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�Al <br />occco <br />August 28, 2023 <br />Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers <br />20 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />ecomment&santa-ana. org <br />Via Email <br />RE: SUPPORT ITEM 21 - Requirement of Supermajority Approval for Certain Future <br />Amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Just Cause Evictions <br />Ordinance <br />Dear Mayor Amezcua and City Councilmembers, <br />I write on behalf of Orange County Congregation Community Organization (OCCCO) to express <br />our support for Item 21, the requirement of supermajority approval of total council members for <br />certain future amendments to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and Just Cause Evictions <br />Ordinance (JCEO). The City of Santa Ana (City) must commit to safeguarding housing stability <br />and the tenant protections that provide it. <br />OCCCO works to develop transformational leaders within diverse, multicultural, interfaith <br />communities who together have the power to shape equitable public policy throughout Orange <br />County. We work with leaders on three key issues: Housing, Immigration and Education. Our <br />universal goal for housing is that everyone deserves access to affordable, healthy and safe <br />housing. <br />OCCCO urges you to provide direction to amend the City's RSO and JCEO to require a <br />supermajority approval for certain future amendments. It is necessary that these ordinances are <br />protected as the crucial tools they are to maintain and increase housing stability; and that certain <br />amendments are only made with a supermajority vote. The City's RSO and JCEO policies are <br />the result of decades of community advocacy that has included support from community <br />members impacted by housing instability, charitable organizations, faith -based organizations, and <br />more. These efforts must be respected and providing this direction will do just that. The City <br />must do everything in its power to safeguard these policies and follow the requirement of <br />supermajority approval that is required for other City items such as certain budget actions. <br />Renters make up approximately 55% of City residents and their stability must be prioritized. <br />The City has passed model tenant protection policies with the RSO and JCEO that provide Santa <br />Orange County Congregation Community Organization <br />310 W Broadway, Anaheim CA 92805 <br />www.occcopico.org <br />(714) 491-0771 <br />