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October 30, 2018 Mayor Pulido and City Councilmembers City of Santa Ana. On behalf of OCCORD, I would like to express our strong support for Map D2 which`{ best reflects the spirit of the CVRA. It gives voice to the Vietnamese residents (a community of interest) of the north-west corner of Santa Ana by including them within the ward with the highest percentage of Asian -American citizens of voting age on the west end. Maps C and C2 do not. The north-west Vietnamese community has been part of the disenfranchised Vietnamese community in Santa Ana for decades. Restoring their voting rights must be part of correcting this injustice. And it is only for that precise reason the community litigated against the city of Santa Ana. Secondly, Map D2 uses the Santa Ana riverbed as the dividing line. The Vietnamese community is separated from the rest of Santa Ana by the Santa Ana Riverbed. Including the north-west Vietnamese community as in map D2 will allow this community to have a voice. Maps C and C2, which do not entirely use the Santa Ana riverbed as a dividing line, would disenfranchise them once again. Thirdly, in Map D2 the Ward with highest percentage of Asian -American citizens of voting age overlaps entirely with the Garden Grove School District. For parents and families it will reinforce the sense of community for their children and that is vital to building a thriving city. Fourthly, Map D2 allows the dense community of renters in Ward C to have a voice. Many families are struggling with high rents, and it is critical that they have a voice in the city hall. And lastly, we ask that the following sequence for by -ward election for map D2 be adopted: A - Ward 1 - 2020, B - Ward 3 - 2020, C - Ward 5 -2020, D - Ward 2 - 2022, E - Ward 4 - 2022, and F - Ward 6 - 2022. I will be delighted to answer any questions or clarifications you may have. Sincerely. 8s'_ % ShakeelSyed Executive Director