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Submitted at the City Council Meeting <br /> Mark Spratt <br /> 2108 North Westwood Avenue 4f k6b Item No. <br /> Santa Ana, California 92706 By <br /> +1-562-506-6703 / mspratt76@gmail.com <br /> October 7, 2025 <br /> Santa Ana City Council <br /> 22 Civic Center Plaza <br /> Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Subject: Formal Complaint — M►suse of Public Resources for Political <br /> Benefit by Councilmember Jessie Lopez (Santa Ana, Ward 3 / Candidate for <br /> +68th Assembly District) <br /> Dear Mayor Amezcua, City Attorney Carvalho, and Members of the Santa Ana City <br /> Council, <br /> I am a Ward 3 homeowner in West Floral Park, and I write to register a formal <br /> complaint and demand immediate, specific action regarding the confirmed use of <br /> $2,500 in City of Santa Ana "Special Event Sponsorship" (discretionary) funds by <br /> Councilmember Jessie Lopez to sponsor the Anaheim "Little Arabia Third <br /> Anniversary" event in August 2025. <br /> This expenditure is not merely a technical error; it constitutes an apparent and <br /> material violation of the City's explicit Special Event Sponsorship Policy, the Code of <br /> Ethics and Conduct, and potentially several provisions of State Law concerning the <br /> proper use of public funds. <br /> I formally request the following actions be undertaken immediately: <br /> • Immediate Investigation by the City Attorney's Office: A determination <br /> of non-compliance with the City's Special Event Sponsorship Policy and Code <br /> of Ethics. <br /> • Filing of an Ethics Complaint: Formal initiation of proceedings pursuant to <br /> the City's Code of Ethics and Conduct <br /> • Agendizing for Council Action: Placement of a resolution on the next <br /> available City Council agenda for the imposition of a COUNCIL CENSURE and <br /> a MANDATORY PERSONAL REIMBURSEMENT order. <br /> I. Non-Compliance & Misuse of Public Funds <br /> The facts, including the Councilmember's own reported public statements, <br /> establish prima facie evidence that this expenditure was unauthorized and <br /> inappropriate for Santa Ana public funds. <br />