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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Carly McBeth <carlyslaw@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 1:41 PM <br />Subject: KEEP THE DOWNTOWN SAFE PROGRAM! <br />Hello Council Members, <br />My name is Carly McBeath and I have lived in Orange County over 30 years and I have worked in Downtown <br />Santa Ana for 10 years at the Santa Ana Law Center. <br />It has come to my attention that the City Council are considering terminating the Santa Ana Safe Program <br />which includes Downtown Security. I cannot tell you the number of times I have counted on Downtown <br />Security to provide safety services to our Law Center over the past 10 years when we were located at 200 N. <br />Main street and again after relocating to 206 W. 4th Street (Historical Spurgeon Building). <br />The security officers are prompt and courteous and professional. They have routinely helped to make safe <br />passage for a nervous customer or employee that was afraid to walk to their car in the dark. They have shown <br />up to compassionately move along wayward homeless people and even deter alcoholics and drug addicts from <br />using our parking lot as a place to get loaded. They have deterred opportunistic thieves as well. I was working <br />late one night when a homeless man sought to break into the building by banging on the glass doors, likely <br />hoping they would break, Downtown Security showed up and moved the man along, something I could not <br />have done myself. They have responded to get people out of our Trash Bins as well when "Dumpster Divers" <br />would make huge messes leaving them for our doorman to clean up daily. With the help of Downtown Security, <br />I only had to call the police on 3 occasions in the past 10 years. It's my understanding that Downtown Security <br />answered over 5,000 calls last year which shows an incredible need for their services. <br />It gets dark earlier now and I for one feel alot better knowing I have that Downtown Security number <br />programmed into my phone. I can't imagine what the City would hope to save by terminating the program and I <br />sure do hope you will reconsider for all of us who live and work in the Downtown area. <br />Sincerely, <br />Carly McBeath <br />The Santa Ana Law Center <br />Cell: 714-614-1936 <br />