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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - Non-Agenda Dale Helvig 2536 N.Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 June 7, 2022 Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Councilmembers City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, 81" Floor Santa Ana CA 92702 Subject: Honoring the General Plan The new General Plan is now officially in effect, and I applaud you for unanimously approving a solid path for advancing the City's goals. I look forward to its implementation "as is" and without the continuous exception requests historically plaguing the development cycle due to working with a plan defined as "severely out of date". For the 2022-2029 RHNA cycle Santa Ana is required to add 3137 housing units. There are currently over 7000 units in various stages of City approval to be built in the near term, representing a minimum increase of 223% over the required amount. This does not include the potential 19,000 units to be added in the 5 Focus Areas. Continuing to exceed targets within a state RHNA program, which increases unit requirements each reporting period, without providing credit for target over-achievement in the previous cycle(s), is a recipe for disaster. With the limited land that is available, the City simply can't sustain this rate of development in each RHNA cycle. This is not a no-growth plea on my part. We live in an urban area and growth is to be expected. Instead, it is a request for managed and sustainable growth that will allow Santa Ana to develop a reputation for a top rated live/work city with adequate open space for its residents to enjoy. Let's honor and respect the General Plan. We don't need to amend it. Thank you for your time. Stay safe, stay healthy. Respectfully, 4 1"It Dale A Helvig Resident, Santa Ana Page 1 of 4 2022-06-07 Letter to City Council-General Plan-2525 Dale Helvig 2536 N.Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 cc: Kristine Ridge City Manager Steven Mendoza Assistant City Manager Minh Thai Executive Director, Santa Ana Planning Progress Towards 2014-2021 RHNA Goal (New Housing Units by Category and Year) Total Units % Exceeding Exceeding RHNA Total RHNA RHNA Income Allocation 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Units Allocation Allocation Very Low 45 0 49 49 43 172 80 59 452 407 904% Low 32 2 31 22 38 388 83 552 1,116 1,084 3,388% Moderate 37 12 4 20 10 17 1 1 65 28 76% Above Moderate 90 80 442 130 424 795 5.38 865 3,274 3,184 3,538% 1 otal: 204 94 1 526 221 515 1,372 702 1,477 4,907 4,703 2,305% Based on building permits issued. City of Santa Ana General Plan Housing Element (page 96 of 333) and Current RHNA Cycle: Table A-S7 Regiial Housing Needs A]lowiion,2021-2D29 of Very Low 0-SO% 606 19.3% Low 51 362 11.5% Moderate 51-120% 545 17.3% Above Moderate 12 + 1,624 51.7% Total 3,137 101179G Source:SCAG,2021 Page 2 of 4 , 2022-06-07 Letter to City Council-General Plan-2525 Dale Helvig 2536 N.Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 MAJOR PROJECTS #OF PROJECT Project WARD PROJECT UNITS TYPE STATUS Address: 3 2700 N Main Mixed-Use 243 Apartments Under 2700 N Main Development Review Street 5 3rd and Broadway mix-use 171 Residential Units Plan Check 201 W 3rd development Street 6 4th and Mortimer mixed-used 169 Residential Units Entitled 409-509 E 4th development Street 5 5th and Harbor mixed-use 94 Multi-family Units Under 419-421 N development Review Harbor Blvd 3 AMG First Point Family 552 Affordable Residential Under 2114 E 1st Affordable Apartments Construction Street 1 Bewley Townhomes 10 Condominium Entitled 1122 N Bewley Street 6 Warner Redhill Mixed-Use 1,100 Multi-family Units Entitled 2300 S Red Hill Development(formerly the Avenue loweryl 3 Cabrillo Crossing Townhomes 35 Single-family attached Under 1814& 1818 E townhomes,six of which are Review First Street proposed as Live/Work and four as affordable 3 Central Pointe Mixed-Use 644 Multi-family Units Entitled 1801 E 4th Development Street 3 Crossroads at Washington 86 Affordable Residential Entitled 1126 E Washington Avenue 6 First American Title Company 218 Residential Units(of which 5 Plan Check 114 E 5t"St. Mixed-Use Development percent of the units are proposed for very-low income households) 6 FX Residences 17 16 Affordable Units Public 801,807,809, 1 Onsite manager Hearing 809 1/2 E Santa Ana Blvd. 1 Haphan Residential 18 Multi-family Units Entitled 3025 W Edinger Ave. 6 The Heritage 1,221 1,221 unit mixed-use Under 2001 E Dyer Construction Road 3 Innovative Housing 160 161 affordable housing units Under 2021 E.4th Opportunities Mixed-Use Review Street,501,and Project 601 N.Golden Circle Drive 6 Legacy Square 93 Residential Units Under 609 N. Construction Spurgeon Street Page 3 of 4 , - 2022-06-07 Letter to City Council-General Plan-2525 Dale Helvig 2536 N.Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 MAJOR PROJECTS #OF PROJECT Project WARD PROJECT UNITS TYPE STATUS Address: 6 Legacy Sunflower 226 unit apartment Under 651 W Construction Sunflower Avenue 6 Legado at the Met 278 Residential Units Entitled 200 E First American Way 3 The Madison 260 Residential Units Entitled 200 N Cabrillo Park Drive 3 MainPlace Mall Transformation 1,900 Residential Units Entitled 2800 N Main Project Street 1 Mountain View Residential 8 unit condominium Entitled 301 N Mountain Development View Street 5 One Broadway Plaza 1 14 floors of residential Entitled 1109 N apartments Broadway 3 Taylor Morrison Townhomes 81 townhome units Development 2525 N. Main Project Street Review 6 Tom's Trucks Residential and 117 Residential Units Plan Check 1008 E 4th Adaptive Reuse Development Street (Now Lacy Crossing) 3 Warmington Residential 51 townhouse units Development 717 S. Lyon Development-717 S. Lyon Project Street Street Review 3 Wermers Elks Site Mixed-Use 603 Residential Units Under 1660 E 1st Development(Now Elan) Construction Street 5 Westview Housing 85 Multi-Family Apartments Entitled 2534 W Westminster Avenue 5 WISEPlace PSH Adaptive Reuse 3 Residential Studio Units Development 1411 N. Development Project Broadway Review TOTAL MAJOR PROJECTS 8,444 (Some were added to previous RHNA Cycle) Page 4 of 4 2022-06-07 Letter to City Council-General Plan-2525 Orozco, Norma From: Isabelle Lopez <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2022 2:10 AM To: eComment Subject: eComment - Item 26, Santa Ana General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report eComments City Council Santa Ana, Dear Santa Ana City Council, I am writing to urge you to not pass the Environmental Justice provisions of the General Plan Update, nor the Environmental Impact Report, without addressing the concerns of residents and organizations like Orange County Environmental Justice, Madison Park Neighborhood Association, THRIVE Santa Ana, and Rise Up Willowick regarding the updated Plan's ability to effectively remediate soil-lead contamination, air pollution, and the lack of open space in our city. We do not oppose passing the Housing Element, since there is a strict timeline for that element, but we believe the individual environmental justice policies of the General Plan must be revised, as they do not sufficiently address the rampant environmental health issues that are poisoning our communities every day. For decades now, Santa Ana residents have suffered from the combined impacts of soil-lead contamination, air pollution, and having less open space and parkland than the majority of cities in the United States. Many of the city's low-income neighborhoods are contaminated with lead at 25 to 50 times higher than the California EPA safety threshold; huge swaths of Santa Ana face pollution burden scores of 84 to 99 out of 100; and low-income neighborhoods of color have 73% less park land than the region's more affluent, predominantly white neighborhoods. These health crises and environmental injustices have persisted for generations in our community—and now, Santa Ana City Council has the opportunity to take action. Under California SB1000, Santa Ana's latest General Plan Update must address the environmental justice needs of our residents—however, despite the input and recommendations of a variety of community members and stakeholders, the city has not sufficiently committed to resolving these issues and prioritizing the health of our community. 1 We demand that the city establish a permanent Environmental Justice office with a public health expert on staff, to conduct regular meetings with residents and community organizations to guide implementation of these policies, give regular reports on local environmental health issues, and ensure a relationship of accountability and transparency between the city and the community. Furthermore, the Environmental Impact Report should not be passed as is, because it does not account for the fact that removing lead-based paint, as one of the General Plan provisions requires, actually shakes lead loose into the air and substantially increases soil-lead contamination in the area. Therefore, mitigation will be necessary to counteract this environmental impact. Furthermore, by the Planning Department's own admission, the EIR's data is set to expire in February 2022. An updated EIR with fresh data, community input on which neighborhoods are designated as EJ Communities, and consideration for the impacts of lead paint removal activities is necessary before the city can ethically move forward with the General Plan Update. If City Council decides to vote on the General Plan