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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondence - #16 Orozco, Norma From: Maurie Edelman <nycmaurie@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 4:39 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. The time is Now. Thank you. Maurie Edelman Sent from my iPhone i Orozco, Norma From: Ivann Muniz <ivannm49@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 5:29 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente; eComment Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. z Orozco, Norma From: Marilyn Palomino <palominoccr@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 5:52 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 3 Orozco, Norma From: Wu, Jun <junwu@hs.uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:53 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA'S CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants Jun Wu ******************************************************************* Jun Wu,PhD Professor and Graduate Program Director,Environmental and Occupational Health Program in Public Health,Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences University of California,Irvine 100 Theory,Suite 100 Irvine CA 92697-1830 Email:funwu@hs.uci.edu,Tel:949-824-0548,Fax:949-824-2039 Webpage:https://drwulab.net/ ******************************************************************* This message may contain confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient,do not use,distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the UC Irvine Health—Compliance and Privacy Office via email at hacompliance@uci.edu or by phone 888-456-7006 immediately if you have received this e-mail in error.E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted,lost,destroyed,arrive late or incomplete,or contain viruses.The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message,which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. 4 Orozco, Norma From: De Vizcaya Ruiz, Andrea <adevizca@hs.uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:06 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Andrea De Vizcaya Ruiz This message may contain confidential information and is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient, do not use, distribute, or copy this e-mail. Please notify the UC Irvine Health—Compliance and Privacy Office via email at hacompliance@uci.edu or by phone 888-456-7006 immediately if you have received this e- mail in error. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses.The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message,which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. 5 Orozco, Norma From: Donald R. Blake <drblake@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:11 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Donald Blake Professor Donald R. Blake Department of Chemistry 570 Rowland Hall University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-2025 USA 949 824 4195 6 Orozco, Norma From: John Patterson <jdpatter@uci.edu> Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2022 8:58 AM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Orozco, Norma From: Tomas Castro <tscastro0801 @hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:35 PM To: eComment Subject: Agenda Item 16 Public Comment Dear Mayor Sarmiento and Councilmembers, My name is Tomas Castro, and I am a young person residing in Orange County concerned about the future of our regional climate. With sea levels rising and temperatures ever hotter, OC can expect coastal erosion and more frequent and destructive wildfires to be the reality if we do not take action to reduce our emissions by 2030. With this in mind, I encourage you to allocate sufficient funds to hire an Environmental Justice Staffer as stipulated in the city's General Plan. An EJ staffer will help Santa Ana resolve the myriad of environmental and climate injustices present in the city, and will show the rest of Orange County that Santa Ana is serious about tackling these issues. Please do not pass the budget without funding an Environmental Justice staffer. Thank you, Tomas Castro i Orozco, Norma From: Alyssa Romea <romeaa@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday,June 15, 2022 3:18 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento,Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you, Alyssa Romea she/they UC Irvine • Class of 2023 E: romeaa@uci.edu z Orozco, Norma From: Amir Baum <amir.baum@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:04 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Building a sustainable and livable planets is so critical and hits hard for me personally because I have a four year old son who's living through climate catastrophe after catastrophe that we are seeing from one wildfire after the next and extremely hot heat waves that are going to affect his ability to survive in Orange County. I strongly want with all my heart for him to have a thriving future but that cannot happen if we do not put highly prioritize solving our climate crisis immediately within our 10-year window of opportunity before it's too late. It's beyond past due time that we prioritize the health of our communities and ensure that the proper investment for climate and climate environmental justice impacted communities are truly prioritized including in Santa Ana where children and their families deserve a more clean sustainable and healthier future. There's absolutely no excuse in this day and age with all the clean energy technology we have an ability to build a better cleaner more sustainable future that we cannot make it happen immediately to solve our climate crisis and to protect vulnerable communities. Please do what you know is right and vote in favor to have funding in this year's coming budget to secure staff positions for climate environmental justice for Santa Ana to ensure the success of this element of the General Plan. Thank you. Sincerely, i Amir Baum 2 Orozco, Norma From: suvangeer@sbcglobal.net Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 3:13 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementingthem.hem. