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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Felicity <felicitynf@aol.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2021 4:51 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Support for El Centro and those without fixed aabode <br />Dear Santa Ana City Council Members and Mayor Sarmiento -- <br />I was extremely surprised and very disheartened to hear about the fine you levied against El Centro Cultural de Mexico as <br />a result of their doing the work that you as a city should be doing: providing support and a place to stay to those Santa <br />Ana residents who do not currently have either. There are many individuals and some organizations endeavoring to <br />alleviate the terrible circumstances these unhoused residents are facing, but they need a few months to assess and place <br />people in programs. An even better and quicker solution would be for the City of Santa Ana to undertake the providing of <br />motel rooms to everyone, as most of those concerned already qualify for Project Roomkey, in which case any outlay by <br />the city would be reimbursed by the state. <br />Unhoused people need to be supported, not criminalized. They need decent permanent housing options as well as <br />healthcare and access to city services such as trash pick-up, bathrooms and handwashing stations. A city like Santa Ana <br />has the means to be that support. Apparently, all it lacks is the will. Please prove me wrong, enter into good faith <br />conversations with El Centro, rescind the fines you have levied on them and return the money you have taken from a <br />group that is doing your work for you. It is the right and the humane thing to do, and the community is counting on you to <br />follow through. <br />Thank you -- <br />Felicity Figueroa <br />