HomeMy WebLinkAboutCORRESPONDENCE - 65AApril 5, 2016
City Council Meeting
Correspondence
65A- OPTIONS FOR THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
Date of Sender/Representative
In favor of a temporary moratorium.
1, April 5, 2016 Mark Warrik
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In FAVOR of fireworks.
1.
April 4, 2016
Bruce T. Bauer
2,
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Steve Doughty
3,
11David
Hastie
4,
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Steven Mendoza
5.
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Cecilia Tompoles
7.
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Barbara Wall
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April 5, 2016
Lara Lei Bailey
9,
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David Wurts
10.11
Bea T. Tiritilli
11.
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Emmanuel Smith
12,
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Randi Eggulden
13.
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Genelle Johnson
14.
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Denisha McKenzie
In favor of a temporary moratorium.
1, April 5, 2016 Mark Warrik
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In OPPOSITION of fireworks.
1.
April 4, 2016
Heather Lenz
2,
April 5, 2016
Tom Lutz
3.
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Joachim Ziebart
4.
Page Lefever
5.
Jill Lee
6.
Mira Dukes
7,
Lucy & John Bateson
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Jane Ziebart
9.
Alberta Christy
In favor of a temporary moratorium.
1, April 5, 2016 Mark Warrik
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April 5, 2016 City Council Meeting
Item 65A
Correspondence in favor of fireworks.
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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: RE: ECOMMENTS - Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
From: Huizar, Maria
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:02 PM
To: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject: ECOMMENTS - Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 3:28 PM
To: Bruce Bauer <bbauer@brooksbauer.com>
Cc: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Lawrence, Mark <MLawrence@santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria
<MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Rojas, Carlos <CRojas@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Re: Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
Good afternoon Mr. Bauer,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your email. Your comments have been forwarded fortheir review and
consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.ore
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: Bruce Bauer <bbauerCa)brooksbauer.com>
Date: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 3:13 PM
To: "Pulido, Miguel" <MPulido@santa-ana.org>, "Martinez, Michele" <councilwomanmartinez@amail.com>, "Amezcua,
Angelica" <AAmezcua@santa-ana.org>, !City Council <ICitvCouncil@santa-ana.ore>
Cc: "Cavazos, David" <DCavazos@santa-ana.ore>, "Reyna, Roman" <RReyna@santa-ana.ore>, "Sarmiento, Vicente"
<VSarmiento@santa-ana.ore>, "Benavides, David" <DBenavidesC@santa-ana.ore>, "Tinajero, Sal" <STinaieroC@santa-
ana.ore>
Subject: Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
Dear Mayor, City Coucilmembers and City Manager:
As a resident of West Floral Park, I write in support of the status quo with respect to fireworks. I do not want the City to
ban the sale and use of Save and Sane fireworks.
The 4th of July celebration is one of the things that sets Santa Ana apart from other cities and makes us wonderfully
unique. The celebration is the ONLY time in the year that neighbors can gather together in their front yards to
celebrate a holiday. We routinely have a Piccolo Pete race for the children in the neighborhood to compete with
Piccolo Pete -fired plastic cars in a mini drag race. It is a highlight of our 4th of July celebration that begins with a
parade and ends with fireworks in the evening. If the City were to ban fireworks then we will have lost something
very special indeed.
Respectfully,
Bruce T. Bauer
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Flores, Rosa
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 8:27 AM
To:
Huizar, Maria
Cc:
Soto, Daniel
Subject:
FW: Fireworks in Santa Ana
FYI.
Rosa ,'Cores
City iManager's office
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From: Steven Doughty [mailto:stevedoughty@youngsmarket.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:28 PM
To: Pulido, Miguel
Cc: Martinez, Michele; Amezcua, Angelica; !City Council; Cavazos, David; Reyna, Roman; Sarmiento, Vicente; Benavides,
David; Tinajero, Sal
Subject: Fireworks in Santa Ana
Miguel,
I hope this note finds you well!
I'm writing you to communicate my support for the continued sale of fireworks in Santa Ana. Selfishly, as 41h generation
Santa Ana resident, I would like to see this tradition continued for further generations. I have so many fond memories of
our family hosting the 4th of July and having people from all over Orange County come and enjoy Safe and Sane
fireworks in a friendly setting. On Westwood, we block of the streets after the parade with about 250 neighbors and
enjoy a BBQ water balloon tosses, watermelon eating contest and finally the "safe and sane" Firework display. You
know I'm extremely passionate about Santa Ana and its uniqueness, it would be extremely disappointing if we lost one
of our unique attributes is Great City currently possesses.
