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Orozco, Norma <br />From: Greg Camphire <gcamphire@gmail.com> <br />Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2022 11:58 AM <br />To: eComment <br />Subject: Item 32: Adoption of the General Plan <br />Hello, <br />I am writing with concerns about Santa Ana's upcoming General Plan. While the plan was delayed nearly a year <br />ago to accommodate further engagement with the communities most affected by environmental justice issues <br />(as required by CA SB100), it seems that the plan has not been updated significantly during that time. Like <br />many other Santa Ana residents, I'm concerned that the General Plan in its current form fails to sufficiently <br />incorporate some essential elements that have been requested. <br />Local community groups including Orange County Environmental Justice, THRIVE Santa Ana, Madison Park <br />Neighborhood Association, and Rise Up Willowick have actively been advocating for a number of important <br />issues over the past year, and these must be directly addressed in the General Plan for it to meet the <br />requirements of SB 100. <br />These issues include: <br />• A thorough plan for remediation of the widespread lead pollution disaster in the soil of Santa Ana, <br />which was recently documented in great detail by Voice off; <br />• The creation of a community land trust from vacant city -owned land; <br />• The enforcement of buffer zones between homes/schools and polluting industrial sites such as the <br />corridor along south Main St.; <br />• Specific plans to build parks and green space, ideally meeting a ratio of 3 acres per 1,000 residents, with <br />amendments to the Municipal Code to reflect this. <br />Please take these comments into consideration and delay the General Plan until they can be incorporated. I look <br />forward to helping make Santa Ana a cleaner, greener, and healthier place for all residents. <br />Thank you, <br />Greg Camphire <br />Ward 2 <br />92701 <br />