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Orozco, Norma From: Jeffrey Jensen <jj@chapteronetnnLcom> Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 8:07 PM To: eComment Cc: Sarmiento, Vicente; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Hernandez, Johnathan; Penaloza, David; Lopez, Jessie; Mendoza, Nelida Subject: DTSA Security Dear Mayor and City Council, My name is Jeffrey Jensen (JJ) with Chapter One in Downtown Santa Ana. I'm a business owner and resident of Downtown. I'm "all in" with Downtown Santa Ana and love this city. Having Security in Downtown has helped out with a lot of issues over the years. I cannot imagine them "not" being here. I can't overstate the value of the presence of security. Losing Downtown Security would only be the beginning of a lot of other issues that'll end up costing a lot more in the long run. There is already a lot of vandalism & homelessness that is going on, even more when businesses close their doors for the night. The Courtyard Shelter is at capacity and the OC Central Jail, which is in Downtown, is about to release 50% of the inmates due to Covid. Yale street shelter is still a few months out and there will be a ramp up period till they can handle the intake needed to move the Courtyard group and other homeless over to Yale Street. Kids are not in school due to Covid and the Graffiti in the Downtown and all over Santa Ana has more than doubled from just a few months ago. Our Governor has put a chokehold on small businesses which has most businesses closed or at reduced hours. The lack of people working and patronizing Downtown is even more reason to have Security at this crucial time. Having customers feel safe is the Holy Grail to a thriving Downtown. If you don't feel safe, you don't go. It's that simple. Security presence is invaluable to having customers feel safe and want to return. Vandalism, vagrancy & theft will keep people away, which means less people spending money, which means less tax revenue. What's the value of not being safe? Find the money from somewhere else in the budget or the general fund and fund Downtown Security so residents, employees and customers can feel safe and want to come to Beautiful Downtown Santa Ana to spend time and money. Calls to SAID would end up costing more in the long run. There are a lot of great projects coming up: Streetcar, big construction projects, city and county buildings being built... These are all things to look forward to in the near future. Let's keep the Downtown safe so people will want to come down to see what Santa Ana has to offer. Thank you, Jeffrey Jensen Chapter One: the modem local 227 N. Broadway Downtown Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 352-2225 MAIN (714) 352-2242 FAX www.chaotaomtml.com Become a FAN on Facebookl FOLLOW US ON TWITTER@