Thank you for the notification: A public hearing on Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall.

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1 Scott Johnson From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Elizabeth X. Wong Tuesday, January 14, :55 PM Scott Johnson; Elizabeth X. Wong Sam Ong. Ong Family Association; Kris Wimberly Fwd: Planning and Design Commission Public Hearing for Entertainment and Sports Center Project P13-065_Public-Notice2_ pdf; 040.jpg; 043.jpg; 2014.SacChinatown_PhotoTour.jpg Hello Mr. Scott Johnson, Thank you for the notification: A public hearing on Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall. I would like to be invited to the podium to serve as a voice for the Asian-American community. Our Chinatown Mall is just across the street from the future site of the KINGS Entertainment and Sports Center. As neighbors, we can collaborate our resources to enhance Downtown Sacramento. Please read below my "Statement of Interest" in revitalizing Chinatown Mall. In the past 20 years it has been a Sleeping Dragon. Don't let the Dragon go into extinction. Working together for the neighborhood, Elizabeth -- City Management Academy Applicant District 4 Elizabeth Xiu Wong office: (916) cell: (916) elizabeth.x.wong@gmail.com STATEMENT OF INTEREST Wake up the Sleeping Dragon 1

2 Then teach him to roar again. The Dragon sleeps within the 2 blocks of Chinatown Mall. The beautiful stone architecture disguises many vacant buildings. You can either walk east down J Street then 5 th Street, or cut through Chinatown Mall, to get to the train station. Our Gold Rush pioneers proudly nicknamed Sacramento as Yee Fow, which translates to Second City to San Francisco. This is Sacramento s own Chinatown since the 1850s. I want to make the Lead Agency from the City s Community Development Department (for the future KINGS arena, 2016) aware of needed Asian-American community collaboration to address your top agenda issues: Transportation: Urban decay: Chinatown across from train station. Vacant buildings for lease. Cultural resources: Great Wall of China should welcome in walking travelers. ******************** LOCATION: Between 3rd-7th Streets and J-L Streets District - 4 PROJECT: Proposal to construct a 17,500 seat, indoor multi-use arena. The project would also establish a vision for future adjacent development on the Downtown Plaza site in the form of 475,000 square feet of office, 350,000 square feet of retail, up to 550 new residential units, and up to 250 hotel rooms Forwarded message From: Scott Johnson <SRJohnson@cityofsacramento.org> Date: Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:57 PM Subject: Planning and Design Commission Public Hearing for Entertainment and Sports Center Project 2

3 To: Scott Johnson A public hearing will be held at the Sacramento City Planning and Design Commission for the Entertainment and Sports Center project on Thursday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Sacramento City Hall (915 I Street in downtown Sacramento.) Please see the attached notice for more information about the public hearing. Scott Johnson City of Sacramento Community Development Dept. Environmental Planning Services 300 Richards Blvd., 3 rd Floor Sacramento, CA (916)

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6 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITY OF SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 300 RICHARDS BOULEVARD 3rd FLOOR SACRAMENTO, CA January 09, 2014 PUBLIC HEARING The Community Development Department is notifying all owners of property within 1,000 feet of the proposed project (described below) that the Sacramento City Planning and Design Commission will consider this proposal at a Public Hearing scheduled to begin at 5:30PM AT NEW CITY HALL, 915 I STREET, 1ST FLOOR, SACRAMENTO, CA ON JANUARY 23, P TITLE: Entertainment and Sports Center LOCATION: Between 3rd-7th Streets and J-L Streets District - 4 PROJECT: Proposal to construct a 17,500 seat, indoor multi-use arena. The project would also establish a vision for future adjacent development on the Downtown Plaza site in the form of 475,000 square feet of office, 350,000 square feet of retail, up to 550 new residential units, and up to 250 hotel rooms. Pursuant to Public Resources Code , the Commission will receive public testimony regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that is being circulated for public review from December 16, 2013, to January 31, Comments submitted at the hearing will receive a response in the Final EIR. The Commission will be asked to rescind the approval on December 12, 2013, of a Statement of Initiation to direct staff to work with the applicant to draft an ESC Special Planning District. The Commission will also be asked to approve a Statement of Initiation to direct staff to work with the applicant to draft an ESC Special Planning District. Finally, because there is a dispute over notice under state law, in order to avoid litigation the Commission will be asked to approve, consistent with section of the Brown Act, an unconditional commitment that it will cease, desist from, and not repeat the noticing issue challenged in a January 6, 2014, cease and desist letter from the Miller Star Regalia law firm related to Item #4 (P Entertainment and Sports Center) involving the initiation of the Special Planning District at the Commission s December 12, 2013 meeting. (916)

7 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITY OF SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 300 RICHARDS BOULEVARD 3rd FLOOR SACRAMENTO, CA PUBLIC HEARING ENVIRONMENTAL: An Environmental Impact Report will be prepared. The City Environmental Planning Services has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). A copy of the DEIR and application materials may be reviewed or obtained at the Community Development Department, 300 Richards Boulevard, 3rd floor, Sacramento, CA, or is available to download from the City of Sacramento website at: If you challenge the nature of the proposed action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the Public Hearing described in this notice or in written correspondence delivered to the Planning and Design Commission at or prior to the Public Hearing. If you have any concerns, questions or objections, or need further information, please contact Stacia Cosgrove at the Community Development Department, or scosgrove@cityofsacramento.org, and please refer to project number P (916)