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Becerra, Alexis <br /> From: Gay Olivos < <br /> Sent: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 9:12 PM <br /> To: eComment <br /> Subject: Council Meeting of May 5, 2026 - Line Item #30 2026/2027 Budget - Councilman <br /> Vazquez & Coucilman Phan <br /> Attention: This email originated from outside of City of Santa Ana.Use caution when opening attachments or links. <br /> Re: Council Meeting of May 5, 2026 <br /> Subject: Item #30 β€” 2026/2027 Budget <br /> Dear Mayor, Councilmembers and Staff: <br /> There was quite a bit to cover during the Budget Presentation from last night's May 5th <br /> Meeting which the common viewer is unable to clearly view and the fact that it was later in the <br /> evening, the attention span or at least mine began to dwindle. Regardless, I do want to "scrub" <br /> the line-item budgets and will address in an additional email by the next City Council Meeting. <br /> However, there were a few comments which stood out: <br /> With respects to Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez β€” I couldn't agree more. We must invest in <br /> our youth, we must invest in our housing, and we must invest in our parks. As you know, I <br /> volunteer as a T-Ball Coach and Flag Football coach for the Parks and Recreation Department, <br /> and it is an opportunity and an honor to mentor these young minds β€”the future of our city. <br /> Their little minds are full of curiosity and energy and I remind them that these parks are for <br /> them. The friendships and memories they will attain during practice, games, awards will carry <br /> with them forever. And I believe, keeping our Santa Ana youth in sports is key and keeps them <br /> away from "gang" activity. We have players from all over the city β€” they come from different <br /> neighborhoods and they attend different schools. More importantly, our parks and recreation <br /> department keep the cost low so that our youth can afford to play. Other organized sports - <br /> which are not subsidized by the city - are costly and unfortunately many children with extreme <br /> talent cannot afford the cost. <br /> I don't want any child who wishes to run those bases or make that touchdown denied due to <br /> the inability to pay. I have come across more single moms in the parks with more children in <br /> tow and all they want is for their child to play baseball, softball, basketball and flag football. <br /> Keeping the registration fee low allows them to do just that. Lets keep investing in our youth. <br /> Thank you Councilmember Vazquez for speaking up on this item. <br /> 1 <br />