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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Jenny Rios <JennyRios@delhicenter.org> <br />Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2021 1:44 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Item #29 Public Hearing to Consider an Ordinance to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2021-22 <br />City Budget <br />Attachments: Delhi Center Letter to City Manager.pdf, CalEnviroScreen.pdf <br />Dear Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />My name is Jenny Rios, a resident of Santa Ana for the past 24 years and the CEO of Delhi Center. I would like <br />to call your attention to the attached letter and supporting documentation our Board President, Juanita Preciado- <br />Hernandez, emailed to City Manager, Kristine Ridge, with a copy to the Mayor and Council, on May 14, 2021 <br />where she expressed Delhi Center's request for financial support from the City of Santa Ana. <br />Ms. Ridge was very prompt in responding to our letter and we met with her a couple of weeks ago. We <br />provided her with more detailed information about Delhi Center and our request, and she was very supportive of <br />our mission. As you may be aware, Delhi Center has served the community for over 50 years. During the <br />pandemic we responded by providing programs virtually and by doubling our delivery of essential services, <br />such as the distribution via drive -through pick up and door step delivery of food, PPE, and baby diapers, and <br />connecting residents to emergency resources. <br />The pandemic has taken a toll on our financial stability and we are in need of one-time and annual financial <br />support, detailed in the letter, in order for us to reach a higher level of sustainability that will allow us to better <br />serve the community. <br />We hope that you will agree with us that a partnership between the City of Santa Ana and Delhi Center will <br />promote social and environmental justice in Santa Ana, specifically in the Delhi neighborhood and will be a <br />mutually beneficial investment that will result in a healthier and more prosperous Santa Ana for all. <br />Thank you for your service and commitment to the residents of Santa Ana and for your consideration of our <br />request. <br />Jenny Rios, CEO <br />Delhi Center <br />505 E. Central Ave. <br />Santa Ana, CA 92707 <br />iennvriosl@del hicenter.ore <br />714-791-1185 <br />