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Councilmember Solorio, will not support substitute motion; supports revenue <br />increase for youth and education programs; all functions of City government <br />cost tax dollars and detention facility not any different; staff to find equitable <br />positions throughout the City for displaced employees at the jail; also, City could <br />partner with Santa Ana Unified School District to assist with lay -offs. <br />Councilmember Tinajero, does not support deficit funding; need to focus on own <br />problems and not school district. <br />Mayor Pulido, noted that in 1994 the City approved a UUT tax to build new <br />police facility; facility build as a jail and would be difficult to find a reuse. <br />SUBSTITUTE MOTION: <br />1. Direct staff to meet with SEW Local 721 and the Santa Ana Police <br />Officers Association to negotiate reductions or increases in staffing, as <br />may be appropriate, to adjust to the size and scope of the US Marshals <br />contract. <br />2. Direct staff to re -start discussions with other federal and state agencies <br />to pursue use of jail facility space. <br />MOTION: Sarmiento <br />VOTE: AYES: <br />NOES: <br />ABSTAIN: <br />ABSENT: <br />`Motion failed. <br />SECOND: Tinajero <br />Benavides, Sarmiento, Tinajero (3) <br />Pulido, Solorio, Villegas (3) <br />None (0) <br />Martinez (1) <br />FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ORIGINAL MOTION: <br />1. Direct staff to meet with SEW Local 721 and the Santa Ana Police <br />Officers Association to negotiate reductions or increases in staffing, as <br />may be appropriate, to adjust to the size and scope of the US Marshals <br />and ICE contracts. <br />2. Direct staff to re -start discussions with other federal and state agencies <br />to pursue use of jail facility space. <br />MOTION: Solorio <br />VOTE: AYES: <br />NOES: <br />SECOND: Villegas <br />Pulido, Solorio, Villegas (3) <br />Benavides, Sarmiento, Tinajero (3) <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 17 MARCH 21, 2017 <br />1 0A -17 <br />