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Dear City of Santa Ana Mayor, Council Members, City Manager and Managing S PETITION We, the business and property owners of downtown Santa Ana, are petitioning for e City as a result of the OCTA CC Streetcar construction. Our downtown was not bee consulted or given preparation of this massive project and it has resulted in revenue throughout the downtown. Our commercial spaces are unusable, walkways are hazy impossible to conduct business. In order to allow the community to withstand the m of projected construction we are asking for your support of economic relief similar. support has happened in similar projects across the United States -- why not Santa ECONOMIC RELIEF AMOUNT FROM CITY: the downtown must allocate a minimum of $5 million city budget surplus to this situation as this is an economic emergency. Currently $ al located -- but that is not enough to support businesses for the duration of const will only sustain the affected area for 1-2 months, at best. $5 million will sustain t least the first 6 months of construction. Other responsible parties should also be he DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS; distribution of funds should be given on a monthl 2 tiers� direct impact ($10,000) and non -direct impact ($2,000). Direct impact fun( businesses directly in the construction zone, while non -direct impact will be for ac also affected. Direct impact funding is greater than non -direct, and priority should applicants. Currently, the City of Santa Ana distributed relief ($1.5 million) based applicant. This is not effective„ as each business is impacted differently and need t different aspects of the business. All applicants must submit proper paperwork, bu statements of how assistance is being spent to continue funding. • ADVOCACY FOR ASSISTANCE FROM OCTA: OCTA should additionally I for financial relief and the City of Santa Ana must advocate on behalf of its affect( businesses. OCTA has been negligent to prepare for the project, failed to commun before and during construction and failed to rapidly address issues such as signage All of these issues and more have resulted in lost revenue to downtown, and have against OCTA by the construction firm in charge of the OC Streetcar that alleges t problems. I a client/customer of a downtown Santa Ana me suppo4isetition and ask the city's support of the following actions, momic relief by the properly notified, )sses of 30-80% lous, and It is I 7months to a year uch financial na? 'rom the $25 million .5 million has been ction. This amount e affected area for at d accountable. /bi-monthly basis in ing are for 4th Street acent streets that are >e given to those m rent of each e funds to cover iness documents and held responsible downtown small ne with businesses n•the affected area. I to a lawsuit ny of the above Thant/business