Update and Environmental Impact Report at the next council meeting, please vote not to approve the Environmental Justice components of the plan without our recommended revisions, and do not approve the EIR without accounting for the stale data and increase in lead contamination that the Plan could cause. Failing to account for these issues will place the city in violation of California S131000, a dangerous move when the eyes of the California Attorney General's office are fixed on Santa Ana. If necessary, feel free to approve the Housing Element of the plan--but please, do not ignore these urgent health crises facing our community. Thank you for taking the time to listen to our voices, and for fulfilling your responsibilities as the council members we elected to represent the needs of our community. Isabelle Lopez isabellelopez7028@gmail.com 702 S Raitt st apt 8 Santa Ana , California 92704 z Orozco, Norma From: Angela Capoccia <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2022 5:27 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. 1 am a 35 year old single woman living with my 20 year old niece and we cannot get her a car of her own because it is unsafe to park it. Because of your discriminatory parking permit policies, I would have to have one of us park a mile form my home and walk in, which is incredibly unsafe. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Somehow, despite the fact I paid over$4,000 in property taxes last year and lord only knows how much in city gas and sales tax, I am unable to park near my home. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Yet, despite the fact that public street maintenance is paid for by all of us, only single family homes are allowed to use it. Not because they need it most, in fact they need it the least, but because our city has put in place a policy that says single family homes are the only people who matter. I would never have decided to live in Santa Ana had I know that economic discrimination was not only tolerated, but enforced by the city. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. 3 We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Angela Capoccia ascapoccia@yahoo.com Santa Ana, California 92705 4 Orozco, Norma From: JESUS MEDINA <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 6:04 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Jesus Medina chuymedina2@sbcglobal.net i JESUS MEDINA chuymedina2@sbcglobal.net Santa Ana, California 92705 z Orozco, Norma From: Marlene Medina <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 6:02 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Marlene Medina marlamedina@sbcglobal.net 3 Marlene Medina marlamedina@sbcglobal.net Santa Ana, California 92705 4 Orozco, Norma From: Jessica Fey <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 4:31 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a new homeowner in Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. In January 2022, 1 spent $475,000 to purchase my unit. Just yesterday, 5/24/22, a unit exactly like mine closed for$560,000 in our complex! $560K!! Clearly, the property values here continue to rise and, obviously, we pay property taxes the same as the nearby single family residences. I'm hearing how my fellow residents have had terrible struggles for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos (despite the pretty penny it costs to live in this complex nowadays). It is ridiculous to pay a vast amount of money to buy a condo here in 2022... only to find out the egregiously limited parking available. Yet, the nearby single family homes have permits to park on our surrounding streets. I wonder, why are the same permits not available to us?What could possibly be the reason we are not afforded the same basic right to park on the streets near our homes? It is a preposterous thought that we, as condo owners, are somehow "less than." My fellow residents are not only inconvenienced by not having close street parking, but are, physically and financially, put at risk because of it. It is unacceptable. The complex here was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. 5 Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you, Jessica Fey, MS, RDN Jessica Fey jesmartyl1@gmail.com Santa Ana, California 92705 6 Orozco, Norma From: Armando Guillen <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3:55 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Armando guillen Armando Guillen Mandog33@gmail.com Santa Ana, California 92705 s Orozco, Norma From: Margarita Hernandez <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 3:38 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Margarita Hernandez jjmaggy38@yahoo.com 9 Santa Ana, California 92705 10 Orozco, Norma From: Elma Calderon <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 2:39 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Elma Calderon Elma Calderon chickssk82@yahoo.com Santa Ana, California 92705 12 Orozco, Norma From: Ashli Lopp <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 2:31 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I have gotten 3 tickets over the past year even though there is plenty of parking on the streets to share I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. 