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Lopez, Kenia From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Dear Mayor Miguel Pulido Santa Ana Council members Leonel Velasquez Rodriguez < Tuesday, March 05, 2019 12:24 PM eComment Karen Romero Estrada; Miguel Hernandez Opposition on Item C19 At OCCCO we believe that advocating for the rights of the poorest and most vulnerable should be a fundamental priority of any healthy community, in other words, our community in Santa Ana is bleeding with this housing crisis, unjust evictions, homeless, families in oppression forced to migrate to places of the underworld due to the lack of leadership and commitment of some local authorities. The Santa Ana community needs more land for green spaces, schools, theaters, family resources, land to learn how to grow food, religious services, public parking, affordable housing etc. OCCCO Orange County Congregation Community Organization is in a very strong opposition on the Item C19 Santa Ana City Council Tuesday, March 5, 2019, to this I want to refer to the following California Act: SURPLUS LAND ACT October 2015 The State Legislature has declared that development of low- and moderate -income housing is a vital statewide need and that surplus government land should be made available for this purpose.§ 54220 (a). Whenever a local agency sells or leases its surplus property, the Surplus Land Act requires that the agency prioritizes affordable housing and other vital state purposes. § § 54220 (a), 54222. Surplus land means land owned by any local agency that is no longer necessary for the agency's use. § 54221 (b) (see § 54221 (e)-(f) for characteristics of exempt surplus property). A local agency is any city, county, city, and county, or district empowered to acquire and hold property. § 54221 (a). That's Why OCCCO is in a Strong Opposition on Item C19 Thank you very much God bless you Leonel Velazquez Rodriguez Immigration and Education Community Coordinator aocccrN together in faith, forward for justice