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Orozco, Norma From: Wanda Martinez <martinez.irlanda92@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2020 4:02 PM To: eComment Subject: SA City Council 12/15/2020 Meeting Comments Good afternoon, My name is Irlanda Martinez and I am a resident of Ward 3. I am submitting my comments on several items for today's meeting below: • Item 55A: o I fully support the approval of the loan agreement with Legacy Square. However, I think that this project is a testimony to the importance of the Housing Opportunity Ordinance and how effective it is in generating funds for affordable housing. With that said, I would like to encourage the council to eventually revisit the decrease that was approved for the HOO. Our families need affordable housing and the HOO was a very effective way to generate funds to support that. • Item 65A: o I think that this report is a great way to start the conversation, but I would like to encourage the council to take police oversight very seriously. It is clear - based on the results of this study - that residents do not feel safe or satisfied with the police in our community and, given that an obscene amount of money goes to the police department, it would be negligent not to take this matter very seriously. Council needs to take the actions of the police very seriously and has to fully support the explicit accountability of our police officers. • Item IIA: o I would like to express my disapproval for this project, as it has been opposed by the community multiple times already. This proposed project fails to address the housing needs for extremely low and low income families in the community it would be built. The City has already approved multiple luxury apartment buildings and needs to shift its focus towards affordable housing - especially in this community. Thank you for your time. I look forward to attending tonight's meeting. Irlanda Martinez B.A. Economics, Labor Studies minor University of California, Santa Barbara 2015