Cheers,
Steve Doughty
Senior Vice President - National Accounts
714.307.4454 Cell
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From: Huizar, Maria
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:14 PM
To: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject: ECOMMENTS - Agenda Item 65A
Categories: Correspondence
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 1:07 PM
To:'David Hastie' <dphastie@gmail.com>
Cc: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Lawrence, Mark <MLawrence@santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria
<MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Rojas, Carlos <CRojas@santa-ana.org>
Subject: RE: Agenda Item 65A
Good afternoon Mr. Hastie,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.ora
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: David Hastie [mailto:dphastieCabgmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 1:03 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: Agenda Item 65A
Council Members,
I have chosen Santa Ana as my home for the last 11 years and currently reside in Park Santiago. Over the last
few years, we have come to enjoy the amazing 4th of July celebration in our neighborhood. We have a
neighborhood parade with home -built floats and neighbors and friends enjoy a day celebrating our freedom with
food, drink, and, as the day winds down into night, safe and legal fireworks.
While the council has been asked to consider the banning of all fireworks, including "Safe and Sane" legal
fireworks, I would ask that you consider the meaning of freedom --after all, we are talking about a holiday that
celebrates the freedoms we have in this country.
I have read the staff report. Although the Chief of Police notes the high number of calls for service for illegal
fireworks, he fails to show any direct linkage between the sale of legal fireworks and the discharge of illegal
fireworks. In fact, it is actually noted that cities that have banned the sale of safe and sane fireworks still have
issues with illegal fireworks. The only clear benefit I see noted by Chief Rojas is that it is easier for responding
officers to determine whether fireworks are legal or illegal because all of them are illegal. I would hate to think
that as a city we would consider taking away citizens freedoms by banning the use of a legal product for the
salve of making it a little easier determining who is using illegal fireworks.
Please do not punish law abiding residents of our great city for the illegal actions of a few. Keep legal
fireworks legal in Santa Ana.
Thank you,
David Hastie
2517 N Spurgeon Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: RE: ECOMMENTS - Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
From: Huizar, Maria
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:01 PM
To: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject: ECOMMENTS - Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 3:34 PM
To: Steven Mendoza <mendoza7@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Lawrence, Mark <MLawrence@santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria
<MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Rojas, Carlos <CRojas@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Re: Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
Good afternoon Mr. Mendoza,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your email. Your comments have been forwarded fortheir review and
consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.org
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: Steven Mendoza <mendoza7@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 3:29 PM
To: "Pulido, Miguel" <MPulido@santa-ana.org>
Cc: "Martinez, Michele" <councilwomanmartinez@gmail.com>, "Amezcua, Angelica" <AAmezcua@santa-ana.org>, !City
Council <!CityCouncil@santa-ana.org>, "Cavazos, David" <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>, "Reyna, Roman" <RReyna@santa-
ana.org>, "Sarmiento, Vicente" <VSarmiento@santa-ana.org>, "Benavides, David" <DBenav!des@santa-ana.org>,
"Tinajero, Sal" <STinaiero@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Fireworks - Please Allow Fireworks to Continue
Dear Mayor, City Coucilmembers and City Manager:
As a resident of West Floral Park, I write in support of the status quo with respect to fireworks. I do not
want the City to ban the sale and use of Safe and Sane fireworks.
Unfortunately I won't be able to attend and I hope my written request will resonate as much as the
public speakers.
On July 4 our street becomes red white a blue. I hope that you can understand how meaningful that is and preserve the safe
and sane fireworks.
Sincerely
Steven Mendoza
2122 n Westwood
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Huizar, Maria
Sent:
Monday, April 04, 2016 5:01 PM
To:
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject:
ECOMMENTS - Pro Fireworks in the City of Santa Ana
Categories: Correspondence
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 3:31 PM
To: ctompolesl@aol.com
Cc: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Lawrence, Mark <MLawrence@santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria
<MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Rojas, Carlos <CRojas@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Re: Pro Fireworks in the City of Santa Ana
Good afternoon Ms. Tompoles,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your email. Your comments have been forwarded for their review and
consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714)647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.org
From: "ctompolesl@aol.com" <ctompolesl@aol.com>
Date: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 3:27 PM
To: !City Council <!_C_ity,CouncilC@santa-ana.ora>
Subject: Fwd: Pro Fireworks in the City of Santa Ana
Honorable Mayor Pulido and Council Members,
My husband and I live in Fisher Park. Personally, I try to stay out of so called political skirmishes.
In our area, every 4th of July , friends and family gather together and enjoy neighborhood parades,
front yard barbecues , and we end the evening with our own firework displays with our neighbors
included. These are traditions that we have passed down to our children and grandchildren. God willing
our future great grandchildren.
I enjoy having American freedom and family traditions.
