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Garcia, Stephanie From: Claudia Morales < Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2018 11:43 AM To: eComment Subject: Public Comments Good morning, I've lived in Santa Ana since 1986, grew up and attended public schools in this city. After graduating CSUF and started my career, I had the opportunity to purchase a home- I decided to stay in Santa Ana. However, I am getting concerned on where the city is heading, Now I'm reading that the City is going to discuss today, 8/16/18, a 600-700 bed homeless shelter, in which the public has not been fully aware of the plan. Transparency? Just in April, the Orange County Register cited that the homeless issue was costing Santa Ana $17.4 million a year! It is alarming that our city continues to carry the burden of the homeless issue in the County, while other cities dodge the issue. What happened in Irvine when they proposed a homeless shelter (on county owned land) --residents protested, "All our kids deserve better! All our kids deserve better!" I guess our kids in Santa Ana do not deserve better. Will all this come at a cost? None I hope. As U.S. District Judge David O. Carter stated, "[a]s for funding, Carter said enough money already exists for new shelters and housing and no new taxes are needed." No more taxes for Santa Ana residents. We are missing accountability and I think the City Council is losing touch of who it's serving. Suggestion- get a compensation specialist and restructure wages, combine positions. Adding more taxes without clearly defining the scope and impact of such will not fix this decaying problem. Thank you for your time, Claudia Morales Sources: https://www.ocregister.com/2018/04/04/santa-ana-leaders-saV-other-orange-countV-cities-arent-sharing- the-homeless-load-and-demand-theV-step-up/ Santa Ana leaders say other Orange County cities aren't ... www.ocregister.com