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Orozco, Norma From: jaylupe25@twc.com Sent: Monday, July 06, 2020 10:55 PM To: eComment Cc: elizondo.maria1153@gmail.com Subject: CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS (SPECIFICALLY 7/7/2020) City Council Members, We are writing today to you as a pair of very disappointed members of the Santa Ana community. It seems to be a consistent habit of the city council to provide short notice to the public for very important agenda items that are being discussed during the meetings each month. Listed below are some of the issues that our family has with the council and would like to explanations for. Please keep in mind that are the citizens that you work for. You were put there because it was believed that you would do good for the city, but more and more it seems that you did not care about your constituents. The attempt to silence our voices by Mayor Pulido Lack of self-worth or honestly from the council More notice than 24 hours as to when comments can be submitted for the next meeting Lack of public voices being heard Clear and constructive phone call technology for public comment Unfair process for disabled or disadvantage residents And most importantly, a total lack of respect for the public comments / questions that are asked of the council and go unanswered. The last item listed above is perhaps the most important along with the 1" 2 items on the list. During each meeting, citizens speak up / out on issues, and there is rarely a response by the council for basic questions. I understand that there can possibly be hundreds of questions, but the very direct ones can be answered. Also, too many times we hear a council member say they are against an agenda item and want more time to review and the next thing you know when the vote is taken, they vote for the item and it passes instead of being held for more discussions. How do you look at yourself in the mirror each day when you vote against your conscience. A month ago the meeting ran very long and we stayed on the conference call for nearly 6 hours and then another 2-3 hours when the meeting resumed, and it was disappointing to know that there was discussion about not letting the public speak so the meeting would not go long. It is your job to work for us and listen to us and do right by us, the citizens of Santa Ana. It seems like the only time the council listens is when someone starts to talk about replacing you or when one of your financial backers to your election threatens to back out of supporting you. Please, please understand what is being said here. Your were there by us (Santa Ana citizens) and yes you can be replaced by us (Santa Ana citizens). Listen to our voices, understand what we are voicing, and jointly work with us to make Santa Ana better. The Jennings Family