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Middleton, Samuel <br />From: Roxana Pleitez <rpleitezhl @gmail.com> <br />Sent: Sunday, February 5, 2023 9:00 PM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Illegal Street Taco stands - safety concern -Santa Ana Resident <br />Good morning, <br />I would like to express my disapproval and concern about the illegal street taco stands that keep appearing on a <br />daily basis around the city of Santa Ana, California. My quality of life is being placed in danger as I am unable <br />to take a walk around my neighborhood. <br />The taco stands are taking over the sidewalks preventing citizens like me from taking a walk around my <br />neighborhood. In addition, it is unsanitary as the taco stands do not have the proper food and health measures <br />as the ones that a restaurant and food trucks have; also, the taco stands tend to leave food waste and plastic <br />around the sidewalks and the streets. The food waste not only attracts rodents, but it is also unsafe for children <br />that walk around this area. If we take a look at this from the economic perspective, it is taking away business <br />from legal locations that pay taxes, rent and food and health licensing fees. If this issue continues, then the city <br />of Santa Ana will soon become inundated with many more and all sidewalks around the city will be blocked. <br />I urge you, as an elected city official, to please remove these illegal taco stands from the city of Santa Ana; <br />other cities, Newport Beach/Irvine/Costa Mesa, do not allow this. Why does my city allow for this? <br />Thank you, <br />Roxana Pleitez <br />Santa Ana, Resident Ward 5 <br />