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Dale Helvig <br /> 2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 <br /> April 5, 2022 <br /> Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, 81h Floor <br /> Santa Ana CA 92702 <br /> Subject: Agenda Item 36,Adopt a Resolution of City Council Ward Boundaries Map <br /> On Friday March 111h a map was added to the Special City Council Meeting agenda package within a few hours of the <br /> start of the meeting. Public comments were non-existent, most likely due to the late arrival. This map, 118741 (now <br /> referred as N2), was approved during the meeting and is now being presented to you for adoption of a resolution and <br /> first reading approval of an ordinance establishing new ward boundary lines. A request was sent to you on March 14th <br /> asking that you reconsider the last-minute tweaks that were discussed at the March 11th meeting. <br /> Councilmember Hernandez requested the area west of Jerome Park, represented by the Bella Vista Neighborhood <br /> Association, be kept intact by moving the boundary west to Sullivan. This change by Councilmember Hernandez was <br /> rejected. It was incorrectly interpreted as splitting up the Sullivan community. <br /> The other area that was modified impacted the Lyon Street Neighborhood Association. What was adopted at the end of <br /> the meeting was to add the area south of 1st and east of Lyon to District 3. Doing so unnecessarily splits this Association. <br /> The City might consider adding French Court to District 3, while keeping the Lyon Street Neighborhood Association <br /> intact. This change is supported by the numbers. <br /> I have only looked at the verbal descriptions in Exhibit B for two Districts: 2 and 5. The descriptions provided DO NOT <br /> MATCH the maps. <br /> My interest in this process is keeping neighborhood associations intact. Councilmember Hernandez's recommendation <br /> to keep the Bella Vista Neighborhood Association intact should be looked at again. Splitting the Lyon St Neighborhood <br /> Association should not be allowed. <br /> aTI st <br /> The public was not allowed proper input on Map N2. I have no vested interest in these <br /> recommendations as I do not own property within the impacted wards. For the good of the <br /> City and its existing communities of interest, I respectfully request you reconsider the long- sT. , <br /> term impacts of the decisions made by the Council and discussed above. <br /> M{,t ADULN A'J <br /> EDINGER A.V. <br /> Dale A Helvig <br /> Resident, Santa Ana <br /> cc: Kristine Ridge Steven Mendoza Daisy Gomez <br /> City Manager, Santa Ana Assistant City Manager, Santa Ana Clerk of the Council, Santa Ana <br /> Sonia Carvalho Minh Thai <br /> City Attorney, Santa Ana Executive Director, Planning <br />