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We cannot wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administration. Suvan and Steve Geer Santa Ana, CA 3 Orozco, Norma From: Felicity Figueroa <felicitynf@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:55 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Sent from my iPhone i Orozco, Norma From: Adolfo Sierra <adolfosierra2019@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:37 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente; eComment Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine;Jose Rea Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Mayor and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Adolfo Sierra MPNA President 714-662-7481 Sent from my iPhone i Orozco, Norma From: Adolfo Sierra <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:40 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, 2 such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Adolfo Sierra adolfosierra20l9@gmail.com 516 E. Occidental Street Santa Ana , California 92707 3 Orozco, Norma From: D. Rod <monkey_1886@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 2:05 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. i Orozco, Norma From: Prerna Srigyan <psrigyan@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday,June 15, 2022 1:29 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez,Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento,Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. i Orozco, Norma From: Linda Benner <lindabenner@icloud.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:27 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 2 Orozco, Norma From: Karen Nguyen <karenptnx@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:24 PM To: Hernandez, Johnathan; Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Mendoza, Nelida; Bacerra, Phil; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Hi! I'm excited to hear that more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies will be incorporated in Santa Ana's general plan. This will be great for making Santa Ana more green, healthy, and sustainable However I'm concerned on how these goals will be met. Item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan requires more environmental justice staffer hires but this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. Please add funding for the position into the budget, or make applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Karen Nguyen (she/her) 3 Orozco, Norma From: Wen <wenl04@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:20 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. i Orozco, Norma From: Fachko Denise <dfachko@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday,June 15, 2022 12:52 PM To: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Cc: D. Fachko Subject: Public Hearing 6/15 on Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, As an environmentalist, I want to thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you, D. Fachko i Orozco, Norma From: Connie McGuire <cmcguire@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:01 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Connie McGuire, PhD Director of Community Relationships Research Justice Shop University of California, Irvine z Orozco, Norma From: Sandra Smallshaw <sgsmallshaw@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:09 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. You have the power to follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. If prior news about climate change doesn't already concern you, read this article that was just published today, stating that "New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average. The heating is occuring in the North Barents Sea, a region where fast rising temperatures are suspected to trigger increases in extreme weather in north America, Europe and Asia: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/15/new-data-reveals-extraordinary-global- heating-in-the- arctic#:-:text=New%20data%20has%20revealed%20extraordinary,North%20America%2C%20Europe%20and %20Asia. Decisions that lead to a more sustainable Earth begin with making changes "at home". Please be the leaders that we need and prioritize the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you, Sandra Smallshaw 3 Orozco, Norma From: NICOLE CAPRETZ <ncapretz@icloud.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 1:10 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 4 CLIMATlf� , N C A M P A I G N June 15, 2022 Mayor Sarmiento and Council 20 Civic Center Plaza Santa Ana CA 92'701 Via Email RE: Climate Action Campaign Urges Santa Ana to Fund Environmental Justice Staff Honorable Mayor and Councilmembers, Thank you for your leadership as climate justice champions through your decisions to include over 50 plans and policies in the City of Santa Ana's General Plan update, and for passing the Climate and Public Health Emergency Resolution this past year. As you consider the 2022-23 budget, we urge the city of Santa Ana to prioritize funding for an environmental justice staffer in the 2022-2023 budget. Climate Action Campaign is a non-profit climate and environmental organization based in Orange County and San Diego with a simple mission: stop the climate crisis through effective and equitable policy action. Providing funding for staff to carry out environmental justice projects in the general plan are in alignment with climate science and community needs, and if implemented, would help protect public health, address environmental injustice, and make us climate-safe. Santa Ana has committed to bold and necessary goals within its General Plan by including environmental justice or environmental justice-focused equity policies throughout the community, mobility, economic development, public service, and conservation elements. One of the primary implementation strategies advocated for by community members and laid out in the General Plan to accomplish these goals, is to hire an environmental justice staffer who works full-time on implementing environmental justice policy and doing community outreach to those most impacted. In item 3.9 of the General Plan Community Element's Implementation section, this staff position is described as being added to the city manager's office in 2022. However, it is concerning that despite these commitments, and the timeline in the General Plan, funding for this position is not included in the 2022-2023 budget. Because the community has advocated for these environmental justice policies for more than 2 years, and because Santa Ana is one of OC's largest cities yet has extremely limited staff capacity to do environmental justice work, the addition of this position is critical. We urge you take this step to enable Santa Ana to begin to address environmental injustice and meet your commitments by doing the following: 1. Add funding for the EJ staff position to the 2022-2023 budget 2. Make