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