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and special events produced by qualified nonprofit organizations and/or City recognized neighborhood <br />associations." <br />Attached you will find how $274,517 of discretionary funds were distributed from FY2021 thru FY2025. Out of <br />all these disbursements, the outlier to the policy was the $3000 provided to the Latino Muslim Unity - EID Fair <br />by Councilmember Lopez. In her closing remarks on October 7', she defended her actions on the the basis of <br />promoting diversity, implying that I don't. Nothing could be further from the truth. What I don't support is <br />using discretionary funds in a way that falls outside approved policy. <br />There is nothing wrong with supporting events in other cities. That is done regularly and should continue, but <br />the policy is clear in stating the "distribution of discretionary funds" is limited to "city programs, services, and <br />special events". The Latino Muslim Unity - EID Fair, an event held outside of Santa Ana, did not qualify for the <br />disbursement. Councilmember Lopez should be directed to refund the $3000 of Santa Ana taxpayer money <br />that was donated outside of policy guidelines. <br />Respectfully, <br />Dale A Helvig <br />Resident, Santa Ana <br />cc: <br />Alvaro Nunez, <br />City Manager, Santa Ana <br />Sonia Carvalho, <br />City Attorney, Santa Ana <br />Minh Thai, <br />Deputy City Manager, Santa Ana <br />Sylvia Vazquez, <br />Deputy City Manager, Santa Ana <br />