applying for EJ grants a main responsibility of the new administrative secretary role being added to the city manager's office. This action is appropriate as this position is already intended to build staff capacity. This way, even if the EJ staff position cannot be funded through the budget this fiscal year, it will be added by the end of 2022, which will allow the city to begin to focus on environmental injustices and keep on track with the General Plan timeline. By funding this position, the city can fulfill its commitment to prioritize community safety and welfare by addressing environmental injustices. If this position is not funded through the pathways recommended above, the city will continue to be among the least climate ready, environmental justice communities and advocates will have had their voices effectively silenced, and there will be major public health implications. Santa Ana is the Least Climate Ready but Most Impacted OC City In a study by the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative, Santa Ana ranked as the city most at risk of climate impacts and vet one of the least prepared. Santa Ana residents are already experiencing the impact of the pollution that causes climate change and climate impacts. CaIEPA also identified Santa Ana as being home to some of the most polluted neighborhoods in all of California through the CalEnviro scoring tool, which shows that 24 Santa Ana census tracts are in the top 25% for environmental pollution, with one neighborhood experiencing more pollution than 99% of all other neighborhoods in California. Santa Ana residents have the right to clean, healthy neighborhoods, and by hiring an environmental justice staffer, you can begin to make this a reality for all residents. As climate impacts continue to worsen, having an environmental justice staffer to do community outreach and equitably create climate policy will become even more crucial. The Silencing of Environmental Justice Communities and Advocates For the past two years, community members have repeatedly shown up for city council meetings demanding the inclusion of environmental justice policy in the General Plan. Hundreds of residents and many community organizations such as MPNA Green, OCEJ, Rise Up Willowick, THRIVE, UCI researchers, Climate Action Campaign and Stand.Earth shared their experiences of injustice and the need for policies that protect them, their families, and their futures. By not funding an environmental justice staffer to carry out these policies and engage with the community, the city is disregarding the time, effort, and experiences of injustice of the community members who advocated for these policies. Activists have been told time and time again that city staff currently has no capacity for additional but necessary environmental justice and related community outreach work. A decision not to fund this position effectively silences and sidelines the work done by community members and advocates around EJ policy. The Health Implications of Environmental Justice Delay Every day, Santa Ana residents are exposed to pollution from air, water and soil which has massive impacts on their health and safety. Air pollution, for example, has been linked to respiratory diseases like asthma, cardiovascular disease, and birth defects like low birthweight. The CaIEPA's calenviro 4.0 tool shows some of these health impacts within the community. For instance, in the Delhi census tract, which is in the 99th percentile for pollution burden, residents rank in the 59th percentile for asthma, 41 st percentile for cardiovascular disease, and 82nd percentile for low birth weight compared to all other communities in California. Community members should not also be asked to bear the disproportionate health impacts of this environmental pollution. This issue is even more problematic when we consider many Santa Ana residents' limited access to healthcare that is needed to address diseases related to environmental pollution. Sixteen percent of Santa Ana's population is uninsured — double the nationwide average of 8.2%. This means Santa Ana residents are twice as likely to be at risk of untreated health conditions caused by and exacerbated from environmental pollution. Conclusion By prioritizing the addition of an environmental justice staff position Santa Ana will be able to equitably create and implement crucial policies the community needs. Adding this position will also allow the city to become more competitive when applying for future environmental justice or climate focused grants since there will already be dedicated staff to execute grant requirements. For example with a staff of only three full time environmental employees Irvine was able to secure a grant for 1 million dollars in climate funding. This position will allow Santa Ana to follow through on more than 50 environmental justice commitments made to residents and be better positioned to get more funding to continue this work. We look forward to working with you to ensure health, safety, and a sustainable future for all Santa Ana community members. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions, the Climate Action Campaign team wants to be a resource, and is always here to provide assistance. Sincerely, Lexi Herandez OC Climate Equity Organizer and Advocate tLIMAiE GIII0N C A M P A I G N Climate Action Campaign alexis@climateactioncampaign.org (714)381-4446 www.climateactioncampaign.org Twitter: (&sdclimateaction Instagram: tasdclimateaction Orozco, Norma From: Tim Schutz <tschuetz@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:22 AM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. i Orozco, Norma From: Lucas Brenes <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:46 AM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 2 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Lucas Brenes lucas.brenes@gmail.com 543 temple hills Laguna beach , California 92551 3 Orozco, Norma From: Lauren Venera Infantino <infantil@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 10:44 AM To: Hernandez, Johnathan; Lopez, Jessie; Phan, Thai; Penaloza, David; Mendoza, Nelida; Bacerra, Phil; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 4 Orozco, Norma From: Downs, Kathryn Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 9:42 AM To: Orozco, Norma Subject: FW: Traffic Improvements in WFP, JFP, and FP Categories: FYI A comment that you may not be aware of... From: Mendoza, Steven <SMendoza@santa-ana.org> Sent:Wednesday,June 15, 2022 9:36 AM To: Ridge, Kristine<kridge@santa-ana.org>; Downs, Kathryn <KDowns@santa-ana.org> Subject: Fwd:Traffic Improvements in WFP,JFP, and FP Fyi. I didn't see you guys included in this one. