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RONALD R. DIMAANO 4516 WEST FIFTH STREET SANTA ANA,CA. 92703 TEL. (714)554-3109 Via certified return mail April 27, 2020 The City of Santa Ana Attention: City Clerk P.O. Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92702 2020 APR 30 PM CL TY OFRK pj—� dTA ANA COUNCIL Re: Written Protest on the Proposed Increase on the City of Santa Ana curbside care refuse Service Charge Dear Sir/ Madam: I am submitting my protest on the proposed increase of the City of Santa curbside care refuse service charge. I have attached the copy of the Notice of Public Hearing along with my letter. The bases of my objections are the following: 1. The present economic situation brought about by the pandemic Covid 19 epidemic has rendered more than 22 million American jobless. The highest unemployment surpassing the Great Recession, makes the proposed increase unattainable. 2. Real estate property values have gone down, along with stock markets sustaining severe losses in the .Stock Exchanges, 3. The City of Santa Ana, which has lost so many small retail businesses cannot afford to increase and burden homeowners with this proposed increase in curbside refuse service. We residents of Santa Ana are already severely impacted by the loss of employments in the City along with reduction in real estate values cannot afford further tax increases at this time. I am therefore urging the City to renegotiate with the private companies that provides this service along with the City personnel who provide these services to maintain the same level of charges as previously agreed and negotiated with the City. As this time of the pandemic Covid 19. Employees are furloughed or either have a reduction of salary which is not only applicable in the City of Santa Ana, but also nationwide. I am therefore, asking the Santa Ana City Council to exercise economic restrain and not approve the proposed increase on curbside care refuse service charge.