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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />OCTOBER 16, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE AMENDMENT TO THE <br />MEMORANDUM OF <br />UNDERSTANDING WITH THE VERA <br />INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE FOR THE <br />SAFE CITIES NETWORK AND <br />AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT <br />WITH IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW <br />CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL <br />DEFENSE SERVICES <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1 s Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Amend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Vera Institute of Justice and the <br />City of Santa Ana, related to the City's participation in the SAFE Cities Network, to extend <br />the term for an additional one year through October 31, 2019, subject to non -substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. <br />2. Amend the agreement with Immigrant Defenders Law Center to provide immigration legal <br />defense services to Santa Ana residents, in the amount of $85,000, for a total amount not <br />to exceed $150,000, and extend the agreement term for an additional one year through <br />October 31, 2019, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and <br />City Attorney. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The Vera Institute of Justice (Vera) is an independent, non-profit national research and policy <br />organization whose goal is to "[work] with governments to build and improve justice systems that <br />ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen communities." The Safety and Fairness for <br />Everyone (SAFE) Cities Network is an initiative that provides catalyst grant funding for trained <br />legal service providers to represent immigrants facing deportation, or removal proceedings. <br />Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) is a legal service provider with offices located in Los <br />Angeles and Santa Ana that provides removal defense services. ImmDef was selected by the <br />City of Santa Ana in September of 2017, following an RFP process, as the preferred legal service <br />25E-1 <br />