13 Ashli Lopp ashlilopp@gmail.com Santa Ana, California 92705 14 Orozco, Norma From: Natalie Hernandez <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 2:29 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Natalie Hernandez natalieloves14@gmai1.com 15 Santa Ana, California 92705 16 Orozco, Norma From: Ariana Granados <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 1:33 PM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Ariana Granados ariana88c@yahoo.com 17 Santa Ana, California 92705 18 Orozco, Norma From: Nelisa Abreu <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 1:25 PM To: eComment Subject: A mother in distress ! Residential Parking Issues Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, My name is Nelisa Abreu and I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. 1 am a mother of a 7 month old baby and my husband is often gone 18 days out of each month due to him being in the military. My situation is stressful enough and having these parking issues are really taking a toll on us. We have gotten 3 parking tickets in the passes WEEK and now we're having to choose to cut back on our groceries or not pay the parking tickets. It saddens me that I have to worry where I will park my car when I arrive to my home, meanwhile there's endless amounts of parking right around every corner from me in which I cannot park. There have been a rise in homelessness in our area and have many of incidents in which someone has vandalized our community, I do not feel safe parking miles away from my home and having to walk so far with my baby once it's dark. This parking situation is getting very serious and I just please ask to look at our situation and imagine yourself or your child going through something like this. I really appreciate that you have taken the time to read this email and I hope that you have a change of heart in reconsidering the parking permits. Thank you and have a blessed day. Nelisa Abreu nelisa.abreu@gmail.com Santa Ana, California 92705 19 Orozco, Norma From: Alberto Granados <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 11:26 AM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Alberto Granados beto28granados@gmail.com 20 Santa Ana, California 92705 21 Orozco, Norma From: Linda Greytak <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 11:00 AM To: eComment Subject: Please end Santa Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Linda Greytak Lindagreytak@gmail.com 22 Santa Ana, California 92705 23 Orozco, Norma From: Jessica Ortega <info@sg.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 10:58 AM To: eComment Subject: Please end Sant Ana's discriminatory Residential Permit Parking Program Santa Ana Public Comment email, Dear City Councilmembers, Mayor Sarmiento, and Public Works, I am a homeowner here at Hillview Regency Condominiums located in Ward 3. My fellow residents and I have struggled for many years with the permit parking program that surrounds our condos. The complex where we live was built in the 1960s, and the existing parking infrastructure is insufficient for the amount of cars registered here. Our residents were once able to park in the surrounding streets when it was necessary, but ever since the permit parking program was implemented in our neighborhood (2005), it has become more and more difficult to find available parking. Our residents are regularly cited for parking on the streets that surround us. Several families simply sold their homes and left over the years because the dilemma was so unbearable. It has only gotten worse as time has passed. Our HOA is currently in the process of establishing more on-site parking, but it is a very lengthy and costly process, and there is no guarantee that the project will provide enough spaces to meet our needs. If the permit parking program is to continue in our city, we ask that the public works department make allowances for residents of our complex to purchase our own permits to park on the neighborhood streets so that we too can come home and not have to fret over where we will leave our vehicles over night. We wish to see the city's permit parking resolution updated to ensure all Santa Ana residents are treated equitably. Thank you. Jessica Ortega jesstico@yahoo.com 24 Santa Ana, California 92705 25