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April 16, 2019 The City Council of Santa Ana, CA 22 Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, Ca 92701 RE: Santa Ana City Council Meeting of April 16, 2019, Agenda Item #85A Honorable Mayor, and members of the City Council of Santa Ana: I am the "junior most" senior currently living at Bali Hi Senior Park and Mobile Lodge in Santa Ana, CA. Our 154 residents range from age 60 to 102, with the vast majority over age 70. My research reveals that there are 2 kinds of seniors currently residing at Bali Hi: those who are RETIRED living on fixed income streams, and those who are still working because they simply could not make ends meet, at their age, and with their declining health conditions. I am enclosing today two exhibits: 1. The signed petition of almost all Bali Hi residents who is jointly protesting the upcoming exorbitant "Space Rent" raise ranging from 7% - 35%, devastating our oldest, and longest living residents the most! 2. Our earnest request for a citywide moratorium on all upcoming "Space Rent" increase for Bali H! residents, beginning with June 1, 2019, so that both sides has ample time to negotiate and affordable and acceptable "Rent Stabilization Agreement" for the next 3-5 years. We shall endeavor to work out the details with the owner, not the conflicted park manager. 3. A copy of U.S. Representative Lou Correa's letter addressing the exact same problem at Rancho LaPaz, a senior park bordering Anaheim and Fullerton. Space rents have risen for some of us at Bali Hi as much as 25% over the last 3 years, after J&H Asset Property Management,. Incorporated of Yorba Linda, CA (www.JANDHMGT.com) took over managing he park. This company has raised prices without discussing the actions with us behorehand, thus breaking their promises, over the past 4 years. Because, J& H manage a large portfolio of Family Mobile Home Parks, and they earn a % of the total revenues collected, they wanted to price us out of our Senior park with predatory tactics they currently use elsewhere, while block Bali Hi residents from communicating directly with the park's owner. I am here today to "CRY FOULI" and to "CRY FOR HELPI" on behalf of my fellow Space Renters and Senior Residents of Bali Hi. PLEASE HELP STOP J&H'S PREDATORY PRACTICES ON VULNERABLE SENIORS LIKE USI Please STABILIZE my SPACE RENT at 3% A YEAR, or index it to the CPI.