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From: <br />Ruth Linnert <br />To: <br />eComment <br />Subject: <br />Planning Commission Public Comment for Agenda Item No. 1, OPPOSE H00 Amendments <br />Date: <br />Tuesday, August 04, 2020 9:57:28 AM <br />E-Comments System, <br />Chair McLoughlin and Planning Commissioners, <br />I'm asking for your full attention and action regarding the proposed amendments to the Santa <br />Ana Housing Opportunity Ordinance. In an effort to protect and restore our community, I urge <br />you to OPPOSE and vote against them. <br />Santa Ana Needs to continue to prioritize affordable housing and we need your help. Low- <br />income families in Santa Ana are being disproportionately impacted by the challenges posed <br />by the Covid-19 pandemic. As incomes are decreasing and jobs are being lost, housing <br />becomes further out of reach for many low income families. The impending displacement in <br />our community is in your hands. <br />Please consider the risks and impact on the people of our city in regards to the city's <br />affordable housing budget. The proposed amendments to reduce the fee that developers must <br />pay when they choose not to build affordable housing and to use money for affordable housing <br />for "safety activities" go against the purpose and intent of the Housing Opportunity Ordinance. <br />Residents have continually demanded decreases in public safety spending and increased <br />investment in affordable housing. Prioritize affordable housing in lieu of funds for public safety <br />programs. Housing is a top safety concern! <br />Santa Ana residents, not Developers, need economic relief. We are counting on you all to vote <br />against the proposed amendments to the Housing Opportunity Ordinance. <br />Ruth Linnert <br />ruthielinnert@gmail.com <br />524 N. Grand Ave. <br />Santa Ana, California 92701 <br />