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: West Floral Park<westfloralpark(c gmail.com> Date: June 15, 2022 at 12:33:59 PM EDT To: "Lopez, Jessie" <JessieLopezgsanta-ana.org>, "Mendoza, Steven" <SMendoza(c�r�,santa- ana�org> Subject: Traffic Improvements in WFP, JFP, and FP Good Morning Ms. Lopez and Mr. Mendoza, The West Floral Park Neighborhood Association had a meeting last Sunday (June 12, 2022) and discussed the traffic issues in West Floral Park, Floral Park, and Jack Fisher Park. We are OPPOSED to money being spent on a roundabout on Flower St. between WFP and FP. We are in FAVOR of medians being added on Flower north of the bridge in Jack Fisher Park and Morrison Park. We would also like to officially request a traffic study of Flower Street and Santa Clara Avenue to see if there are more cost efficient ways of calming traffic on those streets. Thank you for your time and consideration, Harrison Zierer WFPNA President 5 Orozco, Norma From: Sam M <sam@greenhacks.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:31 AM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Santa Ana City Council, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year?We cannot wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the highest pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added as soon as possible. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Wishing you well, Sam Miyamoto, MPH Founder, GreenHacks sam greenhacks.org https://www.greenhacks.org/ Instagram: @greenhacks_org 6 Orozco, Norma From: v_bernal@sbcglobal.net Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 8:29 AM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; RyanHernandez@santa-ana.org; Sarmiento, Vicente; eComment Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, With due appreciation of your public service, which require much time and effort, I also have a civic responsibility to make my concerns known to you. Any declared policy without funding for it becomes a false declaration. Years ago I was excited by Santa Ana's Climate Action Plan of 2015, but funding was never adequately provided and thus insufficient progress was made. Now we hear that the Climate Emergency Resolution and environmental justice declarations may likewise be made toothless due to lack of funding. If this is so, the City Council is being short-sighted and ineffective in an important aspect of governance. Please fully staff and fund the climate mitigation and adaptation, and environmental justice components of the general plan. I hope you will reconsider the budget to fully implement the city's general plan. Virginia Bernal Santa Ana, Ward 5 Orozco, Norma From: Sabrina Rassouli <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 7:40 AM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 8 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Sabrina Rassouli sabrinanrassouli@gmail.com 161 W Yale Loop Irvine, California 92604 9 Orozco, Norma From: Silvia Hernandez <shernandez@socalcosh.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:40 AM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente; eComment Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 10 Orozco, Norma From: Trisha Yount <tburga@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 11:02 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Trisha Yount 10188 Overhill Dr. Santa Ana, CA 92705 Orozco, Norma From: Emma wei <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 7:00 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 12 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Emma wei ewei10101O@gmail.com 16614 camilia ave tustin, California 92782 13 Orozco, Norma From: Taylor Vivanco <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 6:18 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 14 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Taylor Vivanco tvivanco1999@gmail.com 1101 W Stevens Ave Apt 47 Santa Ana, California 92707 15 Orozco, Norma From: Susie Lemus <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 6:01 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 16 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Susie Lemus susie.lemus@yahoo.com 401 East Washington avenue Santa Ana, California 92701 17 Orozco, Norma From: Ignacia Alonzo <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:31 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 18 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Ignacia Alonzo emilyalonzo.1982@gmail.com 1613 W. 2nd Street Santa Ana, California 92703 19 Orozco, Norma From: Elite Fitness Downtown <getfit@elitefitnessdowntown.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:20 PM To: eComment Subject: Public comment on OC street cart Categories: FYI My name is Joaquin Martinez from Elite Fitness Downtown. Please approve the 1.5 million assistance in the 2023 budget for downtown assistance as OC STREETCAR construction is decimating our community and will continue to in the coming months and year. In addition, alter the Ca1PERS payment to reflect the actual bill when it is received from Ca1PERS so that the city can save funds and redirect them for the betterment of Santa Ana. Thank you, Joaquin Martinez Owner (714)760-4638 214 N.Broadway Santa Ana Ca.92701 www.elitefitnessdowntown.com 20 Orozco, Norma From: Melissa Waters <msimply3@aol.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:11 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you, Melissa Waters 21 Orozco, Norma From: Gregory Tabat <greg@exceptional.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:10 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Gregory Tabat River West neighborhood - 35 years 22 Orozco, Norma From: Jake Comer <jakecomer@yahoo.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:00 PM To: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year?We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 23 Orozco, Norma From: Jesus Santana <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 4:49 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 24 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Jesus Santana santana.jesus18@gmail.com 2104 W Dahl Ln Santa Ana, California 92704 25 Orozco, Norma From: Krystal Nguyen <krystalanguyen@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 4:41 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Mayor and Council Members of Santa Ana, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We cannot wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you for your time and consideration. Krystal 26 Orozco, Norma From: Erica Gonzalez <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 4:35 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 27 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Erica Gonzalez ericagon1@gmail.com 204 E St Gertrude PI Santa Ana, California 92707 28 Orozco, Norma From: Ivan Enriquez <info@email.actionnetwork.