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Dale Helvig <br />2536 N. Valencia St. Santa Ana CA 92706 <br />October 19, 2021 <br />Mayor Sarmiento and Santa Ana City Councilmembers <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, 811 Floor <br />Santa Ana CA 92702 <br />Subject: Item 7, on City Council Agenda for October 19, 2021 Meeting <br />Adopt Ordinance on Rent Stabilization <br />It was mentioned at the last City Council meeting that the "landlords" and City Council have known about the <br />housing crisis for years. Members of the council went on to say the landlords failed by not doing their research, <br />performing due diligence, and discussing options to address this issue with the City. <br />If the City Council votes to implement a Rent Stabilization Ordinance without knowing what a type of program would <br />be implemented, and accompanying costs in terms of resources, program management, etc ... the City will be guilty of <br />the same thing. It is one thing to allocate money for a study, and from there vote on an implementation <br />understanding the full costs and requirements. It is completely another to vote on implementing an undefined <br />program with an undefined cost and an undefined impact. I ask you to follow the same process as you do for other <br />programs you vote on implementing ... due your due diligence first and then decide. <br />Santa Monica, a city that has population of roughly 90,000 people, has 25 permanent employees and a budget of <br />over $5.2 to address rent control. It took me all of 10 minutes to obtain this data for the Santa Monica website <br />[https://www.smgov.net/Departments/Rent Control /Re ports/Re p orts.a s p x ]. While this is only one data point, it is <br />more than what is provided by the City of Santa Ana. The only information I have seen on cost and staffing for the <br />City of Santa Ana is that Fair Return Petitions will be decided by the City Manager. Zero mention is included as to the <br />cost of staffing of administering this program. <br />So shame on the City Council if this ordinance is approved prior to understanding the fiscal impact to the City. <br />Respectfully, <br />Dale A Helvig <br />Resident, Santa Ana <br />cc: Kristine Ridge <br />City Manager, Santa Ana <br />Sonia Carvalho <br />City Attorney, Santa Ana <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />2021-10-19 Letter to City Council <br />Steven Mendoza <br />Executive Director, Community Development <br />Minh Thai <br />Executive Director, Planning <br />