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!+✓litre -Ramirez, Norma <br />From: Huizar, Maria <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 4:05 PM <br />To: ecomment <br />Subject: ECOMMENT - In support of Item 50A <br />For the record, <br />From: Jayson Cowart [mailto:jayson c_sponger@yahoo.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 3:16 PM <br />To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> <br />Co: City Council <CityCouncil@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Jn support of Item 50A <br />Please put the following comment on the record for tonight's City Council Meeting: <br />Dear Mayor and City Council Members: <br />I am writing to support Item 50A — Emergency Ordinance for the Civic Center. <br />I am a long time resident of Santa Ana and I have witnessed the homeless situation escalate <br />substantially over the last few years. The homeless encampment at the Civic Center needs to be <br />dealt with immediately. It is unsanitary and unsafe, and not fair to the taxpayers of this city to allow <br />this deplorable condition on property that is meant for public use, If it is not dealt with now, then when <br />and how? I am appalled that there was not any action taken sooner by ;public officials. I was not <br />aware that camping on city property was legal. By not taking action you are setting a precedent and <br />soon homeless encampments will spread, just as it has with the SA River Trail. Also, I commute via <br />Main Street everyday and have noticed an increase in homeless on the street from Downtown Santa <br />Ana to the Warner Ave intersection. Something needs to be done. This city has so much potential to <br />be great, but that cannot happen until the city is clean and safe, and this should start with the <br />encampment at the civic center. <br />Jayson C. <br />