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asked the section be reworded to reflect the shift. He mentioned the Platform will be <br />ready to be presented to Council after those changes are made. <br />6. Discuss Senate Bill 7 <br />In response to Councilwoman Michele Martinez's concern regarding loss of local <br />control, Assistant to the City Manager Mark Lawrence provided a high level update on <br />Senate Bill 7 as it relates to the City of Santa Ana. Beginning in January 2015, the <br />City has been in compliance with the bill allowing the City to continue to receive state <br />funding and to be eligible for funding opportunities such as Cap -and -Trade and <br />Proposition 1 Water Bond funds for infrastructure, Active Transportation Program <br />funding, Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant funding, Sustainable <br />Communities funding, Park Bond funding, and Education Bond funding. Although <br />local control is lost, the City benefits from funding opportunities, which for fiscal year <br />2013-2014, were over $45 million in state grants. The impact is projected as a $1.8 <br />million total increase to the City's reoccurring contracts. <br />Councilwoman Michele Martinez agreed the City benefits from complying and would <br />like to ensure that within the RFP process the City's Local Preference Ordinance is <br />followed. She mentioned this is where the City has local control and would like to see <br />City funds reinvested in the community. City Manager David Cavazos asked staff to <br />report to the Committee on the ordinance and its effectiveness. Mayor Pro Tem <br />commented that investing in local businesses has a multiplier effect and circulates <br />funds through the community. <br />ICE Agreement Update <br />City Manager David Cavazos reiterated the City is not profiting from jail operations <br />and noted the City had been subsidizing jail operations for many years. The City <br />Manager thanked the City Council, staff and Police Chief Carlos Rojas for their efforts <br />in securing the per diem increase. Mayor Pro Tem Sarmiento asked for clarification <br />as to whether the City notifies ICE regarding detainees' immigration status. City <br />Manager David Cavazos responded Santa Ana Police Department arrestees are <br />processed through the Orange County Jail and, based on the crime, are transferred <br />to the appropriate facility. Persons held by the federal government are outside the <br />Santa Ana Police Department's chain of custody. Occasionally, someone may be <br />arrested and transferred to the Santa Ana Jail but it is not a result of a direct booking. <br />Committee Member Comments <br />No comments from Committee members. <br />Future Agenda Items <br />Local Preference Ordinance <br />Legislative Council Committee Minutes <br />11GA4, Page 5 <br />