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Flores, Dora <br />From: <br />Sent: <br />To: <br />Subject: <br />To whom it may concern: <br />Christopher Markelz <markelzlaw@gmail.com> <br />Tuesday, December 15, 2020 1:53 PM <br />eComment <br />Re: Downtown "safe" Program <br />I understand that the City of Santa Ana intends to cut the Downtown "safe" program at tomorrow's City Council <br />Meeting. I am writing to express my support for the program and opposition to its termination. <br />The Downtown "safe: team is integral to Downtown's safety, especially with the increased number of vandalism <br />and transient people, etc. I also understand that the team has responded to $5,200 calls for service last year, <br />double the 2,600 calls for service the year prior. <br />The program also provides immediate local security response to the Historic Spourgeon Building, where my <br />business is located. Many of these responses relate to issues that local and county law enforcement should <br />not/can not/ will not respond to. <br />I have personally reached out to the team on several occasions to request assistance in addressing safety issues <br />including transient people who are creating an unsafe environment around and near the building. Who will <br />address these issues if not the security team? <br />Please feel free to contact me directly should you have any questions. <br />Thank you for your time and continued support of the Downtown "safe" program. <br />Christopher Markelz <br />Attorney at Law <br />200 N. Main St. 2nd Floor <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />P: (714) 361-4188 <br />F: (714) 881-5445 <br />www.markelzlaw.com <br />I am a lawyer, but I am not your lawyer (unless you have been in my office and signed a contract). This <br />communication is not intended as legal advice, and no attorney client relationship results. Please consult your own <br />attorney for legal advice. <br />