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Rev. N. Adiel A. DePano <br />Lead Pastor <br />saumcleodpcistor@gmail.com <br />Pastor David Jaimes <br />Spanish Language <br />saumcspanish@gmail.com <br />Rev. Adel Torino <br />Tagalog/English Language <br />revtorino@yahoo.com <br />Pastor Kitione Tu'itupou <br />Tongan Language <br />saumcgideon@gmail.com <br />Cecil Arceo <br />Director of Children's <br />Ministry <br />saumcchildrensministryL7a gmail.com <br />Bri Uipi <br />Youth Ministry Intern <br />bnuipi123@gmai1.com <br />Kerry Wright <br />Business Manager <br />saumcbusiness@gmail.com <br />SAN A ANA <br />UNITED METHODIST CHURCH <br />A Multi -Cultural, Multi -Language Ministry <br />2121 North Grand Avenue, Santa Ana, CA 92705 <br />(714) 542-2219; santaanaumcgrandsite@gmail.com; www.santaanaumc.com <br />June 7, 2022 <br />Mayor Sarmiento and the City Council Members <br />City of Santa Ana <br />22 Civic Center Plaza <br />Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />RE: Agenda Item 16: FY 22-23 City Budget - Invest in Community Care and Health <br />Santa Ana United Methodist Church is a Christ -centered community of people from many places and <br />generations that unites to be God's hands and feet in Santa Ana. We believe it is our mission to reach out to <br />and serve the community of Santa Ana and invest in its young people. <br />The ongoing pandemic has undoubtedly impacted the financial well-being of working-class families across <br />Santa Ana. It is imperative that the City Council prioritizes a balanced and equitable budget that meets the <br />material needs and promotes the well-being of Santa Ana residents. The Santa Ana City Council must invest in <br />Community Care and Health. <br />Santa Ana United Methodist Church asks that the Santa Ana City Council (Council) invest in community care <br />and health throughout the Fiscal Year 22-23 City Budget by adopting the following recommendations: <br />1. Allocate $1 Million to properly fund a robust and effective Police Oversight Board. <br />2. Allocate $150,000 of General Fund dollars to fund for grants to Community Based Organizations that <br />provide: <br />➢ Mental Health Services for Trans/Queer and LGBTQ youth, <br />➢ Re-entry programs and services for system impacted youth, and/or <br />➢ Counseling support and preventative services for youth. <br />3. Allocate increased funding for an additional staff person at the City's WORK Center and youth jobs within <br />City Government that are accessible to undocumented Youth. <br />4. Allocate increased funding for youth service programs within areas in City Hall and not within the police <br />department, such as those that can provide young people with access to skill development, recreation, <br />and housing. <br />Context Police Oversight <br />Over the last two years, a majority of this Council has voiced support for the creation of a Police Oversight <br />Board in Santa Ana. While the Council's Police Oversight Ad -Hoc Committee drafts a policy proposal, the <br />council must allocate funds to properly fund the Police Oversight Board. The Council allocated $141,082,500, <br />or 40%, of the 2021-22 Fiscal Year General Fund to the Santa Ana Police Department. The estimated annual <br />cost for an effective investigative -auditor model for police oversight is less than 2% of the annual Police <br />Department budget. <br />Context Youth Funding Priorities <br />Over the Fall of 2021, Chispa, Latino Health Access, Project Kinship, Invest in Youth, Alianza Translatinx, and <br />Santa Ana Youth Ballot held a series of focus groups in Santa Ana to hear from young people ages 14-25 <br />about the youth services they need and current services they receive through their school, city, or community <br />organizations. These focus groups revealed that young people want to see the programs and services listed <br />