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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:John Hanna <jhanna@swcarpenters.org> <br />Sent:Tuesday, July 07, 2020 3:00 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Cc:Gomez, Daisy <br />Subject:July 7, 2020 Santa Ana City Council /Public Comment on Agenda Item 19E General <br />Plan Update <br /> <br />My name is John Hanna and my comments are on behalf of the Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters including the <br />many who are Santa Ana residents. <br /> <br />Santa Ana’s General Plan should reflect the communities goals and policies which the Council and the Planning <br />Commission will utilize to make their land use decisions. If Santa Ana, for example, wants to create a sustainable and <br />livable city, then it needs to look at land use decisions as opportunities to ensure that the people who are constructing <br />the building that are permitted are also people who are not victimized by unscrupulous contractors who fail to comply <br />with basic California wage and hour and workers compensation laws are complied with. The general Plan should <br />maximize, not minimize, the opportunity for construction workers to be part of a skilled and trained workforce as set <br />forth in California’s Public Contracts Code. The General Plan should also provide direction to prioritize the hiring for <br />construction workers who are Santa Ana residents and veterans, further ensuring a sustainable and living city and <br />economic prosperity. <br /> <br />Finally, safety, a mandatory topic in general plans, would be enhanced if the general plan required at a minimum that all <br />construction workers in the City have a minimum of 10 CAL-OSHA training hours and any foreman or superintendent <br />have at least a 30 hour CAL-OSHA training program, both from state certified training centers. Finally, developers should <br />utilize apprentices who come out of training programs from the Rancho Santiago Community College District and Santa <br />Ana unified School District. <br /> <br /> <br />John R. Hanna <br />Governmental Affairs/Special Counsel <br />Southwest Regional Council of Carpenters <br />7111 Firestone Blvd. <br />Buena Park, CA 90621 <br />Office- (714)766-7140 <br />Cell---- (213)999-6190 <br /> <br /> <br />Disclaimer <br />The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and <br />others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or <br />taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. <br />1 <br />