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Santa Ana City Council
March 5, 2024

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Correspondence - Non-Agenda
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March 5, 2024
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Flores, Dora
From: JackieAngel Investor <
Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 4:59 PM
To: Hatch, Tom
Cc: eComment
Subject: SantaAna State of Emergency (Notes for)
Good evening, this is Jackie Cordova.

I am a Mother of Santa Ana
Currently, While you were gone,
during our State of Emergency, ...

Wow, it is so unsafe here! To live! To walk!
I am alarmed at the deaths and news headlines this week are horrendous and violent! Pedestriandeadafter being run over in SantaAna" My God
Suspect arrested in shooting outside Santa Ana store"
Man dead following SantaAna stabbing"
Santa Ana felon and gangbanger charged with abusing a baby." Never do I see our hefty Santa Ana PD out there on foot regularly patrolling our parks, Or bike patrol our children's bike paths
personally getting to know our Community
personally being awareof andthwarting theseabusersand preventing attacksof violence againstus. I do see they like to watch it on their cameras though. We the Community Members keep us safe! Next to The Safest City in America
Our Main Streetcorridor looks like caca, literally,
there is feces everywhere!
No garbagereceptacleno restroomson our busiesttraveled artery.

Also now with the new concrete upgrades, the Main street is a hundred times more dangerous zone! - watch out for more flying cars launching through buildings.

It' s also important to recognize the findings released from the urgent audit report from the State of California regarding the Anaheim Corruption Scandal:

It Has Not Properly Managed Tourism - Related Contracts and Millions of Dollars in Related Funds" I commendthe brave Community Members who arealways standing up and speaking out and the amazing comments here tonight on behalf of the Collective.

Now here again Council, we have silencing, intimidation, free speech/civil rights violations when the Women try to speak to you, as a "last resort":
since you kicked us out last time at Delhi Center ( 5/30/2017), Here is a review of somerecent eventsasreported by VoiceofOC. org:

Santa Ana City Council Kicks Public Out of Meeting After Ceasefire Chants" Santa Ana Council Deadlocks on Israel & Palestine Statement]" At the second Santa Ana meeting in December, Mayor Valerie Amezcua cleared out the city hall chambers in response to demands for a ceasefire resolution, with police standing in front of the dais.

Sincethen, city officials have attemptedto implement policies restricting photography and video filming during council sessions, arguing disruptions.

Our own Mayor Amezcua also attempted to bar public comments on a ceasefire resolution leading up to the December debate."
We are saying thank you.

Buenas Noches, Good night
https:// voiceofoc. org/ 2023/ 12/santa-ana-city- council- kicks- public- out- of- meeting- after- ceasefire- chants/ https:// voiceo foc. org/ 2023/ 12/santa-ana-council- deadlocks- on- israel- palestine- statement/ Why you can trust Voice of OC
https://voiceofoc.org/about/#mission
lores, Dora
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Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 1:37 PM
To: eComment; response@ocgov. com
Subject: Public comment non agendized
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Flores, Dora
From: Esaul Gutierrez <
Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2024 1:26 PM
To: eComment; response@ocgov. com
Subject: Public comment non agendized
Stalking by hate crime perpetrator James Mai
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Alcala, Abigail
From: info oraldisabilityrescue. org < info@oraldisabilityrescue. org> Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 1:35 PM
To: eComment
Cc: Amezcua, Valerie
Subject: To be added to the Regular City Council Meeting Mar 05, 2024 04:00 PM: Providing Free Dental Screenings to the Underserved Santa Ana Residents.

To whom it may concern and to the City of Santa Ana Clerk' s office, Could you please add this to the Regular City Council Meeting Mar 05, 2024 04: 00 PM: Providing Free Dental Screenings to the Underserved Santa Ana Residents.

As both residents of Santa Ana and volunteer dental assistants at the charitable nonprofit organization, Oral Disability Rescue, we would like to receive the support of our Mayor and Council Members to provide FREE Dental Screenings to our fellow residents of Santa Ana with the focus on the Hispanic community, older adults, underserved children and veterans and those living below the threshold of poverty.

This video posted by the Mayor of City of Irvine outlines what we have done in the past:
https: / / www. Voutube. com/ watch? v= ZbMNQdblo_ A
We have currently received hundreds of signatures on our `Petition to Establish the Orange County Community Dental Care Clinic and Mobile Dental Care Clinic to Provide Residents FREE Dental Screenings, Urgent and Affordable Dental Care To All Residents With a Focus on Those Living Below the Threshold of Poverty Including Older Adults, Children and Veterans'.

Thanking you in advance,
Alfredo, Andrea, Tina.

From: info oraldisabilityrescue. org
Sent: Friday, August 4, 2023 1:37 PM
To: vamezcua@santa- ana. org
Subject: Providing Free Dental Screenings to the Underserved Santa Ana Residents.

