Item 15 - Amendment to the Agreement for School Resource Sevices Officer at OCSA

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Police Department www.santa-ana.org/pd Item # 15 o`7, City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report November 4, 2025 TOPIC: School Resource Officer Services for the Orange County School of the Arts AGENDA TITLE First Amendment to the Agreement with the Orange County School of the Arts for School Resource Officer Services RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the agreement with the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) for School Resource Officer (SRO) services to provide OCSA the opportunity to collaborate in the interview and approval process of the assigned officer, and increase the annual contingency amount by $50,000 for Year 2 and 3 totaling $100,000, for a total aggregate amount not to exceed $906,127, during the term of the agreement (Agreement No. A-2025-XXX). GOVERNMENT CODE 484308 APPLIES: Yes DISCUSSION On April 20, 2021, the City Council approved a three-year agreement with Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) for the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) to provide school resource officer services from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2024. OCSA, a public charter school located in the heart of Santa Ana, provides a six -year comprehensive academic and conservatory arts program to approximately 2,300 students, from over 100 cities throughout Southern California, covering grades 7 through 12. The Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department does not provide a School Resource Officer (SRO) on this campus, as this site is a charter school. OCSA requested to continue this relationship to enhance the safety of its students and faculty. The City Council approved another three-year agreement for this purpose on February 20, 2024 and the SAPD is currently in the middle of the second year of this agreement. OCSA is requesting two minor clarifications to the agreement: A collaborative process for officer assignment that allows OCSA to provide input, while SAPD retains final authority;