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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
<br />From: Magallon, Becky
<br />Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 1:31 PM
<br />To: Huizar, Maria
<br />Cc: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma; Flores, Rosa; Cruz, Yesenia
<br />Subject: FW: Homeless Ordinance- Bicycle Aspect
<br />Maria,
<br />Forwarding an email the City Council received regarding an agenda item. Thanks,
<br />Becky Magallon I Secretary to the City Manager
<br />City Manager's Office bma¢allon(tasanta-aR&M
<br />714,647.5200 120 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
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<br />From: Tim Johnson [
<br />Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 11:36 AM
<br />To: Pulido, Miguel; Sarmiento, Vicente; Martinez, Michele;
<br />Subject: Homeless Ordinance- Bicycle Aspect
<br />Solorio, Jose; Benavides, David; Villegas, Juan; Tinajero, Sal
<br />Mayor and SA Councilmembers... I have met a few of you on occasion, however I have no expectation of you knowing
<br />who I am. I am a resident of W. Floral Park and have been active in our neighborhood association through meetings but
<br />not leadership. I am also an avid bike rider using my bike to commute to work on an almost daily basis...I work in Irvine,
<br />so I end up going from our neighborhood in W. Floral Park, through downtown and Civic Center area, and then all the
<br />way down Main to my office on Jamboree and Main. I also have 3 kids who love riding bikes. I also know that some of
<br />you also like riding, so hopefully my suggestion as to bikes maybe hits home (Ms. Martinez, I understand you especially
<br />love riding).
<br />Anyways, I know that you will be considering the homeless ordinance tonight. Overall, I support the ordinance. The City
<br />has done some great things with regards to housing, services, and coordination for the homeless- likely far more than
<br />most any other city in Orange County. Thank you for doing that ... we are bearing more than our fair share, but as 1 tell
<br />my kids, sometimes that Is just the way things go.
<br />My issue is that my kids & my wife do not feel safe going down to Civic Center to access the services available to us as
<br />residents of the City. Primarily, the Library. The situation at the Plaza of Flags and surrounding areas is unacceptable if
<br />the goal is to have kids access the library. The smell, the visual distraction, the filth and the overall atmosphere is not
<br />appropriate for children. Unfortunately, my family visits the City of Orange library which does not seem to have these
<br />issues. I feel myldds and family should be able to go down to the Plaza of the Flags and the Library without feeling
<br />harassed, whether actual or perceived, and have a pleasant experience that reflects our great City. Having shade
<br />structures, which are likely yet not guaranteed to be stolen, along with dangerous gas containers (LP and gasoline), noise
<br />from the generators, furniture, cooking stations, human fecal and urine buckets around, etc ... all provide for a poor
<br />situation.
<br />As far as bikes ... I understand that 10-551(a)(18) will prohibit non-functioning bikes and bike parts. I support this section
<br />also. As a biker, it pains me to see the number of bikes that most can surmise were illegally stolen at one point. The
<br />problem is that these bikes are stolen, then stripped down and repackaged as other bikes, or sold and then stripped
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