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Overview of the City’s Goals related to the Local Sales Tax revenue use: <br />Increase the efficiency & effectiveness of emergency response services by retaining firefighters, police <br />officers and paramedics - According to the FBI's Information Services Division, cities with a population <br />over 250,000 in the Pacific region of the United States have an average of 1.8 sworn officers per 1,000 <br />residents. Effective July 1 , 2025, Santa Ana has 383 funded positions which is 1.23 per 1,000 residents, <br />less than the regional average. Measure X monies have provided more than $28 million in funding to <br />improve emergency response times: <br />Additional police officers & specialized units <br />Ambulance service and Orange Country Fire Authority contract increases <br />Address the unhoused community epidemic- Santa Ana bears a disproportionately large burden of the <br />unhoused population in the region, due to being the county seat, with county-provided social services. <br />Using local revenue to address the issue will ensure that our residents will benefit directly from this <br />investment. Measure X monies have provided approximately $11.4 million in funding to address the <br />unhoused epidemic in Santa Ana: <br />Staffing for the Quality of Life Team (QOLT) and Code Enforcement <br />Encampment clean-up costs <br />Outreach & Engagement <br />Fix and maintain roads and parks- The City’s latest Pavement Management Plan (PMP) assessed the <br />condition of City roadways with an average Pavement Conditions Index (PCI) score of 76.3 out of a <br />possible 100, placing the pavement network in the “good” condition range. This classification was made <br />possible by Measure X, which has provided more than $17 million in funding for roads and parks. <br />Examples include: <br />Armed security for parks <br />Pavement maintenance, pothole repairs, and median landscaping <br />Park maintenance and repairs <br />Youth and Senior Services-Measure X has provided approximately $4 million in funding to expand <br />programming. Examples include: <br />Zoo, sports, recreation center and library programs <br />Youth Employment Program <br />Additional recreation center staff <br />For additional detail on Measure X funded initiatives, see the Measure X Expenditures Report on the <br />following page. <br />Use of Local Sales Tax <br />The ballot language called for the use of Local Sales Tax funds “To maintain effective 9-1-1 response; <br />retaining firefighters and police officers; addressing the unhoused community; fixing streets, maintaining <br />parks, and youth and senior services, and unrestricted general revenue purposes.” The City’s Local Sales <br />Tax captures a larger share of sales tax from online sales and less reliance on the transportation sector in <br />comparison to the State of California. The City generally prepares a Local Sales Tax spending plan in <br />excess of estimated Local Sales Tax revenue, in case the actual revenue is more than expected, the <br />spending plan will be backfilled by other General Fund revenue if it exceeds actual Local Sales Tax <br />revenue. <br />7