Please consider not banning fireworks in the City of Santa Ana
Respectfully,
Cecilia Tompoles
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Barbara Wall <1stcarsonator@gmail.com>
Sent:
Monday, April 04, 2016 10:41 AM
To:
eComment
Subject:
fireworks
Categories: Correspondence
It is my understanding that the City Council will be reviewing the status of 4th of July fireworks. I read that a
group opposed to fireworks in Santa Ana will attend and try to persuade the Council to make fireworks illegal.
Fireworks on the 4th of July is a longstanding cultural expression of Patriotism. I object to the council deciding
to ban fireworks for 'safety' reasons, as the data does not support that they are an undo threat to the safety of the
public. Most of the objections listed in the Santiago Neighborhood community sight are pet related. They are
concerned that their dogs and cats get upset by the noise. That is just too bad. I am suggesting that if the council
makes fireworks illegal, it is their attempt to restrict American Patriotism, and the foundational support for
banning them in the city, is racist against 'white' Americans.
In the Opinion section of the Register on April 4, 2016, staff writer John Phillips suggests that isolated cases of
misuse of 'anything', leads government to overreact and ultimately implement new laws abridging our
freedom.
What I have noticed in the past 4 decades is that there are so many laws abridging personal freedom of the
majority, that stem from the irresponsible few that don't take responsibility for their behavior. Laws shouldn't be
implemented when the stupid and drunkard members of society force more laws down our throats. Stop the
insanity! Stop protecting us. I feel like I'm in a straight jacket.
Regards
Barbara Wall
906 E Virginia Ave
Santa. Ana CA 92706
May your day be calm and productive.
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Flores, Rosa
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 11:08 AM
To:
Huizar, Maria
Cc:
Soto, Daniel
Subject:
FW:
FYI
Rosa Flores
City Manager's Office
X5222
-----Original Message -----
From: Lara Lei Bailey [mailto:laraleibailey@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:51 AM
To: !City Council
Subject:
I'm writing to express my concern over the fact that safe & sane fireworks might be banned from Santa Ana. I
have lived in this city for 25 years and have had a 4th of July celebration with family and friends every one of
those years. We enjoy having our own fireworks show and joining in to watch our neighborhood celebrate. I
understand that there are individuals who ignite fireworks that are hazardous and ILLEGAL but the general
population should not be punished for the irresponsible actions of a few. You cannot legislate common sense
and those who chose to participate in illegal activity now will not be thwarted by stricter standards. All that
will be affected by the criminalization of fireworks will be the law abiding families in the city. Please vote to
keep our wonderful tradition of fireworks for Independence Day and look for other ways to enforce the
ALREADY illegal practice of igniting firecrackers and bottle rockets.
Thank you,
Lara Lei Bailey
(714) 815-7161
Sent from my iPhone
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Flores, Rosa
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 9:35 AM
To:
Huizar, Maria
Cc:
Soto, Daniel
Subject:
FW: Fireworks to ban or NOT to ban
FYI.
Rosa Flores
City 34anager's Office
.x5222
From: dwurts58@gmail.com [ma!Ito:dwurts58@gmail.com] On Behalf Of david wurts
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 9:32 AM
To: !City Council
Subject: Fireworks to ban or NOT to ban
I love the celebration & traditions that come with celebrating the birth of our great country on the Fourth, fireworks
included! We have such a great time at our block party. Our guests who come to celebrate, marvel at what an All-
American throwback our neighborhood is.
Yes, there will always be bad apples who will use illegal fireworks and even those who misuse the legal sort, but
everyone shouldn't suffer for that bad behavior.
I love seeing our kids riding their decorated bikes freely around the streets (sometimes without a helmet - *gasp!*)
before dark and then everyone settling down in their lawn chairs when the streetlights come on, oohing and ahhhing
as the fireworks start. What about the piccolo Pete races - are those going to be gone, too?? Bah humbug - I say!!
We obviously don't live in a hermetically -sealed neighborhood. That's why our family moved here instead of Irvine
over 20 years ago! We love the rough parts and the beautiful ones - alike!
Thank you
David
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Huizar, Maria
Soto, Daniel
FW: Please keep fireworks legal!
From: Bea Tiritilli [mailto:beapsna@att.net]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 4:49 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: Please keep fireworks legal!
Dear City Council:
Illegal fireworks are scary and dangerous. Let's increase penalties and
However, please don't take away our right to Safe and Sane fireworks.
and make Santa Ana a July 4th a joyous destination for many.
