resident of Chula Vista,graduating from Chula Vista Junior High and High School. I returned to our city a little over 12 years ago. Since then, I have been working with underrepresented groups, particularly Filipino and other Asian Pacific Islander communities, known as APis. Now, I lead a network of nonpartisan grassroots API groups and individuals in civic campaigns, like Districting. This network is called CEPA NET. ' For us in CEPA NET,Chula Vista Districting provided APIs a chance to let their voices be heard. It was the first time for many people to talk about their livelihoods in Chula Vista,their love for the city,and their desire to be part of the larger community. It was also a chance for the public to witness the diversity of our VOICES. Asian Pacific Islanders are not a single minded group, but a multicultural community with rich backgrounds, histories,and viewpoints. Every member of our community has at least one or two connections to Chula Vista that we are passionate about. From family,friends,and how we struggled to make a living for future generetions. What was the unifying force for APis in the districting process was the idea that we can shape the communities we live and thrive in. Districting became a "spark"for many people to express their desire to contribute to the greater good of Chula Vista. Page 1 of 2 ��A �/v CEPA Net Or anize Educafe Mobilize Organization:Civic Educational & Policy Advocacy.Network(CEPA NET) � Speaker. Edward B. Aparis . . ' Public Testimony—Agenda#20—July 14, 2015 One of those CONTRIBUTIONS is the Asian Pacific American Cultural & Economic Corridor, known as APACE in District 3.This corridor was proposed by the API community as an economic hub for all of Chula Vista,for all people. IYs already a place where many APIs reside and conduct business. But it is also a p�ace where people want to give back in terms of resources and talents to the city. APACE is seen as a place to foster businesses, cultural events, and educational projeds from the grassroots level. APACE Corridor aims to harness and partner with existing recreational centers,schools, and local businesses. It is also seen as a place where all people, regardless of their ethnic background, can collaborate cross-culturally for the common gaod. During the districting process,APACE became more than an "Asian thing"...our supporters grew and people from ali backgrounds came in support of APACE, including students from Southwestern College. What unified us as advocates for APACE went beyond ethnicity. It was the common.good that APACE promoted: economic development,education, and cultural celebration for a�l. The Districting process gave all people an opportunity to contribute,for the first time,4o shape their lives and destinies. . . ` . . , As an API community,we support the Districting Commission's Recommended Plan. The Commission has taken good care of all the community's voices and has been mindful of the legal criteria. � We fully support th'e Commission's work at the very beginning of this process in 2014. We ask you to vote in full support for the Recommended Plan. How you vote will speak to generations of residents and communities. Thankyou Page 2 of 2