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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Peter Ishak <peter@nsgenetics.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 3:45 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Public Comment <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council and City Manager: <br /> <br />I am writing as a business owner and commercial tenant in the City of Santa Ana. I have been a business owner in the <br />City since June 2018 – we are a commercial cannabis cultivation approved licensee in the City. We have been working <br />towards being a compliant, operational, business in the City since signing our lease and our goal is to be a successful <br />business employing Santa Ana residents and being a beneficial business in the community. We have invested close to <br />$2M into this business thus far. We were near our opening date to begin operations when the Covid-19 pandemic <br />occurred. Due to the pandemic and its associated economic impacts, we have been unable to complete our final <br />elements of our buildout and our permit approval process was delayed. We have also suffered severe economic impacts <br />due to the pandemic both in this business and to the owners of our business as so many residents and business owners <br />in our community have also been affected. Our businesses, our families and our lives have been tremendously impacted <br />by this pandemic. As you know, the State of California on September 27, 2020 extended its commercial eviction <br />moratorium until March 2021 allowing cities and counties to extend their moratoriums until this date. We ask that the <br />City consider extending its eviction moratorium for commercial tenants as we are still greatly affected by the pandemic, <br />its economic impacts, health risks, and the State-mandated business restrictions and closures. Without these protections <br />extended, we do not know if we will be able to survive as a business in the city of Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Thank You, <br /> <br />Peter Ishak <br /> <br />1 <br />