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MOTION: Reyna SECOND: Benavides VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Reyna NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Martinez Motion carries. 2. City of Santa Ana Fire Services Update Division Chief Scott Brown, OCFA, provided a PowerPoint presentation "A Year in Review" to discuss the new partnership between the City of Santa Ana and the Orange County Fire Association. Since April, 2012, OCFA has taken over the operation of ten fire stations in Santa Ana. All trucks have apparatus for firefighters and paramedics so they can provide EMS as well as respond to fires. Contracting with private ambulance services has provided a major cost savings for those who need to be transported to hospitals. OCFA will continue to engage with the community and is hosting a community safety day on September 8th at Station 75 on Walnut Street. OCFA has a new website which can be found under the City's webpage. (Item 7 was taken out of order.) 7. Jail Options A discussion was held regarding options being considered for changing the operations of the Santa Ana city jail. Jail Administrator Ann Matulin gave an update: Option #1) obtaining total cost recovery from the present contract agencies - Federal guidelines preclude the reimbursement of certain costs, indirect costs, so unlikely to receive total cost recovery. Going through process of increase review will take approximately six weeks or 90 days. Option #2) leasing the building — met with Sheriff's personnel who indicated an interest; however, the organization is currently going through their own cost analysis. Any decision is about a year out. Option # 3) outsourcing jail services — three companies contacted. One said no. Another interested in a hybrid operation where Santa Ana would provide management and they would provide line employees; we would still have to provide medical and food services. The last company expressed an interest in total operation. Option #4) closing the jail. An RFP would be the best vehicle to find out what definitive options are out there. Jail staff created its own committee to look, at and.review how we might be able to do things more cost effectively. ACTION: Committee Chairman Benavides requests Chief Rojas prepare a memo for the full City Council briefly summarizing the jail options presentation.