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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />FEBRUARY 22, 2005 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT RENEWAL FOR <br />ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT <br />VICTIM EXAMINATIONS <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />tf <br /> <br />/2ftJC2- <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with the Orange County <br />Health Care Agency's Child Abuse Services Team for medical examinations <br />of alleged sexual assault victims, for a one-year period in an annual <br />amount not to exceed $15,000. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Child Abuse Services Team (CAST), a division of the Orange County <br />Heal th Care Agency, is the sole provider of examinations for alleged <br />sexual assault victims in the Orange County area. Law requires that a <br />medical professional examine juveniles who are suspected of being <br />abused. CAST has provided examinations for the City of Santa Ana <br />Police Department for over 10 years. The examinations are performed <br />under the supervision of a nurse practitioner, and expert witness <br />testimony is provided when required. <br /> <br />On November <br />contract for <br />CAST, which <br />agreed to <br />authorizing <br /> <br />3, 2003, the City Council authorized renewal of the <br />a one-year period. The Orange County Health Care Agency's <br />has been providing service to the City since 1992, has <br />renew the contract. As a result, staff recommends <br />renewal of the contract for an additional one-year period. <br /> <br />25L-1 <br /> <br />CS 383 <br /> <br />