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 4:13 PM To: eComment Subject: Item 16: Santa Ana Budget FY 2022-23: Invest in Community Care & Health Categories: FYI Council Member City Council, To: Mayor Sarmiento and the Santa Ana City Council, As the Santa Ana City Council prepares to approve the city's 2022-23 FY Budget in the coming weeks, I urge you to adopt the following priorities within the the city's 2022-23 FY Budget: 1. Anticipate the cost of pending Police Oversight legislation, and include space within the 2022-23 FY Budget to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. 2. Allocate Funding for Grants to Community Based Organizations that provide Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, provide re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. Include $150,000 in the 2022-23 FY Budget to implement a Grants for CBOs program. Prioritize organizations with an annual budget of less than 1 million annually and that are not currently receiving CDBG funds from the City. Such a program will build the capacity among smaller organizations and reach youth who are difficult to reach or systems-impacted often trust these organizations more than some larger service providers. The City needs to fund CBOs to meet the community's unmet needs such as: mental health service for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and provide counseling support and preventative services for youth. 3. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within City Government that are accesible to undocumented Youth. Allocate increased funding for at least 1 additional staff person at the City's WORK Center that will help create the opportunities listed below. Santa Ana Public Library Job Opportunities, such as receptionist positions, library aides. Paid Youth City Internships in City 29 departments, especially with the opportunity to develop STEM skills. Trade and Construction Jobs for local city projects, in partnership with entities that can provide training and support, such as Santa Ana College and Taller San Jose, and that can lead to long-term career opportunities. 4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police department, such as that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, and housing. In partnership with Santa Ana Work Center, offer certification and training programs to train (system impacted) youth including providing opportunities to learn coding, receive job skills training, and have access to leadership development (geared up to the ages of 25). Cost-free sports programs and fitness centers. Housing Assistance to Trans/Queer Youth. Expanding hotspots for wifi for young people and more access to computers. Members of the Council expressed a strong desire to continue improving safety by addressing root causes and investing in residents' material needs and well being. I believe that the recommendations outlined above achieve these goals by supporting the City's community partners to provide mental health services, counseling and preventative services, jobs, and recreational activities. These resources will provide a foundation for the City's young people to thrive. Ivan Enriquez ivan.enriq@icloud.com 2314 W Bobby Ln Santa Ana, California 92706-1209 30 Orozco, Norma From: Greg Camphire <gac37@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 4:12 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you, Greg C. 92701 Sent from my iPhone 31 Orozco, Norma From: Nathan Taft <nathan@stand.earth> Sent: Tuesday,June 14, 2022 3:50 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento,Vicente; eComment Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan—creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. However, how can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviro Screen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, and/or making applying for environmental justice grants to fiend this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you, Nathan Taft, Ward 3 32 Orozco, Norma From: Alejandro <alejandrosobrera@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 1:49 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan— creating a path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. 33 Orozco, Norma From: dana chunknchip.com <dana@chunknchip.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:20 PM To: eComment Cc: elissa chunknchip.com; claudia chunknchip.com Subject: City Of Santa Ana - Budget Approval Categories: FYI My name is Dana Ebright, Operation Manager for Chunk-N-Chip. We have a shop inside the 4t" street market. Please approve the 1 .5 million in assistance in the 2023 budget for downtown assistance as the OC STREETCAR construction is decimating our community and will continue to in the coming months and year. Our May 2022 sales were only 41% of what they were last year(2021) and 21% of what they were in 2019!!! Our small business is struggling to keep the doors open and we really need your help. In addition, alter the CalPERS payment to reflect the actual bill when it is received from CalPERS so that the city can save funds and redirect them for the betterment of Santa Ana. Please, for the entire community, take this action. Sincerely, Dana Ebright 34 Orozco, Norma From: elissa chunknchip.com <elissa@chunknchip.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 11:40 AM To: eComment Cc: claudia chunknchip.com; Jana chunknchip.com Subject: City of Santa Ana - Upcoming Budget Approval Categories: FYI My name is Elissa Jackson, Administrator from Chunk-N-Chip Cookies, Inc. Please approve the 1 .5 million in assistance in the 2023 budget for downtown assistance as the OC STREETCAR construction is decimating our community and will continue to in the coming months and year. Our May 2022 sales were only 41% of what they were last year(2021) and 21% of what they were in 2019!!! In addition, alter the CalPERS payment to reflect the actual bill when it is received from CalPERS so that the city can save funds and redirect them for the betterment of Santa Ana. Please, for the entire community, take this action. Sincerely, Elissa Jackson Elissa Jackson I Administrator 1 (562) 225-3527 1 #chunknchip 35 Orozco, Norma From: Ricardo Martinez <ricardo@mycoffeemuse.