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EXHIBIT 1 <br />FIRST AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />WITH THE VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE FOR SAFE CITIES NETWORK <br />THIS FIRST AMENDMENT to the above -referenced agreement is entered into on October 16, <br />2018, by and between the Vera Institute of Justice ("Vera"), and the City of Santa Ana, a charter <br />city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and laws of the State <br />of California ("City"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The parties entered into Memorandum of Understanding No. A-2017-286, effective October <br />17, 2017, by which Vera agreed to support the City of Santa Ana in establishing a program <br />of publicly funded legal services for removal defense ("MOU'�. <br />B. By the MOU, Santa Ana became a participant in Vera's Project entitled "The SAFE Cities <br />Network," a diverse group of local jurisdictions around the country committed to due process <br />and providing legal representation to immigrants facing deportation and keeping communities <br />strong and safe. The MOU memorializes the agreed-upon principles for the Project and the <br />contributions of both Vera and the City. <br />C. The MOU remains in effect through October 31, 2018, with provision for extension, and the <br />parties now wish to amend the MOU by extending the term of the MOU. <br />The Parties therefore agree: <br />1. Section 1, Mutual Understandings and Commitments, is amended to extend the term of the <br />MOU through October 31, 2019. <br />2. Except as modified by this First Amendment, all terms and conditions of the MOU shall remain <br />in full force and effect. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this First Amendment to the MOU on <br />the date and year first written above. <br />ATTEST <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />MARIA D. HUIZAR RAUL GODINEZ II <br />Clerk of the Council City Manager <br />- signatures continue on next page - <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />25E-5 <br />