Sincerely,
Bea T. Tiritilli
Secretary, Park Santiago Neighborhood Association
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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From: Huizar, Maria
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 2:14 PM
To: Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject: ECOMMENTS - 65A. OPTIONS FOR THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE AND SANE
FIREWORKS
Categories: Correspondence
-----Original Message -----
From: Flores, Rosa
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 1:52 PM
To: Huizar, Maria <MHuizar@santa-ana.org>
Cc: Soto, Daniel <DSoto@santa-ana.org>
Subject: FW: 65A. OPTIONS FOR THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
FYI
Rosa Flores
City Manager's Office
X5222
-----Original Message -----
From: Manny Smith [mailto:emmanuel.a.smith@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 12:57 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: 65A. OPTIONS FOR THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
Dear city council,
In regards to the possibility of banning all fireworks in Santa Ana, please consider the logistics of how that will
be enforced. The local police are already overwhelmed with current laws on the books and clearly are not able
to address the currently illegal fireworks problems. Banning ALL fireworks will not solve any of the safety
concerns that the citizens in favor of a ban bring up. A ban will criminalize people who would normally be law
abiding citizens for celebrating the national holiday in which the traditional means of celebrations setting off
fireworks, safe or otherwise. How would the already -stretched police force be able to respond to every single
sparkler lit on the 4th of July. Officers would have to make judgement calls on who they decide to cite, and if
they can cite someone who has a relatively benign firework because it is now illegal, resources will be diverted
from pursuing the real dangerous fireworks that are already illegal. If the officers decide to not cite the people
who set off benign fireworks in lieu of pursuing real criminals, then the ban becomes irrelevant, ineffective,
and wasteful.
Please consider that fireworks are part of a great American celebration every year. If safety is the concern,
vote to allocate resources to promote safety rather than arbitrarily making criminals out of the citizenry for
celebrating a national holiday with otherwise legal fireworks.
Thank you
Emmanuel Smith
Resident of Santa Ana
Trujillo, Rose Ann
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:01 PM
To: 'McKenzie, Denisha'
Cc: Cavazos, David; Lawrence, Mark; Huizar, Maria; Rojas, Carlos
Subject: RE: From Park Santiago Resident, Please DO NOT, Ban Santa Ana Fireworks
Good afternoon Ms. McKenzie,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsotoC@santa-ana.or�
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: McKenzie, Denisha [mailto:dmckenzie@laborlawyers.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:00 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: From Park Santiago Resident, Please DO NOT, Ban Santa Ana Fireworks
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Sent:
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To:
'Genelle Johnson'
Cc:
Cavazos, David; Lawrence, Mark; Huizar, Maria; Rojas, Carlos
Subject:
RE: Fireworks
Good afternoon Ms. Johnson,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsotoPsanta-ana.org
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: Genelle Johnson[
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 3:13 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: Fireworks
Tuesday April 5th, 2016 - Agenda Item
BEA. OPTIONS FOR THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
I oppose banning all fireworks in the city of Santa Ana. Banning the legal fireworks will do nothing to deter the use of
illegal fireworks - they are all ready illegal.
Trujillo, Rose Ann
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Good afternoon Randi Iggulden,
Soto, Daniel
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:02 PM
'Randi Iggulden'
Cavazos, David; Lawrence, Mark; Huizar, Maria; Rojas, Carlos
RE: Fireworks - Please don't ban them
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.or�
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: Randi Iggulden [
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 3:04 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: Fireworks - Please don't ban them
I live in Floral Park and I want to voice my opinion to the city council. I grew up with
fireworks as a family tradition for the celebration of July 4th and so did my two children
who were raised her in Santa Ana. We have spent so many 4ths on the street outside
with our neighbors - enjoying the company, enjoying our street, enjoying our city -
feeling privileged to be able to pass this tradition on to our kids, when so many in OC
cannot do that. It also has taught our kids about being safe and responsible - like most
"fun" things in life - if you don't do them responsibly you can pay a pretty hefty price. I
have yet to see a fire in our area on the 4th in our 20 years here - and we live on the
tinder box of the Santiago creek bed. We HAVE seen at least 3 fires due to drug users,
pot smokers, and homeless right behind our house - so if we are going to ban something
- let's start with the real problem and leave fireworks alone!
Living Happy!
Randi Iggulden
2461 Riverside Dr.
www.iloveskin.arealbreakthrough.com
I
April 5, 2016 City Council Meeting
Item 65A
Correspondence in opposition of fireworks.
