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