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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Kelli <ksjule09@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2020 1:45 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Against destroying phone public comments - unacceptable! <br />Categories: Correspondence <br />Hi, <br />My I live in ward 3, and have for the entirety of my life. I have watched City Council dismiss and the <br />onslaught of public comments they receive on police reform and budget modifications pertaining to <br />the police department. <br />There is no good reason not to allow by -phone public comments. This discriminates against those that <br />are most vulnerable and fearful to attend. Many want their voices heard, and not through an email <br />comment, but for the rest of the public to hear so that we can know what the residents of Satna Ana <br />want as a collective. You are silencing those voices. It's undemocratic, and saying that they have the <br />right to submit an e-comment is NOT sufficient. <br />I oppose the elimination of by -phone public comments. It is plainly to discourage individuals from <br />participating in the democratic process, and the e-comments alternative is grossly insufficient. If <br />council members hold differing opinions from the public they should have to hear them all, and tell <br />the public why they disagree instead of hiding from public discourse. <br />Thank you <br />Kelli Sjule <br />