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Kitchen - Meals are required for the inmates being detained during any scheduled meal time. The facility in which the meals are prepared and delivered is left to the County. In some counties, this function is contracted with a private provider or the Sheriffs Department. Jail supervisors have claimed that a meal that is adequate and tasty goes a long way in reducing the anxiety of those being detained. In the design of a typical kitchen, there is a prescribed order of preparation and activity areas. For instance, the baking area (for preparing breads, cakes, and cookies) may contain the ovens, reach -in refrigeration, floor - mounted mixer, bowl and paddle storage within close proximity to one another. Other specific areas within a kitchen may include salad wash area, frying area, soups and sauces area, slicing area, sandwich make-up area, serving line and scullery, to name a few. Most designers will provide equipment and apparatus needed to support specific tasks within close proximity. STANDARDS - Title 24 is not specific regarding the space needed to prepare the meals. Title 15, responds to the menus, servings, administration, handling, clean-up, sanitation, diets, and frequency of servings, storage, and food handlers for the food service operation. Also cited are the Health and Safety Codes and the Uniform Retail Food Facilities Law regulations. EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE SANTA ANA CITY JAIL FACILITY The Santa Ana City Jail has a large kitchen with a full bakery that is sufficient to prepare enough meals for the number of inmates held there, even at maximum capacity. Most of the preparation areas in the kitchen are open spaces. The kitchen contains five refrigerators and six freezers. The dry storage and freezer areas are large enough to store meal ingredients for a longer period, providing the opportunity to take advantage of bulk purchases that lower overhead costs for the facility. Large refrigerator space allows for advance meal preparation and storage until needed. The kitchen also contains a staff break room, an office for the Kitchen Manager, one unisex restroom, and 12 lockers. The meals are delivered on trays and served to inmates in their housing units. The total space allocated to the food services area is 7,550 square feet Appendix B. 65A-167