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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Huizar, Maria
Sent:
Monday, April 04, 2016 5:00 PM
To:
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
Subject:
ECOMMENTS - Fireworks
Categories: Correspondence
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Monday, April 4, 2016 3:36 PM
To: heather lenz <lenzeeelenz@yahoo.com>
Cc: Cavazos, David <DCavazos@santa-ana.org>; Lawrence, Mark <M Lawrence @santa-ana.org>; Huizar, Maria
<MHuizar@santa-ana.org>; Rojas, Carlos <CRojas@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Re: Fireworks
Good afternoon Ms. Lenz,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your email. Your comments have been forwarded for their review and
consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.ore
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: heather lenz <
Reply -To: heather lenz <lenzeeelenz(@vahoo.com>
Date: Monday, April 4, 2016 at 3:32 PM
To: "Pulido, Miguel" <MPulido@santa-ana.org>
Cc: !City Council <!CitvCouncil(@santa-ana.org>
Subject: Fireworks
Dear Mayor Pulido,
I am a resident of Santa Ana and live in zip code 92706 and I am writing because I understand that
soon you will be voting on whether or not to allow to allow people in our neighborhood to
continue setting off fireworks. I implore you to please end this crazy practice! Around the 4th of
July people in my neighborhood set off insane amounts of fireworks, including illegal ones. Some of
the large fireworks rival the ones set off at nearby Disney Land. There is no way police helicopters
can fly overhead and figure out who is setting off illegal fireworks since they would be in
harm's way if they did. We can't even drive down our street because people are set up in the streets
letting of fireworks. The noise is over the top and worse, we have to stay home because we're
afraid of fireworks landing on our property and starting a fire. There have been several documented
cases of trees catching fire in SoCal because of fireworks and the people who set off the fireworks
never pay to clean up the mess they cause. We are in a drought and the practice of setting off
fireworks isn't safe. People can watch the Disney fireworks from several locations for free almost
every single night of the year and there is no good reason for them to set them off in our residential
neighborhood too. We are blessed to have green parrots and other birds in our neighborhood and the
loud fireworks are hard on creatures like these as well as other pets. It is also well known that the
extreme fireworks we have in our neighborhood bring traumatic flashbacks to war vets. The chaos
that is caused is also the perfect opportunity for gang members or terrorists to cause even more
problems. Please don't just consider the very vocal folks who love their fireworks. Many of us
hate them and fear speaking up because of the way we will be treated by neighbors in favor of
this crazy and selfish practice.
If I should send this email to specific politicians in Santa Ana please let me know.
Sincerely,
Heather
z
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
LuterLutz@aol.com
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 1:01 PM
To:
Huizar, Maria
Subject:
Letter to Council
Attachments:
04-05-2016 12;59;30PM.pdf
Hi Maria,
Could you please print and distribute the attached letter regarding the fireworks ordinance agenda to the Mayor and
Council Members.
Thank you,
Tom Lutz
April 5, 2016
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
RE: Fire Works Ordinance.
Dear Mayor and Council Members,
In the past I have been a supporter of the sale of fire works within our city to help our nonprofit groups
to fundraise their organizations in which for many is their sole source of revenue. However over the
years I've seen the Fourth of July celebration, of what is a fun event for families and friends, get out of
hand with more and more available illegal fireworks and believe it's time for a ban or moratorium on the
fireworks within Santa Ana until it can be figured out how to curtail the illegal ones. The evening of the
Fourth has turned into a night of "explosions", fires and someone being injured due to these illegal
fireworks. Not only that, in times past it seemed people were more responsible with the fireworks and
cleaned up when the night was over. Now you drive around town and there is the trash left for days
from the celebration making our neighborhoods unsightly.
I would encourage a ban or moratorium on fireworks to look into making the Fourth a safe and sane
celebration again. In lieu of the firework sale maybe the display at Centennial Park could be enhanced.
Sincerely,
Tom Lutz
1118 Freeman St.
Santa Ana, CA.
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Flores, Rosa
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 8:27 AM
To:
Huizar, Maria
Cc:
Soto, Daniel
Subject:
FW: BAN FIREWORKS
FYI.
Rosa Flores
City 34anager's Office
.X5222
From: tony ziebart [
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:31 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: BAN FIREWORKS
City Council Members,
In regards to the measure to BAN fireworks, I urge you to vote YES.
I myself have put out two fires due to fireworks and am always apprehensive that this will occur again.
The use of legal and illegal fireworks from June to the end of August has become disruptive and a
constant irritation to the point that we cannot even enjoy our own home quietly at night. Many people
from outside of Santa Ana come here because they known that many surrounding cities have passed
ordinances prohibiting their use.
How many more homes being burned down and personal injuries do we have to have in order for
people to finally take this as a serious issue. Is one persons enjoyment from fireworks more important
than a families home that may be lost forever. If you could guarantee me that no fires would be
started, no injuries would occur, or that any animals would not run away in fear I would not have
written this letter. But since you can't, I feel that you must err on the side of caution and ban the use
of fireworks.
Sincerely,
Joachim Ziebart, a Santa Ana tax payer
Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
FYI.
