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Vehicle Sallyport - This space serves as a secure area where officers can transition arrestees from an automobile to the Jail for booking. This space is typically covered and large enough for one or two vehicles. The officer can extract the arrestee from the vehicle with minimized flight risk. The officer locks his or her gun in the trunk of the automobile or in a locker provided in the sallyport. This space can contain an area for the officer to complete reports and summon a Jail attendant for entrance into the facility. The vehicle sallyport can be totally enclosed with solid walls and a security garage door or semi -enclosed with fencing and a fenced gate. STANDARDS - None. EXISTING CONDITIONS AT THE SANTA ANA CITY JAIL FACILITY The existing vehicle sallyport provides adequate security, and can serve multiple vehicles at a time. There are eleven parking spaces, with adequate space for three buses, as well as a small staff Bar-B-BQ area. The sallyport gates can be operated by central control or manually by officers, if needed. The space for this function is 10,487 square feet. Observations and Evaluations - Consultant Evaluation Rating: 2.8 Very Adequate • Size of the vehicle sallyport is very adequate to meets the Jail's needs. • The vehicle sallyport gates break several times a year and are out of service for up to two days at a time. The original hydraulic system is usually the root of the problem. • Maintenance has requested two new operators for the gates at a cost of approximately $20,000 - $30,000 each, but have not received them. • Each main travel bar has been broken and had to be rewelded, leaving it out of service for approximately one week. • Even though gun lockers are mainly used for officers' cell phones, they should be replaced with sliding doors as flaps are a major safety issue. • The sallyport's open roof does little during inclement weather to keep officer and arrestee dry during transitioning. Appendix B. 65A-186