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7 ti0 Grand Agnuc <br />Vo. +li <br />u aklaud i' \ vI I�� <br />I el �In-iul-nR3' <br />iul�Yei uni l od Liu nIU LV e <br />ew" u, n c d Ln ini�olc nio� <br />UNITED LATINOS V*TE <br />May 19, 2021 <br />Communication by email <br />To: Santa Ana Mayor and City Council <br />"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the city of Santa Ana, in their (sic). Commitment to environmental justice <br />and in reducing the impact of climate change on low-income communities and comminates of color, <br />support land use that will accommodate more park space that would mitigate environmental pollution <br />including carbon emissions, especially in areas where open space is threatened to be eliminated due to <br />urban development." <br />This clause is taken verbatim from dozens of dizzying pronouncements in the Santa Ana Climate and <br />Public Emergency Resolution of 2021. It was tucked away among a litany of hodgepodge "whereas and <br />"be resolved" is a thinly disguised de facto pledge by city council supporters to limit housing <br />opportunities for persons of color. You use the lack of open space as justification to effectively close <br />Santa Ana's borders! <br />This obfuscation is yet another veiled attempt by cities in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino to <br />evade the state mandate for equitable regional housing allocations. We oppose such efforts to block <br />free and open opportunities for young families, families of color, and public employees to live. <br />We saw a similar attempt in La Habra using a variation of your rather contrived "resolution". While we <br />doubt discussion and compromise will prevent such inventions to vitiate the law, we assure you that <br />ULV will continue to demand action by the legislature and attorney general, as well as organize to attack <br />such contemptuous self-absorbed council policies. <br />It is pathetic when a working-class city like Santa Ana — with its sizable minority population — is led by <br />elected leaders using pollical practices once only common in cities with sales restrictions, homeowner <br />covenants, and gated -communities. Rest assured the alleged proponents with monikers like Rise -Up <br />Willowick, The Climate Reality Project, and Getting Residents Engaged in Exercise and Nutrition will not <br />withstand the loyal opposition that we and other civil rights and justice organizations intend to mount. <br />Sincer ly, <br />Robert ].Apodaca <br />Executive Director <br />cc City Council Members <br />City Clerk <br />EDUCATE • PARTICIPATE • ELEVATE <br />