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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma From: Dave and Darren < Sent: Monday, October 2, 2017 7:28 PM To: eComment Subject: Public Comments - City Council Agenda Item 50A Emergency Ordinance 10/3/2017 Public Comments Santa Ana City Council Meeting October 3, 2017 RE: Agenda Item 50A; Emergency Ordinance: AMENDING AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 10 RELATED TO STORAGE OF PROPERTY, PROHIBITION OF ANIMALS, VEHICLE ACCESS AND SERVICES IN THE CIVIC CENTER AREA Dear Councilmembers, I have two things to say about this ordinance: • Ordinances mean nothing unless there are teeth behind the ordinance. We have many ordinances that we don't enforce as a City. Please ensure that Police and Code Enforcement have the power to enforce the ordinance and that the City is willing to back up these Officers and go to Court if necessary and mount an effective defense instead of just rolling over. • Section 10-554 - Unpermitted Services in the Civic Center. This is the most important aspect of this Ordinance. Homeless folks will lay their heads where the services are available. I know from personal experience that there are Churches and other non-profit Organizations from outside of Santa Ana that come to Santa Ana to feed and provide services for the homeless. Many of the homeless aren't from Santa Ana. Although the intentions of these volunteers may be altruistic, their efforts result in growing the homeless population in Santa Ana. I believe some of these efforts are intentionally meant to keep the problems in Santa Ana. Careful (and enforced) administration of the Services these non -profits provide will greatly reduce the problems in the Civic Center. This emergency ordinance is a good start. I encourage you to approve it and to continue with additional measures throughout the City. Sincerely, Dave Hoen 33 year resident