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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Darrell White <darrellwhitel@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2015 2:36 PM To: eComment Subject: Public Comment for City Council Meeting 6/2/15, Agenda Item 75-A, Tentative Budget Dear Honorable Mr. Mayor and Members of the City Council, My name is Darrell White and I live in the Riverview neighborhood of Northern Santa Ana. I am an active participant in the Riverview Neighborhood Association and am the Chair of the Riverview Park Committee. I make this public comment on behalf of hundreds of my neighbors. Over the last few months, I have spent a significant amount of time to obtain deferred maintenance in Riverview Park. These repairs are both necessary and long overdue. I've met with Gerardo Mouet at Parks and Recreations, spoken with our City Manager (David Cavazos), and other staff. A few weeks ago I e-mailed you all a letter outlining these efforts as well as the requested deferred maintenance which totals in excess of one million dollars. This figure is based upon the 7 -year CIP Report prepared by Ron Ono at Parks and Recreations. My neighbors and I sincerely appreciate the responses and support received from Mayor Pulido, Councilwoman Amezcua, and Councilwoman Martinez. At this time, for Riverview N.A., the hundreds of kids that play in the Santa Ana Pony Baseball at Riverview Park, and the thousands of Santa Ana residents that use Riverview Park, we ask that you direct the City Manager and Park and Recreations to allocate the full amount (i.e. one million dollars) for deferred maintenance in the Tentative Budget. If that proves impossible, then we ask that you direct staff to allocate funds specifically to Riverview Park from any anticipated budget surplus. Very Truly Yours, Darrell P. White Riverview Neighborhood Association; Riverview Park Committee, Chair