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 10:54 AM To: eComment Subject: downtown oc streetcar consrtuction Categories: FYI My name is Ricardo Martinez from Coffee Muse on 4th st. Please approve the 1.5 million assistance in the 2023 budget for downtown assistance as OC STREETCAR construction is continuing to impact our community. We appreciate your support in this time of struggles. Ricardo Martinez Coffee Muse LLC 36 Orozco, Norma From: Tim Johnson <tjohnson@jlkrllp.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2022 10:23 AM To: Bacerra, Phil; Sarmiento, Vicente; Hernandez, Johnathan; Lopez, Jessie; Penaloza, David; Mendoza, Nelida Cc: eComment; Downs, Kathryn Subject: Budget Public Comment- agenda item #16 Categories: FYI Mayor and Council (cc Director Downs)...As you consider our upcoming budget(agenda item#16)this evening at the adjourned regular council meeting, I urge you to consider establishing a policy to formally define a Measure X Sunset Stabilization Fund. When this topic was discussed at the Budget Workshop on May 12t", it seemed to have support of the majority of the council. No one spoke in opposition to this item, however I believe at least 4 of those on the dais specifically spoke in support of such a fund. Below is an email with more information as a refresher to this idea. Despite the council support at the Budget Workshop, this idea seems to have gone silent. Now, I understand that some may say that Measure X(MX) is all general revenue and as such any Stabilization Fund would be automatically built into the general fund excess, however I believe that having a formal policy allows the council to keep this at the forefront of importance. This will be one of the most important fiscal matters that our city faces, if not the most important fiscal matters. It deserves the urgency of the council now and in the future. As Director Downs indicated in her presentation,the Ten-Year Outlook shows that in FY 2029-2030, there is expected to be a $16M budget deficit due to the decrease in MX sales tax rate (See page 4 of the Staff Report, "Ten-Year General Fund Outlook", picture below) primarily due to the decrease of MX sales tax rate from 1.5%down to 1.0%. If we do not plan for this now,we will be hurting in the future. A stabilization fund will soften the impact by putting money away today in order to have a softer landing in the future where we can spread the impact over a number of years instead of one big hit. Te -Vir MPWM FWW mufla* W9 ieW! �'NJ }w7 cu�a rra,• ,.M wee uu� �+ r NMI nM+ . +nr +4-1 ram...it The TgIFYear 4fkck cd aLes 1r*C~af FLInd fRd'y rumor 3 MsrlANJ WdgL4 Not Wa&we-X fewenue decfc-YAS i0 me Leib+{ummr df FY 2028•29 By FY 2M.37.Wk eXpW Yo havt m 3rxL.191 uedg�r*e° t t4 apploxawle l SIR llisn The expetted debit tEfriW�G�J MX is currently the reason that our city is able to do some great things. However, as Director Downs has indicated, without MX we would be in a deficit and MX is the reason that we are able to do some of the budget priorities today. However,we need to prepare for the sunset of MX and we need to do this now. Every year that we wait,the bigger the impact will be during the sunset period. I know it feels good to be able to fund everyone's budget priorities 37 but please consider our future city and establish a formal MX Sunset Stabilization now in order to plan for this decrease in MX revenue in the future...this should also be a priority albeit one that will result in delayed gratification. Please consider at a minimum formally setting aside the growth in MX revenue each year into the Stabilization Fund-or even a portion such as 50% of the growth of MX revenue. The council established the Pension Stabilization Fund and the refinancing of the pension debt which will help our future obligations, but it is simply not enough. A MX stabilization fund needs to be formally established now. This can easily be done by adding another layer of general fund reserve to the 18% revenue policy that is existing right now...18%of revenue PLUS the MX Stabilization Fund. Break it out in 2 separate policies. In the Budget Presentation, Slide 3 titled "City Manager Overview',the city manager indicated on the slide and in the presentation on last Tuesday,there is indication of a long-range plan for the MX rate reduction in 2029, however, I did not really hear what that plan was during the presentation. Maybe I missed it but the city's plan should include reserving of funds now in order to not have a drastic reduction in services to our city residents and businesses. Again, I urge you to formally come up with a MX Stabilization Fund in order to prepare for the future. Please do not rely solely upon the general fund balance compared to the 18% Reserve Requirement. In fact, during the upcoming budget season,the current proposal has a REDUCTION to the excess general fund balance of approx $21M. This is a big reduction. The estimated Beg Balance is expected to be approx$97.5M while the estimated Ending Balance after the proposed budget which you are contemplating will be approx$76.5M...again, a reduction of the general fund balance. This will still be beyond the 18% reserve requirement(18%of revenue) as set forth by the council policy but again,we should be trying to increase the general fund in anticipation of the MX sunset instead of decreasing it IMO or provide additional information to us all in terms of the entire MX sunset "plan". See picture below. Recapwith additions General Fund Summary Estimated Revenu@ $390,112,94Q Estirnaled8eginr0rM SalancrPS97,462,861 Recurring Baseline Spending 362,038,301 Net Activity 2,204, Proposed Additions to Recurring 19,121,149 Less One-Tune Spend ing 23 157,310 Transfer to Pension 5tabilitation 7,748,81.1 Estimated End ink Balance $76,510,Z10 NetRuurring Art ivity $ 2,204r679 18%Reserve Requirement 70,220,329 Rre postd ane-Tiwif 5ptnding 2.1,157,310 Exeexs Available $6,Z�4,401 2G Yes,there is about$23M of one time spending but when one-time spending is consistently done this can start to feel like recurring expenditures. In order to not reduce the "excess available",the city will need to limit future one time spending while controlling recurring spending to only the increase in revenue, but this will also mean we are not increasing the general fund reserve balance. Intentions and priorities matter here...I believe that the council need to put its formal priorities in place showing that its intention is to