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AGENDA ITEM TAKEN OUT OF ORDER — CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM 25D. AMENDMENT WITH U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) TO PROVIDE HOUSING FOR FEDERAL INMATES {STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 4A) - Police Department City Manager David Cavazos summarized proposed recommendation. The following speakers addressed the City Council on the matter: • Hario Cortez, program director for Orange County Immigrant Youth United, opposed to expansion of contract; welcome opportunity to meet with City Manager to discuss options. • Jessica Letona, detailed personal experience at detention center. • Christina Fialho, Co- Founder /Executive Director of Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC) is representing 31 women who were illegally detained; concerned with City's strip search policy. • Laura Kanter, concerned with treatment of LGBT detainees, lack of post detention services and suggested policy improvements. • Jorge Gutierrez, addressed Christina Lopez' 2 year detention at City jail. • Carlos Perea, representing RAIZ, opposed to extending contract and noted that officials were asked to cancel contract with ICE some years past and not expand services as being proposed. • Isa Noyola, representing Transgender Law Center, concerned that ICE has not addressed transgender prisoners; City exposed to liability. • Richard Wheeter, reflected on wife's arrest by ICE officials and jailed in Santa Ana for over 13 months. • Destiny Cano, student at CSUF and employee at LGBT Center, opposed to contract expansion. • Benjamin Vazquez, volunteer at Centro Cultural of Mexico and teacher at Valley High School, recommend City wind down contract with ICE - not expand services. • Ashley Rojo, student at CSUF, advocate for victim rights, urged a no vote on contract amendment. • Roberto Herrera, member of De Colores Queer, concerned with lack of medical care at detention facility. • Amanda Wallner, policy manager at Los Angeles LGBT Center, expressed concern with proposed amendment to contract; opined that basic needs not met. • Reverend Kent Doss, concerned with handling of transgender detainees, and strip searches; noted that ICE revised policy for transgender in June of 2015 and asked City to follow policy. • Peggy Thompson, member of Friends of Orange County Detainees, noted that service group offers counseling and services; opined that strip searches are unnecessary and possibly illegal. • Luis Sarmiento, representing Centro Cultural de Mexico, opposed to contract amendment. • David Mangikyan, representing UCI Law Center, concerned with ICE inability to treat medical conditions; medical negligence, need to provide basic needs. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4 FEBRUARY 2, 2016 1 0A -4