Rosa Fibres
City Manager's Office
X5222
Flores, Rosa
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 8:27 AM
Huizar, Maria
Soto, Daniel
FW: cities banned fireworks
From: Jane Ziebart [mailto:janekziebart@gmail.comJ
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:52 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: cities banned fireworks
P. S. to my previous email... There are 36 cities in Orange County which have banned fireworks.
Let's add Santa Ana to that list.
Trujillo, Rose Ann
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 3:58 PM
To: 'Paige Lefever'
Cc: Cavazos, David; Lawrence, Mark; Huizar, Maria; Rojas, Carlos
Subject: RE: Fireworks proposal 4/5/2016 meeting
Good afternoon Ms. Lefever,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.org
Cc: Mayor and City Council
-----Original Message -----
From: Paige Lefever [
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 3:26 PM
To: !City Council
Cc: Cherie
Subject: Fireworks proposal 4/5/2016 meeting
Hello,
I am unable to make the meeting tonight but felt it was imports make my voice heard regarding the firework ban
proposal.
My name is Paige Lefever and I am a resident of West Floral Park. I have lived in Santa Ana my entire life and my current
residence for 13 years. Although I am living in a family home so I have spent every holiday and every family gathering in
the home I currently own. As the years have gone by I have noticed the neighborhood firework displays getting bigger
and bigger. About 8 years ago we had a neighbor move in who brought the illegal fireworks around, before them I never
saw bottle rockets or heard M80's on the 4th. Back then we would have regular patrols of police and fire and would
direct them to the neighbors. I do not Know if they were ever fined, but every year this same family shoots off illegal
fireworks and every year I report them. About 5 or 6 years ago it began to get unbearable on the 4th. The noise and
smoke were enough to make me want to leave town for the holiday, but I had a wood shingle roof and couldn't risk it.
3 years ago I rescued a dog and discovered that she lives in absolute fear of the fireworks - both legal and illegal. Last
year was awful. My husband and I locked her in our bedroom with the TV on and turned up, the windows closed and the
lights on, the AC and fans on, anything we thought would distract her. It didn't. She dug a whole under our bed trying to
find a place to hide, she went to the bathroom all over the room. We are lucky she didn't try to jump out the window.
She never really recovered. Since that day we every loud noise - special effects on TV, a car backfiring, a gunshot , etc
send her into an absolute panic. We now have to Keep her on Prozac, had to change her food and have to sedate her on
a regular basis. This has cost me hundreds of dollars and will only continue to cost me more. She has also become
aggressive so I'm dealing with that now.
I also in the past year began volunteering on a regular basis and made friends with a man who served in Vietnam. He
told me that every year on July 4th (and the 3 days leading up and 3 days after) he has to sedate himself in hopes he will
sleep though the "festivities" and avoid complications with his PTSD. I can imagine we have hundreds, or more, combat
veterans in our city who need to do the same thing. It has really opened my eyes to the struggles of our Service men and
RTIOMI O
Last year the fireworks were the worse I've seen in my 38 years. The noise carried on well past midnight and the amount
of illegal fireworks were ridiculous. I actually filmed what was happening around me because 1 couldn't believe it. The
other thing I noticed was that we did not have one police car or fire truck drive down our street, every other year we
would see them 3-4 times in a 2 hour period. I assume the police and fire were just overwhelmed and couldn't keep up
with what was going on.
I would like to see a ban on fireworks because I believe that it will be easier to track down who is using illegal fireworks.
understand a ban won't stop people from using them but when the police and firefighters aren't overwhelmed by every
other house using some form of firework it will make it easier. I also believe the costs we are spending on the extra
coverage could be better spent working on lowering the rising crime rates in our city. I understand non -profits rely on
the money raised but I would like to know what that cost is. I can guarantee that the money the citizens of this city are
spending on sedating their animals, cleaning up after them, hosing down their homes in hopes they don't catch fire,
money spent on hotels to escape the city is far more. Also, when I think of the costs we are spending on Animal Control
to wrangle up all the animals who do manage to escape on 4th of July I imagine it to be extremely high. I run a dog
rescue so I am well aware of the sheer numbers of strays brought in on the 4th and 5th of July and the costs to tax
payers.
If a ban is not voted on, I hope you will at least set some strict guidelines. I would like to see less permits given out for
firework sales. Last year there were stands all along 17th and Bristol. I also believe there should be a change of the dates
people can purchase fireworks, perhaps they should only be sold on the 3rd and 4th to limit people starting their
celebrations days early. I also believe there should be a timeframe when residents can set off fireworks. We have noise
regulations in place so why not limit the times to between 8pm and 10pm on the 4th only. I also feel there needs to be a
higher fine for being caught with both illegal fireworks, but also setting off fireworks during unapproved times. Those
fines would increase revenue to the city as police and fire departments. It could even be given back to the non -profits to
make up for the loss from not being able to fundraise.
