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Orozco, Norma From: Huizar, Maria Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:26 AM To: eComment Subject: FW: Message for Mayor and Council Members re: Homeless From: bobi I<eenan [ Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 11:10 AM To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org> Subject: Message for Mayor and Council Members re: Homeless Hi Maria, Can you please pass my thoughts along to the Mayor and Council Members and add them to the public record if possible. Thank you always. 17 April 2018 Dear Mayor and Council Members, I am unable to attend the Council Meeting tonight, but I want to make my opinion known to you. The number of homeless in Orange County has been steadily increasing. The number of homeless in our City is disproportionate to the rest of the cities in our County. This is a multifaceted problem which cannot be easily solved and it will take a multi -disciplinary approach to make the situation better. The City of Santa Ana has for many years, contributed much more than its fair share in providing services to homeless people at great cost to our residents and taxpayers. I believe very strongly that everyone who lives in Orange County has some responsibility to respond to the problem of homelessness. This is an issue that must be addressed by the County in terms of finding and finding places for the homeless to live. I have little regard for the scores of South Comity residents who persuaded the Board of Supervisors to scrap plans for providing temporary homeless housing in their cities. It is outrageous. Too much of our City's resources, financial, social services, police and fire, as well as money, are being spent while the County Supervisors and the other Orange County Cities are shirking the problem. I strongly urge you to take any legal action necessary to ensure that the County Board of Supervisors and the other cities in our County take responsibility for dealing with the immediate and long- term needs of our homeless population.