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Home My WebLink AboutCORRESPONDENCE - NON AGENDA Flores, Dora From:Weijie Huang <weijieh@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, September 28, 2020 12:07 PM To:weijieh Subject:city council meeting comments- Let's STOP Prop 16 Dear City Council, elected officials, My name is Wei. I am a concerned resident. On November 3, 2020, voters are being presented with a proposition that goes against our city. That is proposition 16. Proposition 16 eliminates language in the California Constitution, Prop 209, that says government cannot discriminate based on race or gender. With Prop 209, Californian are seeing diversities prevailing year over year involving many different aspects, as long as one works hard, one will get lots of opportunities here, which is the reason why California leads and prospers not only in the US but in the world. I am proud to be a Californian. With Prop 16, it will lead California to a totally opposite direction, a WRONG direction. We don’t want to go back to the historical dark age of inequality & injustice. Because of its conflict with the bedstone of the Constitution, it will generate tons of turmoil and confusion with many other Acts. Prop 16 encourages government on race preferencial, therefore will inevitably incur more government bureaucracy and corruption and will cost the taxpayers billions of dollars to clean up the foreseeable mess it creates. This country is a great land of opportunity for everyone. The people have said "NO!" to SCA5 in 2014, and we need to say "NO!" again this November to stop this racist proposition becoming law. Sincerely, Resident, Wei Huang 1 Flores, Dora From:Bethany Hernandez <bethhernandez1978@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 11:38 AM To:eComment Subject:City council meeting general comments Honorable City Council, My name is Bethany Hernandez. I'm writing this to express my strong opposition to Prop 16. Proposition16 uses race to judge the qualifications of applicants to universities, to jobs, etc. This is the text book's definition of racism, pure and simple. If it is passed, how far will we slide down this slippery, dangerous slope? What's next? Set racial quartos for elected positions? Set racial quartos for NBA and NFL? Set racial quartos for TV anchors? Please join us to vote NO’ against proposition16. Thank you for your attention. 1 Flores, Dora From:Christopher Bout <Christopher.Bout@se.com> Sent:Monday, September 28, 2020 6:06 PM To:Gomez, Daisy Subject:City Clerk: For Public Comment at Next Council Meeting Dear Daisy Gomez, So sorry but I just sent this to the City Manager instead of you, so you might get this exact email forwarded to you… I wish to submit this for public comment for the upcoming city council meeting (Tuesday night, correct?). If not, please read it publicly at the next one. Can you confirm please? *** FOR PUBLIC COMMENT *** Good evening Mayor, City Councilmembers, City Manager Kristine Ridge and staff, I wish to submit this public comment tonight not as a resident, but as a guest to the City of Santa Ana. I work for energy contractor Schneider Electric and long-time partner to the League of California League of Cities. It is likely we have crossed paths at any of the past League events. I have a grave concern. This concern is for the integrity of our electrical distribution network and how its failure may affect Santa Ana. California’s grid is in dire need of upgrades and struggles to maintain the current demand for power resulting in an increased risk of fires from sheer overload and what we see happening all over the state this time of the year, rolling blackouts. Critical facilities like city hall campuses, fire departments, police departments libraries, corporate yards and other facilities which serve the public good… these facilities NEED to remain fully operational in the event of a power outage. The current state of commonly used backup diesel generation is severely limited on capacity, plus, the overuse of such equipment results in significant AQMD fines. There IS a solution. This solution deploys on-site power generating equipment, on-site energy storage and the required power management hardware to completely disconnect the facility from the grid and remain fully operational in the event of an extended grid outage of multiple days. Best of all, this solution does NOT require capital expenditure so precious capital dollars are preserved. We fund such projects through private equity and we already have a private equity partner ready to come sit down with us to have a discussion. This new development in resiliency is game-changing. The market has not ever seen this type of disruption. The citizens of Santa Ana need this type of FULL energy security and FULL energy autonomy, because the utility grid is poised for failure – the only question is when. That said, I seek a meeting with Kristine Ridge at the earliest convenience. My contact information follows this letter. Thank you very much for your attention and consideration. Sincerely, Christopher Bout 1 *** END OF PUBLIC COMMENT *** Regards, Christopher Bout Christopher.bout@se.com (951) 428-7531 2 Flores, Dora From:PeggyYL <peggy.yelu@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 11:24 AM To:peggy.yelu@gmail.com Subject:Please Vote NO on Prop16 Dear city council members, city staff, and fellow residents, As the election season is coming up, I would like to draw your attention to Prop 16, which is about government preferences. The California