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Susana Barrios
From:C. Deon B. <cbatesd@gmail.com>
Sent:Tuesday,
To:Natalie Meeks; Stephen Faessel; Norma C. Kurtz; Carlos A. Leon; Jose Diaz; Ashleigh
Aitken; Natalie Rubalcava
Cc:Public Comment
Subject:\[EXTERNAL\] Anaheim Team 2 Proposal Consideration Request
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Good evening, Mayor Aitken, Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava, and all District Council Members,
I am writing to you to ask for your support on the Anaheim Team 2 proposal.
My name is Clarence Bates and I have been an Anaheim resident for more than 22 years. My wife and I raised our
children in Anaheim because we fell in love with the culture and diversity throughout the community. When the city
was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, I began to see more neighbors outside getting to know each other; albeit
from a safe distance. I also saw the growth of homelessness and drug addiction and the problems that continue to rise
in our city.
We recently held a meeting in my community where Councilman Leon, Deputy Director Sandy Lozeau and Officers Lee
and Williams of the HALO team met with residents to address safety concerns due to the homeless encampments. I
applaud the city for being one of the first to take steps to tackle homelessness and drug addiction around the city by
implementing the CCRT, HOT, PERT and the HALO teams to help those in need. However, there is only so much you can
do for someone who doesn’t want help. Those who choose not to accept the help are causing problems within the
community. The problems that we are having along the railroad track crossing between #748008Y (Euclid) and
#748009F (Nutwood). These homeless encampments support drug use, violence, and theft to everyone within the
community. We are constantly dealing with fires, fights, trash and more importantly, safety concerns for everyone in
the community.
The initiatives in the Anaheim Team 2 proposal will help eliminate the ability for future homeless transients from
establishing an encampment along the railroad tracks, thus providing the residents in district 2 an opportunity to live
without listening to constant fights over naloxone injection needles and fires encroaching along the shrubbery along the
wall behind homes. In addition, passing the Anaheim Team 2 proposal will provide the HALO team with additional
support to address homelessness crimes around the city.
I support the hard work each member working for the City of Anaheim, including the hard work the fire fighters do to
attend to fires created by the homeless. Many times, the work you do isn’t seen and can be viewed as a thankless job. I
want to say Thank you! I am asking you to help us say “Thank You” to everyone supporting the homeless concerns
around the city by supporting the Anaheim Team 2 proposal.
Thank you for your consideration,
Clarence Bates
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