I am curious as to what the non -profits actually clear.
I hope you listen to each side carefully and weigh all options. I understand that the troubles I have with my dog are of no
real concern to anyone but me, but I also don't feel I needed to express my frustrations and fear. As this holiday gets
more intense and out of control I fear for the safety of my family, home and pets. Also, with crime rates rising in this city
I fear that the 4th of July will become a great cover for crimes that would normally be difficult to hide - shootings and
robberies, etc.
Thank you,
Paige Lefever
2110 N Towner St
West Floral Park
i
Alcala, Abigail
From: Soto, Daniel —
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 5:30 PM
To: 'Jill Lee'
Cc: Cavazos, David; Lawrence, Mark; Huizar, Maria; Rojas, Carlos
Subject: RE: anti fireworks
Good afternoon Ms. Lee,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.org
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: Jill Lee [
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 5:18 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: anti fireworks
1/ annoying
2/ dangerous
3/ scare dogs, cats, birds.... all wildlife!
4/ must cost City a bundle trying to rescue and house animals that get out.
5/ no reason 4th can't be celebrated with picnics, parades, etc....... don't need "macho" fireworks
Jill Lee, West Floral Park
1
Alcala, Abigail
From: Mira Dukes <miradukes@dslextreme.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 5:16 PM
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: Vote for fireworks ban
Dear Mayor and City Council,
Regarding the option for the sale and use of safe and sane fireworks on tonight's agenda both my husband and I would
strongly urge you to vote for a ban all fire works in the City. In the last few years it's become a huge problem in our
neighborhood (Wilshire Square) not only on the holiday of July 4th but at least three weeks before and one or two
weeks after, last year culminating in a power outage that lasted through the night that was caused by illegal fireworks.
I am not able to attend the meeting tonight but would like our voice in this matter heard. It is our strong feeling that this
ban should be effective prior to July 4 of this year.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Mira Dukes
Secretary Wilshire Square Neighborhood Association
1412 S. Ross St., Santa Ana
Alcala, Abigail
From:
Lucy Bateson <
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 5:10 PM
To:
Huizar, Maria
Subject:
Fireworks Ban for Santa Ana
Honorable Mayor and Council Members —
I thought after 38 years of living on So. Parton Street I had experienced the worst Santa Ana could offer for 4th of July
firework fiascos, but 2015 took the cake. The city was out of control.
It was frightening for me; I can only imagine what the Edison worker that night felt when we had neighbors whose
power was out because of a hit to a transformer by a bottle rocket and his job was to climb the pole to repair the
problem. He didn't. No sane person would have. And so those poor neighbors were out of power for eleven hours
while the poor man waited for the fireworks to subside before he would fix the problem. That is truly out of control.
The problem is too large to be contained. The police and fire personnel are overwhelmed. The existence of "safe and
sane" fireworks obfuscates the "unsafe and insane" ones to the point that the only possible way to control the problem
is to completely ban all fireworks.
Perhaps at a future date the city will be able to re -address fireworks stands. But at this point, the potential of danger to
life and property is far too high to consider anything but a complete ban.
Thank you for your consideration,
Lucy and John Bateson
1204 So. Parton Street
Santa Ana, CA 92707
DVirus -free. www,avast.com
Orozco, Norma
From:
Soto, Daniel
Sent:
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:16 PM
To:
'Jane Ziebart'
Cc:
Cavazos, David; Lawrence, Mark; Huizar, Maria; Rojas, Carlos
Subject:
RE: PLEASE BAN FIREWORKS!
Good afternoon Ms. Ziebart,
On behalf of the Mayor and City Council, thank you for your comments. Your email has been forwarded for their review
and consideration.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana I City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1 dsoto@santa-ana.orR
Cc: Mayor and City Council
From: Jane Ziebart [mailto
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 4:23 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: PLEASE BAN FIREWORKS!
City Council Members,
I URGE YOU TO VOTE TO BAN FIREWORKS IN O UR CITY!
People from all over Southern Cal flock here to crowd OUR streets, buy fireworks,
get drunk, set off the fireworks and vandalize OUR city. Why? because all the other cities in the area have
banned them.
There are internet and magazine ads circulating in OC that the place to PARTY and set off fireworks is Santa
Ana.There has been enough destruction of property and personal injury.
This has got to end!
Last year it was like a riot.
And many of the "fundraisers" are from different cities!
Bringing cheerleading squads and blatantly advertising the fact
that they are here from other cities to 'celebrate" because their
own city has banned them.
