Item 24 - FY 2023 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Grant

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INSURANCE NOT REQUIRED WORK MAY PROCEED CITY CLERK DATE, rr MAY 14 2024 EXHIBIT 1 Return FULLY EXECUTED Copy to City Clerk, M-30 US Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime Bureau of Justice Assistance N-2024-160 FY 2023 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking Memorandum of Understanding Enhanced Model to Combat Human Trafficking Project Between the lead law enforcement agency, Anaheim Police Department, in partnership with the Santa Ana Police Department February 2024 Introduction: Human trafficking in California is an unsavory reality, impacted by a foreign border, international airports, substantial shipping harbors, an internationally active entertainment industry, and the popularity of U.S. tourism to the state. As the third largest county in California and the sixth largest in the nation, Orange County celebrates a diverse population of over three million, with over 42 million visitors per year per the Orange County Visitors Association. Orange County contains numerous unincorporated areas and 34 cities; including the County Seat, Santa Ana, which has the sixth largest Spanish-speaking population in the nation. Orange County is a prime target for traffickers given the population density, the perceived affluence of residents, robust tourism and convention industry, along with its nationally recognized beaches, theme parks and home to world champion professional sports teams. Orange County has a multidisciplinary, anti -human trafficking model designed to combat human trafficking through identification, rescue and assisting victims of all forms of human trafficking. 1 The duration of this MOU will encompass the entire FY 23 Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking project funding cycle, anticipated to occur throughout 10/01/2023 — 09/30/2026.