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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Abby Diaz <abby@brandurmerch.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:14 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Santa Ana Outdoor Markets <br />Dear Council Members, <br /> <br />As a member of the community and a local small business owner, I’m writing in response to the outdoor Patches and <br />Pins Market. I am beyond upset at how the city handled this massive event without taking into consideration how this <br />impacted many of the local small businesses in the area. Many small businesses closed early due to safety concerns. <br /> <br />The accountability and lack of leadership displayed by the city definitely surprises me. I hope you would consider <br />establishing safety guidelines for our local community, vendors, and small businesses during these trying times. A free <br />for all should not have been allowed. Economic Development was aware of the size of this event and still went ahead <br />and continued promoting it. Beyond this, the following day I saw city staff cleaning up the mess that was left <br />behind. How much of our tax dollars got wasted on this? Did the city make the revenue back? Where those small <br />businesses part of the Santa Ana community? Or outsiders? <br /> <br />I ask that you take a look at events like Gente Night Market who are handling their events on a private lot, the Blue <br />Lot. This lot is enclosed and thus controlling foot traffic in and out of the event is easier than just a free for all. Gente <br />Night market has been a great platform for our local Santa Ana community. <br /> <br />The cancellation of all events because you don’t want to provide safety guidelines will definitely impact the local <br />community. <br /> <br />Best regards, <br /> <br />Abby Diaz <br />Brand Ur Merch, LLC <br />abby@brandurmerch.com <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />