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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 16, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />IMMIGRATION LEGAL DEFENSE OPTIONS <br />NAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 161 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2n° Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Discuss the various options identified by staff to facilitate providing legal representation to <br />those members of the community that are at risk for deportation and discuss whether to <br />further pursue any of the following alternatives: <br />a) Partner with Immigrant Defenders or Other Established Providers of Legal Services <br />b) Establish a Joint Powers Authority <br />c) Establish a Central Location for Referral of Services <br />d) Provide Funding for a Legal Defense Fund <br />e) Pursue Vera Institute Support Grant <br />2. Provide direction on a different option or <br />3. Decide not to take any further action. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On February 21, 2017, a majority of the Santa Ana City Council voted to direct staff, in <br />consultation with the City Attorney's Office, to collaborate with state and county government, as <br />well as legal service providers and private stakeholders, to prepare to launch a coordinated <br />initiative to provide access to legal representation to Santa Ana residents currently at risk of <br />removal and who cannot afford an attorney. A majority of the City Council also instructed that <br />staff provide an analysis of all legal, fiscal and organizational issues presented and report back to <br />the City Council with recommendations. <br />The population of Orange County is approximately 3,169,776.' California is home to an <br />estimated 2.35 to 2.6 million undocumented immigrants. As of 2013, it was estimated that <br />t July 1, 2015 US Census Numbers. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/?ST045215/06059 <br />65A -1 <br />