Jane Ziebart
very concerned Santa Ana citizen
(I am torn to leave town on the 4th to escape the madness or stay home and
protect my property ... we have to sweep the debris off our ROOF...
r U
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Alcala, Abigail
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:08 PM
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: FW: cities banned fireworks
From: Jane Ziebart[mailto:ianekziebart(acimmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 5:52 PM
To: !City Council
Subject: cities banned fireworks
P. S. to my previous email... There are 36 cities in Orange Cotwty which have banned fireworks.
Let's add Santa Ana to that list.
Trujillo, Rose Ann
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:53 PM
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: FW: Ban Fireworks in City
From: Magallon, Becky
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:52 PM
To: Soto, Daniel
Subject: FW: Ban Fireworks in City
From: Adchristy(aaol.com [mailto:Adchristy(&aol.cornj
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:41 PM
To: Magallon, Becky
Subject: Ban Fireworks in City
Mayor and City Council members,
For many years now members of the community have voiced a ban on the fireworks in the City of Santa Ana. It has
escalated to where the illegal fireworks have taken over our City to a point that residents stay home just to protect their
homes from fires that these illegal fireworks present. They continue from May to August in my area.
Last year, it was the most frightening 4th of July ever. I personally witness cases and cases of illegal fireworks being
brought to neighbors homes. Calls to PD and Fire were so overwhelm that nothing was being done. There is no respect
for rule, regulations, laws or the altitude who cares there is no enforcement. School Police came out to Valley High where
illegal fireworks were going off in its construction site. Our senior residents just go into a mortal fear of this holiday and
have taken medicine to calm their nerves. They have invested many years in this city and deserve to have a safe and
sane 4th of July holiday.
Only a ban will help with enforcement and protection of properties since people have this "so what who cares" mentality. I
urge you, as a resident and former Councilwoman, please vote to ban fireworks in our City until the illegal fireworks are
under control.
Sincerely,
Alberta Christy
• 1:
Trujillo, Rose Ann
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 4:48 PM
To: Huizar, Maria
Subject: FW: Counts: Support/Oppose Fireworks Ban
From: Soto, Daniel
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 4:38 PM
To: Cavazos, David
Cc: Lawrence, Mark
Subject: Counts: Support/Oppose Fireworks Ban
David,
The Mayor and City Council received 14 emails regarding Item 65A: Options for the Use of Safe and Sane Fireworks.
Below is the breakdown:
• 4 emails in SUPPORT of a ban of safe and sane fireworks
• 9 emails AGAINST
1 1 email in support of a one-year moratorium
Please let me know if you would like me to further review these emails.
Best,
Daniel A. Soto
City of Santa Ana City Manager's Office
20 Civic Center Plaza I Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 647-6900 1dsoto(�santa-ana.org
1
April 5, 2016 City Council Meeting
Item 65A
Correspondence in favor of a temporary moratorium.
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Mitre -Ramirez, Norma
From:
Sent:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
FYI.
Rasa FCores
City Manager's Office
X'5222
Flores, Rosa
Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:35 AM
Huizar, Maria
Soto, Daniel
FW: Fireworks issue - Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Agenda
From: Mark Warrick [
Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 10:06 AM
To: !City Council
Subject: RE: Fireworks issue - Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Agenda
Public Opinion Regarding Agenda Item
65A. OPTIONS FOR THE SALE AND USE OF SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
To the honorable city council members:
I am a resident of Santa Ana and have lived here most of my life. Having lived in other cities where ALL fireworks were
illegal and where the cities had giant public fireworks shows at safe parks and schools, I'm indifferent to the idea banning
all fireworks in Santa Ana. But perhaps the better path is not a total ban of all fireworks forever, but a temporary
moratorium for one year.
Last year was totally out of control with the illegal fireworks. The police don't have the resources to go after everyone. I
saw no police at all around and Disneyland grade fireworks everywhere.
It's difficult for police to figure out who is doing what, especially when they are surrounded by law abiding citizens. If all
fireworks are illegal, then there's no question when the police are patrolling which houses are firing off illegal fireworks.
The fines for using illegal fireworks need to be increased and attached to other revenue streams. As a model, in the city of
Orange, if the police have to come out to your home for a noise disturbance more than a couple times in a night, they
don't arrest everyone or kick everyone out - they just add a fine to your water bill for about $500 for "police services".
As it stands now, everybody shooting off the fireworks knows (a) it's unlikely they will be caught and (b) they probably
won't get arrested or fined. We need to make it so expensive to get caught that it's just not worth the risk. This is
regardless of whether all fireworks are banned or not.
I personally don't mind if ALL fireworks are banned. But I support the idea of keeping the legal fireworks if measures are
put into place to better control the illegal fireworks.
---mark
Mark Warrick
1048 Fairbrook Lane
Santa Ana, CA 92706