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• Ivan Enriquez, opposed to continuing with contract; avoid being a target for <br />Trump administration. <br />• Angela Pereira, spoke as a member of the transgender community, <br />concerned with the treatment of inmates. <br />• Ximena Alvarado, former detainee, opposed to extending contract with ICE. <br />Council discussion ensued <br />Councilmember Solorio, motion to direct staff to negotiate a contract with ICE <br />consistent with the terms of the 2016 contract; staff to meet with the Santa Ana <br />Police Officers Association and Service Employees International Union Local <br />721 to negotiate reductions or increases in staffing to adjust to the scope of the <br />ICE contract, and restart discussions with other federal and state agencies to <br />pursue use of jail space that isn't being used for ICE. <br />Continued to state that detention in Santa Ana will better serve the residents by <br />having detainees closer to home and not transferred out of state or area; allow <br />legal representatives to be in close proximity, also, City budget not impacted, <br />and will continue to support comprehensive immigration reform. <br />MOTION: DIRECT STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT WITH <br />IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOM ENFORCEMENT (ICE) CONSISTENT WITH <br />THE TERMS OF THE 2016 CONTRACT; STAFF TO MEET WITH THE SANTA <br />ANA POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION AND SERVICE EMPLOYEES <br />INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 TO NEGOTIATE REDUCTIONS OR <br />INCREASES IN STAFFING TO ADJUST TO THE SCOPE OF THE ICE <br />CONTRACT, AND RESTART DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER FEDERAL AND <br />STATE AGENCIES TO PURSUE USE OF JAIL SPACE THAT ISN'T BEING <br />USED FOR ICE. <br />MOTION: Solorio <br />VOTE: AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSTAIN: <br />ABSENT: <br />Motion failed. <br />SECOND: Pulido <br />Pulido, Solorio, Villegas (3) <br />Benavidez, Martinez, Tinajero (3) <br />None (0) <br />Sarmiento (1) <br />RECESSED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 9:59 P.M. TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY <br />MEETING AND RECONVENED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 10:00 P.M. WITH SAME <br />MEMBERS PRESENT <br />*Mayor Pro Tern Martinez left the meeting at 10:01 p.m. and did not return. <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 18 MARCH 7, 2017 <br />1 0A -18 <br />