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Becerra, Alexis From: Gay Olivos < Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 5:07 PM To: eComment Subject: City of Santa Ana Council Mtg 5-19-26 - Item #24— Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Work Study Session - Suggestions Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. Item #24— Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget Work Study Session Attn: Mayor, Councilmembers and Staff A few suggestions on how to recover costs from the city: 1. Stop the studies. Stop the hiring of"consulting" firms from zoning studies to traffic studies to hotel studies. They are unnecessary. I was not impressed by the consulting company the city hired for the zoning initiative, who I believe was MIG? My notes say Laura Stitson. When questions were asked she was unfamiliar with the City of Santa Ana street locations and they are "zoning" -streets matter. Up to that point, I thought she worked for the city and was not transparent on who she was. 2. Any animal dropped off at the Orange County Animal Shelter should be at the expense of the County of Orange and not the City of Santa Ana. We should not be paying any monies for the Orange County Animal Shelter 3. Hold property owners accountable for their tenants. The owners are responsible for their graffiti cleanup, and huge amounts of trash left on their corner or in their alleys—it should not be the responsibility of the taxpayer. They should be required to install lighting throughout their building— no exception. They should be responsible for their tenants parking. If our graffiti removal team has to "spray over" their building or retaining wall—send them a bill for the costs. If Santa Ana Police Department is sent out to an apartment building for violence or loud noises due to the apartment building not having adequate lighting and state of the art cameras—send them a bill to recover our fees. Owners are responsible for their tenants— period. 4. Send fines to developers who are not progressing on their bldg. For example, One Broadway Plaza has been dormant for over 20 years. Mr. Harrah should have been fined with an increase on those fines if the project is dormant -this project was supposed to bring in revenue to our city—and has not. Bill them every month until action is taken. Hold all developers accountable. 5. Santa Ana Stadium. I would charge private schools, for example Mater Dei, a higher fee. Any current or future private schools who utilize our stadium should be paying more. Additionally, I think we should think about raising funds for the bowl via a ceramic art piece or brick walkway. Sell them as a fundraiser . A commemorative piece—there have been millions of Santa Ana residents— both past and present -who have played at the bowl— Im sure many would like a commemorative piece of who they were or are. And more often than not, when visitors enter the bowl they will see the depth of our residents—dedicate a wall or two for this. Finally, an item which will cost but well spent: i