increase the reserves to prepare for the MX sunset. We do not want to be in the same situation that Westminster is in to where some serious budget cuts will need to be made which will only compound existing issues. Please consider putting your concern for the future MX sunset into a formal policy...now instead of later. Show your intentions and priorities instead of relying upon the general fund budget process that we have done in the past. Action 38 is needed now...residents and business owners in the future will appreciate the forethought and wisdom of the existing council. Thanks for your time and consideration to this matter. Your help with the fiscal health of our city now and into the future is an integral part of the health of our city. I appreciate all the work you and the city staff, including Director Down, City Manager Ridge and all of the staff that go under the radar here...this truly is a team effort. As always, I am available to discuss. Tim Johnson, CPA JLK Rosenberger, LLP (949)860-9892 (714)743-1065 From:Tim Johnson Sent:Thursday, May 12, 2022 11:10 AM To: Bacerra, Phil <pbacerra@santa-ana.org>; Sarmiento,Vince<vsarmiento@santa-ana.org>;jryanhernandez@santa- ana.org; Lopez,Jessie<JessieLopez@santa-ana.org>; David Penaloza <dpenaloza@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Nelida <nmendoza@santa-ana.org> Cc: ecomment@santa-ana.org; Downs, Kathryn <KDowns@santa-ana.org>; Mendoza, Steven <SMendoza@santa- ana.org>; Ridge, Kristine<kridge@santa-ana.org>; Flores, Rosa <RFlores@santa-ana.org>; Carvalho, Sonia R. <SCarval ho@santa-ana.org> Subject: Budget Workshop (5.12.22) Mayor and Council (cc other important folks)...today you will be having a budget workshop for the upcoming 22/23 fiscal year. Obviously,there is a lot to consider and we are fortunate that the City's finance team is able to provide you some really valuable information and you have sought some information from the public also. You will also be receiving the Measure X Annual Report(MXAR)today. I am on that committee although these comments are my personal comments since the annual report stands on its own and you should not take my thoughts below to be those of the committee, although it is very possible,that others or perhaps even all may have similar thoughts. One of the new recommendations in the MXAR is to consider establishing a Measure X Sunset Stabilization Fund. If you recall,the council discussed and I believe voted to establish a Pension Stabilization Fund whereby the city would utilize savings derived from utilizing pension obligation bonds to save for future pension increases so as to be better prepared in the future to handle increasing costs. I hope that this council can see the need to plan for the future sunset of Measure X and as such will strongly discuss and hopefully approve the utilization of such a stabilization fund to plan pro- actively for the sunset of Measure X. As a reminder a few logistical details about Measure X (MX): • MX sales tax rate is 1.5% presently through 3/31/29 • MX tax rate will drop from 1.5%down to 1.0%from 4/1/29 to 3/31/39 • When approved by the voters MX was expected to generate approx$60M per year • The most recent budget update as provided at the 5/3/22 council meeting anticipates that MX will generate approx. $84.2M for FY21-22 • In just 3 years MX revenue has increased by approximately 40% ($84.2M anticipated MX less$60M baseline MX /$60M baseline MX) • The FY22/23 draft projected MX revenue appears to be approx. $92M (see Director Down's current presentation)which is approx. a 6.8% increase. This is likely not only spurred on by additional spending but also due to the inflation we are experiencing on taxable goods. 39 I believe that the council is hearing staff and MX Committee recommendations to focus additional MX spending on one- time expenditures. However, a very good share of MX revenue is spent on recurring expenditures. As staff indicates on page 18 of the Staff Presentation you are receiving tonight,you will see that approximately$22M (or 24% of MX spending) is devoted to one-time spending while 76% is spent on recurring expenditures. Recurring expenditures generally increase each year. Mathematically,this means that when the first MX sunset occurs, if we continue to increase recurring expenditures at the same rate as MX revenue increases,that there will be a fiscal issue to contend with due to the drop in revenue by one-third ((1.5%existing rate—1.0%4/1/29 rate= 0.5% rate drop/ 1.5% existing rate= 1/3 drop). When we are spending 76%on one-time spending and the future MX revenue may be 66% of revenue, there is mathematically a 10%shortfall. We need to plan for that shortfall. There are multiple ways to plan for this...I am suggesting that we need to save today at a MINIMUM the increase to MX revenue received in a year over year basis in order to smooth out that decrease in future revenue. For the future FY22/23 budget being discussed this would be to save (or appropriate to a MX Sunset Stabilization Fund) approx. $7.8M out of the projected $92M revenue generated by MX. This$7.8M is the difference between the$92M FY22/23 projected MX Revenue figure and the most recent FY21/22 MX revenue projection. Another way to look at this is that we essentially"freeze" our utilization of the MX for annual expenditures at the FY21/22 level and "save" annual increases in order to prepare for the sunset period. This will allow for recurring expenditures to still be funded at present levels AND also continued use of funds for continued one-time projects also. Since our use of MX revenue for recurring expenses is approx. 