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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS The Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana Santa Ana, California We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the Air Quality Improvement Fund (AQMD) of the City of Santa Ana, California (the City), as of and for the year ended June 30, 2016, and the related notes to financial statements, which collectively comprise the AQMD's basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated December 7, 2016. Internal Control over Financial Reporting In planning and performing our audit, we considered the City of Santa Ana, California's internal control over AQMD financial reporting (AQMD's internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the AQMD's financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the AQMD's internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the AQMD's internal control. A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the AQMD's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance. Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or, significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified. -12- 2875 Michelle Drive, Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92606 • Tel: 714.978.1300 • Fax: 714.978.7893 Of locatod1Qe�tgi%lYsa Diego Con e