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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL <br />Valerie Amezcua <br />Mayor <br />vamezcua@santa-ana.org <br />Jessie Lopez <br />Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 3 <br />jessielopez@santa-ana.org <br />Thai Viet Phan <br />Ward 1 <br />tphan@santa-ana.org <br />Benjamin Vazquez <br />Ward 2 <br />bvazquez@santa-ana.org <br />Phil Bacerra <br />Ward 4 <br />pbacerra@santa-ana.org <br />Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />Ward 5 <br />jryanhernandez@santa-ana.org <br />David Penaloza <br />Ward 6 <br />dpenaloza@santa-ana.org <br />MAYOR <br />Valerie Amezcua <br />MAYOR PRO TEM <br />Jessie Lopez <br />COUNCILMEMBERS <br />Phil Bacerra <br />Johnathan Ryan Hernandez <br />David Penaloza <br />Thai Viet Phan <br />Benjamin Vazquez <br /> <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE <br />20 Civic Center Plaza ● P.O. Box 1988 <br />Santa Ana, California 92702 <br />www.santa-ana.org <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> Kristine Ridge <br />CITY ATTORNEY <br /> Sonia R. Carvalho <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br />Jennifer L. Hall <br />August 14, 2023 <br />Honorable Judge Maria Hernandez <br />Presiding Judge <br />Orange County Superior Court <br />700 Civic Center Drive West <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />City of Santa Ana and Santa Ana Police Department’s Response to 2022-2023 <br />Orange County Grand Jury Report-Human Sex Trafficking in OC <br />Honorable Presiding Judge Hernandez, <br />The City of Santa Ana, (Santa Ana) with all of its departments, is a single legal entity. As such, Santa Ana's <br />response to the grand jury is made on behalf of itself and on behalf of the Santa Ana Police Department <br />(SAPD). Requesting separate responses by both Santa Ana and SAPD is inappropriate and inefficient <br />since the Santa Ana City Council, as the elected leadership of Santa Ana, is responsible for any and all <br />actions and policies taken by Santa Ana entities. It is the only body authorized to act or speak on behalf of <br />any portion of Santa Ana. Given that separate responses would require City Council approval for each one, <br />and given that the City Council is authorized to speak on behalf of SAPD, a consolidated response is both <br />efficient and appropriate. <br />Santa Ana's responses to the Grand Jury's Findings and Recommendations of the 2022-2023 Orange <br />County Grand Jury Report-Human Sex Trafficking in OC ("Grand Jury Report") are set forth in the <br />attachment in accordance with the format required by Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kristine Ridge <br />City Manager <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Enclosure: Santa Ana's Response to Findings/Response to Recommendations