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Orozco, Norma <br /> From: Sonia Fernandez < <br /> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2023 8:08 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: AUG 15 IN SUPPORT OF AGENDA ITEM 14 <br /> *Corrected agenda item 14 <br /> Good evening mayor and council members, <br /> My name is Sonia Fernandez <br /> I have been a resident of Santa Ana for 14 years -Ward 3 <br /> I urge the council to support Item 14-directing SAPD to enforce public intoxication laws. <br /> I believe the priority for the safety of the tax paying citizens of Santa Ana has been pushed to the <br /> side long enough. <br /> Mental health for our children and the entire Santa Ana community is your responsibility as leaders. <br /> • Watching someone shoot up while at a red light, nodding off at the bus stop next to you, or walking <br /> down the middle of street half naked on the way to school does not provide a healthy environment. <br /> Is this what you want for our community? The memories that people will have of this city and of <br /> their childhoods? <br /> I would like to remind you that you work for the RESIDENTS of Santa Ana-your constituents that <br /> have voted for you. <br /> • Some of the council members are blurring the purpose of this request. <br /> I would like to clarify that there are subcategories of homeless: there are the ones willing to accept <br /> help and are working hard to overcome their hardships, <br /> and there are the ones who decline the help time and time again, suffering of drug addiction and <br /> mental health conditions that do not allow them to keep themselves safe or make the right decisions. <br /> 1 <br />