Dear Mayor Amezcua,
As both a resident of Santa Ana and volunteer dental assistant at the charitable nonprofit organization, Oral Disability Rescue, I would like to receive your support to provide free Dental Screenings to my fellow residents of Santa Ana with the focus on the Hispanic community, older adults, underserved children and veterans and those living below the threshold of poverty.

This video posted by the Mayor of City of Irvine outlines what we have done in the past:
https:// Voutu. be/ ZbMNQdblo A
Who would be the right person for us to meet?
Thanking you in advance,
Alfredo Hernandez
Volunteer
Oral Disability Rescue
A 501- c3 Not - For - Profit Charitable Organization
Email: info( a) oraldisabilityrescue. or
Phone: 714- 794- 8475
www. oraldisabilityrescue. orb
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Flores, Dora
From: JackieAngel Investor <
Sent: Thursday, February 29, 2024 3:50 PM
To: Hatch, Tom
Cc: eComment
Subject: NO POOP/ NO PEE ZONE
Re: Historic South Main Business District
Santa Ana, Orange County
Attn. OCTA
Never in Irvine would I see people cooking up drugs on their Main Street bus benches in broad daylight. Never would they allow the buildup of trash and feces aroundtheir city bus stops like that.

Our historic Main Street corridor is riddled with unsafe buildings, vacant businesses and filthy conditions.

Otherwise the busride itself is wonderful andwell appreciatedby the people, thank you.

Already the city of SantaAna is warning us we areto run out of money soon. If we cannot take careof these issues now when we have the taxed funds, then when?
Thank you,
Jackie Cordova
Santa Ana Leaders Warn Looming Sales Tax Cliff
Could Tear Up Public Services
https:// voiceofoc.org/2024/02/santa-ana-leaders-warn-looming- sales-tax-cliff- could-tear-up-public- services/ 22 Flores, Dora
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Flores, Dora
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Sent: Monday, March 4, 2024 5:55 PM
To: cs@cityofirvine. org; as@cityofivine. org
Cc: eComment
Subject: NON AGENDS COMENT
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From: Dale Helvig <
Sent: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 11:52 AM
To: eComment; Hall, Jennifer; Amezcua, Valerie; Phan, Thai; Vazquez, Benjamin; Lopez, Jessie; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Penaloza, David Cc: Hatch, Tom; Mendoza, Steven; Carvalho, Sonia R.

Subject: 2024-03-05 Letter to City Council -Needle Distribution Attachments: 2024- 03- 05 Letter to City Council - Needle Distribution. pdf See attached file for tonight' s meeting.

Dale Helvig
Resident, Santa Ana
Dale Helvig
Resident, Santa Ana CA 92706
March 5, 2024
Mayor Amezcua and Santa Ana City Councilmembers
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, 81" Floor
Santa Ana CA 92702
Subject: Needle Distribution
We should call it what it is ... a Needle Give Away or Needle Distribution Program. The Harm Reduction Institute ( HRI) Application that was submitted on December 20, 2023 states on page 3 of their application:

4. What is the estimated annual number of participants you will serve? ANSWER: 500

5. What is the estimated annual number of syringes you will provide? ANSWER: 300, 000

6. What is the estimated annual number of syringes you will collect? ANSWER: 180, 000 HRI is dedicated to collecting as many used syringes as possible, however, because there are many other places to legally dispose of syringes, HRI cannot assume that it will be able to collect all of the syringes that it distributes. HRI participants may legally dispose of syringes at sharps disposal kiosks in the community and at other syringe services programs. Further, syringes are often confiscated and disposed of by the police. This number reflects these other avenues for syringe disposal.

To put it another way ... this translates to an average of 600 needles per person per year with over 120, 000 needles ( 40966) potentially being unaccounted for. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. If you remember when this " Needle Distribution" took place a few years ago, needles were found in library books, playgrounds and parks. My neighbors and I personally found hundreds of needles during Santiago Park clean- up days in the children' s playground, the bathrooms, by the baseball diamond and other areas frequented by children.

I was told by City staff that as a resident I should not be collecting needles in the park but should contact the city. Any delay in collecting needles only increases the probability that a child would find a needle that could potentially expose them to HIV. This Needle Distribution is not protecting the innocent.

Who is looking out for the innocent people using library books, playgrounds and parks? Not anyone involved in this Needle Distribution Program, which would be administered by people that don' t live in Santa Ana.

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2024- 03- 05 Letter to City Council - Needle Distribution ale Helvig
Resident, Santa Ana CA 92706
This is a small sample of what was collected in a few hours in Santiago Park when the last Needle Distribution program existed. I do not expect any improvement given the Harm Reduction Institute proposal.

Thank you for your thoughtful consideration. Stay safe, stay healthy.

Respectfully,
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Dale A Helvig
Resident, Santa Ana

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