76%whereas we will only have 66%of MX revenue available during the first sunset period, we will need these funds to keep recurring levels of services the same. Even this reserve method may not be enough, but it will be better than the alternative. Additionally, each year we wait to address this will only compound the issue. It is important to act now to avoid additional strain in the future. I know that this is a lot to take in but if you think about 76%of current MX funds being spent on recurring items whereas in the first sunset period our revenue will only be 66% of what we have now due to the MX rate drop from 1.5%to 1.0% you can see the problem-there is a 10%gap on what we spend (approx. $8M to$9M in dollars). Just to MAINTAIN services residents expect,we will either have to have other sources of revenue increase, cut expenditures, utilize other reserves, or have a vote to increase the tax rate again. In reality, it will likely be a combination of all budget items with a last resort of a voted increase. Further, during the first sunset period not only will those expected recurring services be impacted but one-time spending will have to go to zero without other corrective actions. When one-time spending is done annually, it certainly starts to feel like recurring items even when they are separate projects. Equally important as actually saving some of the MX revenue to stabilize the services that residents expect during the sunset period is the use of such funds. Now legally MX is general fund revenue BUT realize that the voters approved MX for reasons as outlined in the ballot language with an emphasis on maintaining effective 911 response, retaining firefighters/police offices, addressing homelessness,fixing streets, and maintaining parks and youth/senior services. If established,this fund should continue to follow that emphasis when it comes time utilize the Stabilization Fund. One only needs to look to our neighbors in Westminster to see what happens when sales tax sunsets are ignored. I am not intimately familiar with their situation but I hear it is not good and may get substantially worse. We should not be budgeting by emergency which is what may happen if we do not plan for the sunset now. There are some (many?all?) who may not be an elected leader when the sunset happens, however many of us residents will still be here. We need you to be good stewards of public funds by planning today for the sunset. We also must remember that this sales tax is paid mostly by our residents and businesses. This is a tax that hits us all daily. Taking a vote today to save money for the future instead of spending it on an otherwise worthy project today, may not feel the best today but I believe our"future selves"will thank us if we embark on this now. I would urge you to provide guidance to Director Down to provide a budget that establishes a Measure X Sunset Stabilization Fund for the FY22/23 year in the approx amount of$7.8M which is the presently budgeted difference between the$92M projected FY22/23 MX revenue compared to the latest 3Q budget update of anticipated MX revenue for FY21/22 ($84.2M). Many may say that we should really utilize the difference between the mid-year budget update 40 which would provide for a Stabilization Fund of$13M which if I was in a "negotiating position" may be a better starting point in hopes actually arriving at$7.8M but I will leave that to your group how best to decide the exact amount. Thank you for your time and commitment to our city. I am, as always, available to expand further at anytime you want. My contact information is below...feel free to reach out. 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I as thank you vote to approve the$1.5 million assistance in the 2023 budget for downtown assistance as OC STREETCAR construction is Handicapping many businesses and will continue to in the coming months and year. In addition, alter the CalPERS payment to reflect the actual bill when it is received from CalPERS so that the city can save funds and redirect them for the betterment of Santa Ana. Expectantly, Truman Severson 42 Orozco, Norma From: Katie Cox <kecox@uci.edu> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 11:50 AM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine;Jose Rea; Leonel Flores; Adolfo Sierra; Deputy Director Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, I am a UCI postdoctoral fellow whose research focuses on environmental governance, especially on air pollution and environmental justice in California and across the globe. I've worked closely with Santa Ana residents and community organizations like MPNA-GREEN for over three years, including helping establish the first community air monitoring network in Orange County. I've seen how this community's efforts have helped make Santa Ana's General Plan a leading-edge model of robust, progressive local-level environmental justice policy for California and nationally. I want to thank you for the City Council's support in putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan. Unfortunately, none of these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them. That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CalEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please continue to be the bold climate and environmental justice leaders we need by prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana. Thank you. Dr. Kathryn Cox Katie Cox, PhD (she/her/ella) Environmental Anthropologist I Postdoctoral Researcher UCI Department of Anthropology & AirUCI University of California, Irvine, 43 located on unceded Tongva and Acjachemen land 44 Orozco, Norma From: Tristan Miller <tristan@mansey.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 12:35 PM To: Penaloza, David; Phan, Thai; Bacerra, Phil; Mendoza, Nelida; Lopez, Jessie; Hernandez, Johnathan; Sarmiento, Vicente; eComment Cc: !City Clerk; Ridge, Kristine Subject: Public Hearing Item 16: Funding Environmental Justice Commitments Categories: FYI Dear Honorable Mayor Sarmiento and Council Members, Thank you for putting more than 50 environmental justice and related equity policies in Santa Ana's general plan. Unfortunately,these goals can be met without people to do the work of implementing them.That's why item 3.9 of the community element implementation plan calls for hiring an environmental justice staffer this year. How can this get done if this position is not included in the budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year? We can not wait another year to begin to bring environmental justice to Santa Ana. Over 24 census tracts in Santa Ana are among the most polluted in all of California according to CaIEPA's CalEnviroScreen. Communities with the most pollution burden are also home to our most vulnerable neighbors—people who already have health issues and are experiencing poverty. You have the power to correct these injustices, and follow through on commitments in the General Plan to address environmental justice for all residents by ensuring this position is added ASAP. This can be done by adding funding for the position into the budget, or making applying for environmental justice grants to fund this position a primary role of the new administrative secretary. Please prioritizing the funding of an environmental justice staffer in Santa Ana -this is key to the path to a healthier,just, and more sustainable Santa Ana for all and future generations. Thank you. Tristan Miller OC Resident and Business Owner Vice Chair Climate Reality Orange County 45