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<br />Ibarra, Evelyn <br />From:Senior Residents of Metro East <seniors.of.metro.east@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Saturday, November 30, 2024 7: <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Copy of a Letter to Our Ward Representative, Council Member, Jessie Lopez <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana. Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br />Dear J Lo:) <br /> <br />We understand that you have some concerns regarding the proposed Encampment Ordinance which would <br />affect our ward here at 2222 E. 1st Street. We understand that overreach by SAPD is one concern. Many of us <br />here at Metro East Senior Apartments think the language of this proposed Ordinance should be changed to <br />allow Police discretion to send a cited offender to jail only after the 3rd incident. On the 1st and 2nd citation <br />the individual should be remanded to Social Service Facilities. After all Santa Ana has some 600+ beds to those <br />in need and we believe that homelessness is not a crime! <br /> <br />However, we are a vulnerable population unduly burdened by the homeless invading our Metro East Senior <br />campus, bus stops and surrounding businesses. We live with the daily impact of drugs, prostitution, filth and <br />encampment on our doorstep and in our hallways. We like that the proposed Ordinance offers Social Services <br />to those persons who could so obviously benefit from shelter and a hot meal and lead to safer life surroundings <br />for we elderly as well as the children going to/from school. <br /> <br />We would appreciate your best advice and effort in balancing the interests of all parties so that we will not <br />become additionally affected by other cities' restrictions on encampments. Everyone deserves a place to live off <br />the streets. If Santa Ana has no fair Encampment Ordinance, then our already dire situation will only get worse <br />here at Metro East and throughout the city. <br /> <br />Please help us to create a fair Encampment Ordinance for EVERYONE in our community. <br /> <br />Thank you very much for your assistance in representing our concerns, <br /> <br />Seniors of Metro East <br />1 <br />