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December 8, 2021 <br /> Fair Political Practices Commission <br /> Enforcement Division <br /> 1102 Q Street, Suite 3000 <br /> Sacramento, CA 95811 <br /> Also sent via email to complaint@fppc.ca.gov <br /> Santa Ana City Clerk <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Also sent via email to dgomez@santa-ana.org <br /> Santa Ana City Attorney <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Also sent via email to scarvalho@santa-ana.org <br /> Regarding: Complaint regarding Conflict of Interest by City Councilwoman Thai Phan <br /> To Whom it May Concern, <br /> This letter is an addendum to the letter dated December 1, 2021 regarding the same conflict. On <br /> December 7, 2021, after receipt of that letter and with full knowledge of the issues outlined, <br /> Councilwoman Thai Phan continued to participate in the HOO amendment matter and tripled down on <br /> her violation of the code by making a motion to continue the item. <br /> The video of the hearing can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFtvMlUmKnM (Santa <br /> Ana Council, Dec 7, 2021-English, published by City of Santa Ana). <br /> At Hour 1, minute 27, before public comments, Councilwoman Thai Phan made the following comment: <br /> Thank you, Mayor. So, this afternoon, the City and 1 received a correspondence from <br /> an alleged resident stating that, or alleging that 1 have a conflict of interest, calling in <br /> my ethical reasoning and my judgement. This is regarding an alleged conflict on the <br /> Housing Opportunity Ordinance. 1 do not believe that 1 have a conflict of interest, <br /> however, out of an abundance of caution, 1 have asked the City Attorney's office to <br /> seek a formal opinion letter from the FPPC regarding the Housing Opportunity <br /> Ordinance. As a result, and related thereto, 1 will move and ask the Council to <br /> continue Item 9 regarding the Housing Opportunity Ordinance and again, out of an <br /> abundance of caution, Item 37, the General Plan Amendment until the City receives a <br /> response from the FPPC. <br /> The proper procedure for Councilwoman Phan would have been to recuse herself from the item <br /> completely and, if the City Attorney felt that a continuance was in order, for the City Attorney to provide <br /> the option to the City Council to continue the item until a response of the conflict of interest was <br /> received. IT IS A SEPARATE AND ADDITONAL VIOLATION OF THE STATE LAW AND MUNICIPAL CODE FOR <br />