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• Workers in Santa Ana have recently identified illegal pollution levels in stormwater discharged by <br />the Kingspan Light + Air factory in Santa Ana's Delhi neighborhood. (See V6ce of OC coveurage). This <br />points to the need to better characterize and address water pollution from all industrial facilities in <br />Santa Ana. It also points to the important role of industrial workers in Santa Ana as partners in <br />environmental protection. These aren't addressed in the City's environmental justice analysis linked <br />to above. <br />• There are rising concerns about environmental hazards faced within workplaces in Santa Ana. (See <br />this LA J..urnes coven This isn't addressed in the City's environmental justice analysis linked to <br />above. <br />• The City of Santa Ana has many legally designated "disadvantaged communities" which deserve <br />proactive initiative to address the environmental injustices they face. City of Santa Ana also has <br />many highly capable community organizations ( (Madison Park Neighborhood Association and <br />Orange County Environmental Injustice, for example) that can be important, highly effective <br />partners in initiatives to address environmental justice in the city. Plans to leverage these <br />community organizations aren't yet detailed in the City's environmental injustice analysis linked to <br />above. <br />The hazards and potentials listed above have not yet been well characterized or addressed in the City of <br />Santa Ana's planning thus far. For this reason, I strongly recommend slowing down passage of a new General <br />Plan. <br />The General Plan will be much stronger - and potentially a model for other cities around the United States - <br />if it clearly acknowledges the many environmental hazards that need to be addressed in Santa Ana, detailing <br />how this will be done. <br />A key aspect of a strong General Plan will be development of capacity to keep residents, business owners, <br />schools and other stakeholders informed about environmental hazards and how they are being addressed in <br />Santa Ana. I understand that this kind of communication is difficult to support in City governments given the <br />scope of their responsibilities. I thus want to highlight the importance of establishing a new Santa Ana Office <br />of Environmental Justice to lead and coordinate this. A key responsibility of this office would be to hold <br />regular public meetings, sharing updates on the City's environmental justice initiatives and soliciting public <br />input. <br />Thank you for your attention and public service, <br />Kim Fortun, PhD <br />cc: Adolfo Sierra, President, Madison Park Neighborhood Association <br />Jose Rea, Treasurer, Madison Park Neighborhood Association <br />Leonel Flores, GREEN Community Organizer, Madison Park Neighborhood Association <br />Jabari Brown, Myson Foundation Clinical Fellow, UCI Environmental Law Clinic <br />4 <br />