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PROVIDING ACCESS Ta JUSTICE <br />FOR OPANCE COUNTY'SrRESIDENTS <br />October 15, 2019 <br />Mayor Miguel Pulido and Members of the Santa Ana City Council <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />P.O. Box 1988, M31 <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />I IA. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. NS-2976 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 36 ARTICLE I (IN GENERAL) <br />DIVISION 1 (DEFINITIONS) TO ADD SECTION 36-19 (OVERSIZED VEHICLE); TO ADD <br />SECTION 36-20 (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE); TO ADD SECTION 36-21 (NON - <br />MOTORIZED VEHICLE); TO ADD SECTION 36-22 (PARK ROAD); TO ADD SECTION <br />36-23 (PARKING, PARK OR PARKED); AMENDING CHAPTER 36 ARTICLE IV <br />(PARKING REGULATIONS) TO ADD SECTION 36-149 (PROHIBITION OF PARKING OF <br />OVERSIZED VEHICLES, NON -MOTORIZED VEHICLES, AND RECREATIONAL <br />VEHICLES); TO ADD SECTION 36-150 (EXCEPTIONS TO PROHIBTION ON PARKING <br />OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES, NON -MOTORIZED VEHICLES, AND RECREATIONAL <br />VEHICLES); TO ADD SECTION 36-151 (NOTICE); TO ADD SECTION 36-152 <br />(ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES); TO ADD SECTION 36-153 (PERMIT PROCESS FOR <br />TEMPORARY OVERNIGHT PARKING ON PUBLIC STREETS) {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. <br />5, 41 — Police Department- ("Ordinance No. NS-2976")—Letter of Opposition <br />Dear Mayor Pulido and Members of the Santa Ana City Council: <br />On behalf of the Public Law Center, we write to submit the following letter of opposition <br />Ordinance No. NS-2976 ("Ordinance") because it is yet again another attempt by the City to <br />criminalize homelessness under the guise of public safety. The Public Law Center is a non-profit <br />pro bono law firm in Orange County that provides access to justice for low-income and <br />vulnerable residents. Our practice includes providing representation to low-income families in <br />housing -related matters, preventing homelessness, and advocating for affordable and <br />inclusionary housing PLC is a non-profit pro bono law firm that provides access to justice for <br />low-income and vulnerable residents in Orange County, California. We also collaborate with <br />community organizations, statewide advocates, and law firms to push Orange County <br />jurisdictions to create and maintain effective housing policies for lower -income working <br />families. <br />601 Civic Center Drive West • Santa Ana, CA 92701-4002 • (714) 541-1010 • Fax (714) 541-5157 <br />