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November 15, 2021 To: The City Clerk of Santa Ana and City Council Re: City Council Special Meeting re: Redistricting, November 15, 2021 With regard to ward redistricting of Santa Ana, I am asking that you consider the following: I would like to see that the following be kept together in the same ward: Sandpointe, Republic Homes, Metro Classic and also, Thornton Park and, the area from Segerstrom and the west side of Bristol Street beginning at Park Bristol Condominiums south to Alton. Reasons: We who are homeowners who live and shop in the South Coast Metro area and who have kids that go to school at Segerstrom High School, also use Thorton Park extensively, and have common interests and issues that we share. There is a sense of “neighborhood” among us. To not include the above-named areas in the same ward is like splitting up a family. It does not make sense to divide areas so narrowly that one council member would be dealing with one issue as it relates to the same issue of a like- neighborhood in the same area, if ward division lines are separating these neighborhoods. There would be a lack of continuity. I know I speak on behalf of many neighbors who are not able to write to you about this, for one reason or another, i.e., not computer literate, don't know how to go about it, or are working, have kids, and just trying still to keep heads above water, as well as many young professionals who live at Park Bristol and work in South Coast Metro. Thus, I've become sort of a speaker on behalf of many in my immediate community on various issues. Directly behind where I live at 3050 S. Bristol Street is Carriage Drive in the Republic Homes development. We are separated only by a carport, and thus what happens in the Republic Homes development, also impacts Park Bristol Condominiums, and vice versa. Even between our two community associations, we have worked on some issues. To be separated by a ward division line makes things more complicated to know who to talk to about any issue if having to work with more than one councilmember. The separation also interferes with problem-solving continuity. It does not make sense if Park Bristol Condominiums development is in a different ward than the South Coast Metro area. Ninety-five percent of daily shopping and community concerns of common interests are south of