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Orozco, Norma <br /> From: Alex Lee <a1exlee1212@protonmail.com> <br /> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2021 12:10 PM <br /> To: Gomez, Daisy; Carvalho, Sonia R.; eComment <br /> Subject: FPPC Complaints filed Against Councilwoman Phan and Commissioner Ramos and <br /> Agenda Item 9 <br /> Attachments: Complaint re Phan.pdf, Complaint re Ramos.pdf <br /> Hello, <br /> I am writing on behalf of many concerned Santa Ana citizens. We feel that the HOO amendments put forward <br /> by Commissioner Ramos and Councilwoman Phan have been a coordinated effort to reward their political <br /> benefactors and that the votes taken by these two officials have been violations of State and City code. <br /> We call on the City Attorney, Mayor, and City Manager to cure this issue at once and to send the HOO back to <br /> the Planning Commission (as several Councilmembers requested) for a hearing of the new items raised by the <br /> conflicted members and a fair an impartial process without Commissioner Ramos or Councilwoman Phan <br /> involved. <br /> The referral to the FPPC is a referral and not a complaint yet. A sworn complaint will be filed if the Council <br /> votes on the item tonight. The violation has already occurred regardless of the vote tonight, however, <br /> Councilwoman Phan and the rest of the Council should not commit an additional violation by voting on this <br /> item this evening. <br /> Furthermore, the item is NOT appropriate for a second reading on the consent calendar because the item has <br /> changed so materially from the original item that a full presentation of the change MUST be presented before <br /> approval. <br /> Legal issues of this approval include but are not limited to: <br /> 1. Improper Vote at Planning Commission with a conflict of interest and a pre-written motion drafted by <br /> sources of income to Ramos. <br /> 2. Improper Vote at City Council with a conflict of interest and illegal conditions presented by Councilwoman <br /> Phan. <br /> 3. Improper Vote on second reading at City Council with the same conflict of interest, illegal conditions, and a <br /> improper placement of the item on consent calendar when the item had material additional amendments. <br /> The residents of Santa Ana deserve better representation than this. If the Council proceeds with this vote <br /> tonight on the consent calendar, the Council will be improperly approving an already improperly reviewed <br /> ordinance, drafted in a flawed process, by conflicted officials who should have recused themselves from this <br /> item. There are several flaws in the process which WILL subject the City to costly litigation. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Alex Lee <br /> i <br />