Constitution says: "a) The State SHALL NOT discriminate against or grant PREFERENTIAL treatment to, any individual or group based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in the operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting." Proposition 16 will strike out and eliminate this language from the California Constitution. No substitute is provided. However, the summary being put forth to voters is this: "ALLOWS DIVERSITY AS A FACTOR IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND CONTRACTING DECISIONS. LEGISLATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT." If diversity is the goal (according to the summary), why eliminate the Constitution that says you cannot benefit one race/gender over the other? Why not propose a proposition that says it? If you specifically benefit one race/gender over another, isn't that DISCRIMINATION? Proposition 16 not only hurts one or two races, which have higher performances in College admissions, but also, in the long run, it will hurt everyone and the state, because it legalizes discrimination. Our city doesn’t need it. California doesn’t need it, either! On the contrary, Prop 209 guarantees equal opportunity and fair competition, which has made California one of the most prosperous and diversified states in the whole country. Please stick on it. Therefore, please take the time to read everything this year and be an informed Voter. I also urge the city council to take a position to oppose Prop 16. Peggy Lu A Concerned resident 1 Orozco, Norma From:Mark Bowman <mbowman92600@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 2:00 PM To:eComment Subject:public comments - city council meeting Please vote no on proposition 16. Californians overwhelmingly reject Proposition 16. A poll of 1,704 California residents released on September 16 by the Public Policy Institute of California showed voters opposed to Proposition16 by huge margins. In fact, over sixty percent of the people oppose Prop16. Please join us in defending California’s unity and equality. Don’t amend our constitution to allow the state government to discriminate between Californians based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Don't divide us, vote no on Prop16. Thank you. 1 Orozco, Norma From:Kayleigh Levitt <kayleighlevitt@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 9:32 AM To:eComment Subject:Support Community Choice Energy agreement with Irvine Hello Members of the Council, We need to do something different than we have done to move forward into the future of energy and this is an option that allows us to shift towards better energy sources as consumers become informed. Please support this initiative. Kayleigh Levitt Ward 5 1 Flores, Dora From:Sue <beachpiperr@gmail.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 2:43 PM To:eComment Subject:No Prop 16 Hello, This is Sue. I hope to bring your awareness of Prop 16 on November’s ballot. Prop 16 legalizes systematic discrimination against some racial group of people on college admission, employment, and government contract. Prop 16 was proposed by the state assembly woman Shirley Webber, aiming to repeal Prop 209, part of California constitution, which clearly prohibits the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. The prop 209 is as clear as it is stated. If Prop 16 passes in the Nov election, it means we the Californians allow the state to discriminate against all of us based on our race, gender or color and allow special treatment by the state in college admissions, jobs and contracting. This is totally unconstitutional and against the American value of equal rights. I hope you could spread the message and people know the danger of prop 16. Please vote no in November. Thanks, Sue 1 Orozco, Norma From:Peter Ishak <peter@nsgenetics.com> Sent:Tuesday, October 06, 2020 3:45 PM To:eComment Subject:Public Comment Dear Santa Ana City Council and City Manager: I am writing as a business owner and commercial tenant in the City of Santa Ana. I have been a business owner in the City since June 2018 – we are a commercial cannabis cultivation approved licensee in the City. We have been working towards being a compliant, operational, business in the City since signing our lease and our goal is to be a successful business employing Santa Ana residents and being a beneficial business in the community. We have invested close to $2M into this business thus far. We were near our opening date to begin operations when the Covid-19 pandemic occurred. Due to the pandemic and its associated economic impacts, we have been unable to complete our final elements of our buildout and our permit approval process was delayed. We have also suffered severe economic impacts due to the pandemic both in this business and to the owners of our business as so many residents and business owners in our community have also been affected. Our businesses, our families and our lives have been tremendously impacted by this pandemic. As you know, the State of California on September 27, 2020 extended its commercial eviction moratorium until March 2021 allowing cities and counties to extend their moratoriums until this date. We ask that the City consider extending its eviction moratorium for commercial tenants as we are still greatly affected by the pandemic, its economic impacts, health risks, and the State-mandated business restrictions and closures. Without these protections extended, we do not know if we will be able to survive as a business in the city of Santa Ana. Thank You, Peter Ishak 1