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Orozco, Norma From: Houston, Nicole Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 12:12 PM To: Alcala, Abigail; Huizar, Maria; Mitre -Ramirez, Norma; Orozco, Norma; Rojano, Michael Subject: FW: Homeless situation in Orange County From: Juan Orozco [mailto: Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2018 7:49 PM To: Pulido, Miguel <MPulido@santa-ana.org> Subject: Homeless situation in Orange County Hello Mayor Pulido, I am John Orozco and I have lived in Santa Ana for all of my forty-seven year of life. I am honest about Santa Ana, there are some neighborhoods that I don't visit but also I know that there are some great people in this city. I also am aware of Santa Ana's role as the Seat of Orange County. I know that you have served as Mayor of this great city since 1994 and I appreciate the work you have done but now it is time to do more. Recently the problem for the county has been the homeless population. Santa Ana knows about this problem because she has been dealing with this problem for a long time. You as her mayor need to fix this situation. You need to make sure that Santa Ana is not the only one to be burdened with taking care of the homeless situation. You need to work on this none stop and you need to get a solution that finally benefits Santa Ana. You can not give in to other cities in this county that will take any measures they can to skirt their physical part in this situation while claiming that it is unconscionable what is happening with regards to the homeless population of Orange County. I don't see this as a hard situation. There is a perfectly good piece of government land in Irvine that has been zoned for use as a Homeless Shelter and is 108 acres of flat land. This is the area that the Board of Supervisor had voted to use but then changed their minds on because the people of Irvine and other areas mobilized and created a change of heart in these Board members. This is the area next to the so called Great Park (another embarrassment for this county). This area can start of a tent city and then permanent housing can be made to accommodate the homeless. This would be a great location because there is a food bank near by. The county should clean this place out and then work together as a county to make it safe for both residence and those down on their luck. You have a bad situation near your public library with all the homeless that reside there. You have a bad situation near your schools with all the homeless that reside there. You have a bad situation near your parks with all the homeless that reside there. You have a bad situation with all the homeless that reside in Santa Ana. You as the Mayor need to be helpful to all other residents of Orange County but your first priority is Santa Ana and you should put her first. You should also expect all the residents of Santa Ana to HELP you in this cause. Please let me know how I can help. I recently saw a clip of the mayor of Irvine say that he did not want the situation that is happening at Plaza of the Flags to happen in Irvine, he is correct, YOU AS MAYOR SHOULD MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN SANTA ANA.