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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - Item #1BUSINESS CALENDAR 1. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE INSURRECTION AND VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 AND CALLING FOR A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution condemning the insurrection and violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and calling for a peaceful transition of power. Name Comment - 01/12/2021 02:36 PM: (For) Bobi Keenan Dear Council Members, I have thoroughly read and completely agree with every word of the Resolution Condemning the Insurrection and Violence that occurred at our U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and Calling for a Peaceful Transition of Power that comes before you on January 12. I urge you to approve it unanimously. Sincerely, bobi keenan 919 Louise Street Santa Ana, CA 92703 BUSINESS CALENDAR 1. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE INSURRECTION AND VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 AND CALLING FOR A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution condemning the insurrection and violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and calling for a peaceful transition of power. Name Comment - 01/12/2021 02:37 PM: (For) Ben Mendoza Good evening Mayor Sarmiento and City Council members, I just wanted to make a comment and applaud the action of our city council to create a resolution condemning that Capitol attack that occurred last week. At a time when our communities and our nation are divided over politics, it is important to go on record and condemn any attack on democracy, as was the case last week. I also hope our city council will try to work with the incoming Biden administration to get some help for small businesses in this nation, my business included. With the end of the previous administration, it is my hope that the incoming administration listens to not just huge corporations in this great nation, but also small mom and pop businesses that are struggling to remain open. Again, thank you Mayor and City Council members for all of your hard work. It is appreciated. Ben Mendoza Kelly's Body Shop Inc. 2041 S. Main Street Santa Ana, CA 92707 www.kellvsbodvshoD.com Phone: 714-540-5066 BUSINESS CALENDAR 1. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE INSURRECTION AND VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 AND CALLING FOR A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution condemning the insurrection and violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and calling for a peaceful transition of power. Name Comment - 01/12/2021 04:46 PM: (Against) John Ramirez Hello, I believe this resolution is a waste of time and object to it. The council can make statements via thier social media accounts condemning the actions of Jan 6th. No special meeting was needed. Where was a special meeting and condemning of the May 30th looting done in our city last year? Selective outrage. John Ramirez 40 year Santa Ana resident Ward 4 BUSINESS CALENDAR 1. RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE INSURRECTION AND VIOLENCE THAT OCCURRED AT THE U.S. CAPITOL ON JANUARY 6, 2021 AND CALLING FOR A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF POWER Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution condemning the insurrection and violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 and calling for a peaceful transition of power. Name Comment - 01/12/2021 04:51 PM: (For) Thomas Umberg Support see attached letter STATE CAPITOL, ROOM 5097 SACRAMENTO, CA 95814 1916,651-4034 DISTRICT OFFICE I OOO E. SANTA ANA BLVD.. STE. 220E SANTA ANA. CA 92701 (714)558-3785 WWW. SENATE.CA.GO V lU MHERG SENATOR. UMBERG@SENATE,CA.GOV January 12, 2021 Mayor and Councilmembers City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Drive Santa Ana, CA 92701 VLalif ornin i§tate -Itte SENATOR THOMAS J. UMBERG THIRTY-FOURTH SENATE DISTRICT a STANDING COMMITTEES JUDICIARY CHAIR HOUSING TRANSPORTATION MILITARY & VETERAN AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEES GROWING IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CALIFORNIA JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE 2020 US CENSUS CO-CHAIR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AFFAIRS MANUFACTURFD HOME COMMUNITIES RULES Re: Agenda Item 1 of the January 12, 2021 special meeting of the Santa Ana City Council Dear Mayor and City Councilmembers, I write in support of Item 1, a resolution condemning recent attacks on our democracy. On Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the world witnessed the appalling attack at the U.S. Capitol, which delayed official certification of the results of the 2020 presidential election - a long standing democratic tradition cemented in our nation's commitment to a peaceful transition of power. What we all saw was an attempted erosion of that commitment. The destruction at the Capitol was the result of domestic terrorism and reflected our nation's vulnerable and divided civil society. Our democracy is our nation's best asset aboard and by far our most important weapon in promoting freedom across the world. As a retired Colonel in the United States Army, I fought in defense and promotion of those values. I am saddened to have witnessed not only this ideal being desecrated, but also by the needless loss of life of five Americans, two of which served in the United States military. I encourage the members of the Santa Ana City Council to denounce violence and strongly support this resolution. Sincerely, Thomas J. Umberg State Senator, California District 34 Colonel, United States Army (ret.) Orozco, Norma From: Tim Johnson <tjohnson@jlkrllp.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 6:00 PM To: eComment Cc: Sarmiento, Vicente; Penaloza, David; Mendoza, Nelida; Hernandez, Johnathan; Bacerra, Phil; Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai Subject: Special Agenda Items 1 & 2 Item 1. Thank you for considering putting forth a resolution with regards to the violence at our nation's capitol on January 61h. I urge this council to support the proclamation on behalf of the residents of the city. Our county is built around free peaceful speech and orderly transitions of power- these are pillars of our democracy and ones that our city should support. Item 2. Thank you for considering our essential workers in the grocery and pharmacy industries during the pandemic. Everyone is so very thankful for those who show up to work each day to provide needed services in our city including our grocery and pharmacy workers. However, I urge this council to pause on this item. There are so many unanswered items which need to be discussed and answered prior to directing staff on this item- especially as special meeting item which so many have not had an opportunity to provide input on or even digest what this would mean. Primarily, in order for me to support this I would suggest that at a minimum the following items would need to be adequately addressed: • Why only grocery and pharmacy workers? Are other workers not as important and deserving of increased pay? Are these two very specific industries the only ones that are putting their health on the line to provide for their families and provide service to the community? • What about other workers who are equally putting their health at risk to provide valuable services to our community such as: o Health care workers o Long Term Care / Assisted Living workers o Drug Store Workers outside of a pharmacy environment (i.e. CVS/Walgreens type non -pharmacy workers) o Workers at our city testing sites and likely soon to be vaccination sites o Restaurant workers- drive through operators, cashiers, cooks o Auto Repair shops o Construction Workers o City Service Workers • What constitutes "large" in this context? Based on square footage, number of employees, revenue ... the details matter. • What will the impact be to the business owners who are already struggling with increased costs? Will those costs be passed along to the consumer in increased prices? Our residents are already paying the highest sales taxes in the county so incremental costs should always be a concern to be addressed. • Is this a defacto increased minimum wage? Would it be an XX% increase to their pay? For example, 125% of regular pay? What is the right percentage to compensate them? • When would this hazard pay end? • Have you sought feedback from the community on this? • Have you sought feedback from the business community that would be impacted on this? We can all agree that it would be great for business owners to provide hazard pay to our grocery and pharmacy workers... no doubt about it. BUT, should our city be mandating this? If so, PLEASE fully provide feedback to the city manager so she and her staff can adequately provide a resolution to be discussed and approved by the council at a future meeting. 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