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,!lrA. All I "P'll )PERW BASED I M.13 R1(Yv P4E, N T U111,S)"FRICT
<br />l OF SA,N'TA ANA
<br />SPE11CIAL ASSESSMENT D'Is"riluci
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<br />In July of 2011 111 , Tile Ol!rwiige Coumy Grand Jury recenled a rzuin�plla��rn iequcvi,i�ng tluic it con&,Act
<br />art into the cstabllslviinc�nt of a, Cown�rnticirrtyl ',',leiine�iit [Astrict (CMD) �lIn the City or
<br />Santa A�na, Ca sudi estabhshie d Bssiessiinerm districts wre fiepently zefinreld to as
<br />"Prqpei-tv Based I �,111 pi� m em lent Ili,)istHcts" or PIMDs
<br />Afiem a irefirm!iiary i,nvesfigatiio!rk, it appear ed fhat ceirtain imqflahmt�iies Ill place riegarim rg thie
<br />electilon prolicess that estab[Ishield the l ici It vias a' go thm a sufl)d,ent nun"Ibler d
<br />prqoiewly, wvners Nlkrud,6n thie &istmct objected to, thie process mu
<br />��'i hmre sougglit ii� ellilef through a
<br />peutilon to, 'dIsiestaNish,- the driSj]j-jIrt &rlid ffied a petifilon to dal scil YlIth their elleicted
<br />ropireseroatjuresi On r[Jjrie Slantiia City Council hi lhretitiort has, bleein replicateldly recalicndianl!d
<br />by the Santa :kna Cay-Cound] %vidiout n�ialking any defin'uuvie de6sirjiiis as to thic substanice ofthie
<br />pml Thiesie actiolls oli lack thered, hairie priniented these pliewiloneirs Frum, receiving thd
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<br />Ille 210111-2011 11, 10�rnrngie ("ounty Grand jrjj,4�11�yl took the foHoixing err , ps to m\,estigaw the citizen's
<br />ciornpLai�i'it I lettler I hey
<br />a Compliled arld read ldocurnents related to fieclomplaint,
<br />0 1 ntre�rv��evved by' PI]rCille amd in persort individuals iielated to thile com�p1aint,
<br />I ntemiiewicidcity offlicials,
<br />Rimleall'ClIred public diolcumemints rolali�iig to ethics ()f pub[ic officials
<br />Riv;ieivied applicablie statUtes, Hrnid case'lavlr,
<br />Evaluated the compflied information, anid
<br />Giencrarted this re,po'rt
<br />HISTORI(:
<br />T�olr imany years, a�most firom 4s VIVN'Y inception, thile City of Santa Ama ha!Sr had a diowntoWil
<br />shopping wind business district lciiiown as "Foi ixth Strelet "'" Ii fias hIORIRI CLII]rural histc�u ilp (,) f
<br />Hisplanic illflUencie land avirtospi'l[leric
<br />Al°�)proximately r%vient,y-five 1(25) yew,,s ap, wt caine tiol be knovvii �as the "'Filesta Marlcetp,'11 ace, l�a,r
<br />reference tio a business cnt'ltyl %vl ik!�h began, privatie dievelopi,ine�nt in rhe immediate amar ReStjar
<br />INAarketplaice nifia I consisteld of im[ajorit),li and paitners, earCII of whon't o'%vnied vanotis
<br />parce'Ls lof conimercial property %vifl"i[in thie immedatie IV C I I 1 111 1 1 1 'Iry of th.'(JrlomWj Ito %V111" a"ea rl`lrl.
<br />"Fiesta NIwil-licietplacie" orighiated M 1199.5 for due purposle of the igicneral cfFolurth
<br />Sweet Some of thm,pi ovemio�n'Lvlillle,re to 'be Irummmm u^ thrUL191h vafilous furding isio,urces
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