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Orozco, Norma From: Houston, Nicole Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 2:56 PM To: Alcala, Abigail; Huizar, Maria; Mitre -Ramirez, Norma; Orozco, Norma; Rojano, Michael Cc: Castro -Cardenas, Julie Subject: FW: Rent Control in Santa Ana From: Pamela Mundy[mailto: Sent: Monday, February 05, 2018 8:50 PM To: Pulido, Miguel <MPulido@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento, Vicente <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>; Martinez, Michele <MiMartinez@santa-ana.org>; Solorio, Jose <JSolorio@santa-ana.org>; Benavides, David <DBenavides@santa-ana.org>; Villegas, Juan <JVillegas@santa-ana.org>; Tinajero, Sal <STinajero@santa-ana.org>; Godinez, Raul <RGodinez@santa- ana.org>; Brown, Judson <JBrown@santa-ana.org> Subject: Rent Control in Santa Ana Dear City Staff and Council, Rent control is bad business, bad for develpment and bad for Santa Ana. Please take a hard look at bringing rent control to Santa Ana. This does not help our communities. This will lead to neglected properties and developers hesitating to build badly needed housing stock. This discussion will have a significant repercussions on the housing climate, notjust in Santa Ana, but across Orange County. Take a close look at high housing costs in LA, New York and Santa Monica to name a few. Don't let this happen in Orange County and start with keeping it out of Santa Ana. Santa Ana needs a true public/private partnership to address the housing crisis and that starts with: • Building more affordable and workforce housing. • Expanding the section 8 housing program • Build more conventional rental housing units. Again, bringing rent control to Santa Ana will lead to unkept rental housing, decrease housing inventory, and this policy FAILS to plan for immediate and future needs. Rent control is a bad plan and the wrong vote for Santa Ana's future. Respectfully, Pamela Mundy