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Dear Mayor Howard, <br />I hope you are doing well and managing through these challenging times. We are fortunate <br />to have your continued steady leadership. <br />I wanted to reach out in advance of tonight's council meeting to provide a bit of background <br />on one of the projects that is up for discussion as part of the gatekeeper process and the work <br />that the developer is doing in the community. <br />In mid-August, RCEF launched our Back -to -school campaign to provide mental health <br />counseling, school supplies, and wifi access to the 1,700 students at Hoover, Garfield and <br />Taft, which serve a lower-income population. I reached out to Mike with Premia Capital to <br />ask for modest support in the range of $15,000-20,000. Totally unprompted, Mike offered <br />to underwrite half the total goal amount of the campaign. Their $125,000 gift is the largest <br />gift RCEF has received in a single year in our 37 -year history. <br />While RCEF does not take a position on the planning merits of a project, we wanted to <br />provide you with some background information on the amazing work they have done to <br />support our community, and in particular, our schools, as we know seeing meaningful <br />investments in our nonprofits from developers is important to council. This contribution <br />provides essential resources to a vulnerable population that has suffered the most from the <br />effects of COVID. More than ever are community partners like Premia needed, and they set <br />a great example to other developers who are looking to do business in our community. <br />I hope you are well. Best of luck at the meeting tonight, and please give my best to Dr. <br />Howard as well! <br />Jason Galisatus <br />Executive Director <br />Redwood City Education Foundation <br />Phone: 650-521-1772 <br />www.rcef.org <br />