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We absolutely need to provide safety measures at all locations. This should be a given and anyone who thinks that there would not be safety measures is not being truthful, The safety measures should be the same as we have at the Courtyard and the Plaza of the Flags area. If the safety measures need to be increased, then they safety measures in Santa Ana should be adjusted also. I am all in favor of having safety measures implemented as I am sure you are also. Again, if it is appropriate for Santa Ana, it can be appropriate for other cities also. The residents of Santa Ana matter just the same as other area residents even if we do not protest. Proximity to Schools I have heard a tremendous amount of pushback on the Irvine 100-acre site citing safety concerns with the proximity to schools. The nearest school to the Irvine site, Beacon Park School, I believe is approximately 1,6 miles away. The second closest is Portola High School at approximately 3.3 miles away. If you believe that locating a housing shelter at the 100-acre site is too close to schools, then you absolutely must address the proximity of schools to the Courtyard and the Plaza of the Flags. Consider that Santa Ana has at least 5 schools within a 0.75 mile radius of the area. They are as follows: • Nova Academy- literally across Ross from the Courtyard • Martin R. Henninger Elementary- Approximately 400 yards down Ross from the Courtyard • Santa Ana High School- Approximately 600 yards away from the Courtyard • Orange County Educational Arts Academy- Approximately 0.3 miles from the Courtyard • El Sol Academy- Approximately 0.4 miles away from the Courtyard • Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA)- Approximately 0.5 miles from the Courtyard Ironically, there are numerous families that live in Irvine and other parts of the county that send their children to OCSA which is approximately a half mile away from the Courtyard shelter. They are obviously OK to send their children to a school that is very closer to a shelter in Santa Ana than they are willing to have in their own community. If it is appropriate to have a shelter within 100 yards of the Courtyard in Santa Ana, it certainly would not seem appropriate to disqualify the Irvine site, which its schools are further away from the proposed 100 acre site, based on its proximity to schools, Proximity to Parks I also heard a lot of fear from the public on the proximity of the 100-acre site in Irvine to the Great Park. Again, a tremendous number of Irvine residents are citing safety concerns for their children, The Irvine site is across Marine Way and then the parking lot areas prior to entering the green fields of the Great Park. It certainly is close but no closer than the parks and fields in Santa Ana to the Courtyard. Birch Park, Sasscer Park, the fields at Henninger Elementary, the park facilities at Flower Street Park, Angels Community Park and others all have a very close proximity to the Courtyard shelter. In fact, the users of those parks are often not driving there but instead are walking to their local parks evidenced by the lack of parking at the parks. In addition to the parks, we also have Santa Ana Stadium a very short distance away as well as the E-Sports Arena. E-Sports is a booming industry and one that may bring more and more young people to our downtown area. 41Page