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SCOPE OF SERVICES
<br />PURPOSE
<br />Cesar Vargas & Associates, a DBA of MENTE, Inc., (Consultant) respectfully presents this proposal
<br />to the City of Santa Ana for Translation and live, in -person, and virtual Interpretation Services, as
<br />needed, for City Council and other public meetings, workshops, interviews and various types of
<br />events. Cesar Vargas & Associates has ample expertise and experience in the technical aspects,
<br />including community engagement, legal language, friendly and relatable translations, and accuracy,
<br />as described in the BACKGROUND (I1) section below.
<br />BACKGROUND
<br />Cesar Vargas & Associates has been working effectively with the City of Santa Ana to achieve
<br />transparency to encourage diversity and public participation by all persons since about 2007,
<br />providing correct and accurate interpretation and translation services in a consistent and professional
<br />manner. The translations and interpretation services are imbued with cultural sensitivity due to this
<br />friendly and relatable experience with the evolving Santa Ana community over the past 17 years.
<br />To further this local connection and interweave the bond between the diverse Santa Ana Community
<br />and the Translation and Interpretation field, Dr. Cesar Vargas, Principal of Cesar Vargas & Associates,
<br />currently teaches some of the Translation & Interpretation Certificate and Associate's Degree classes
<br />at Santa Ana College. In addition, he is a Certified Trainer for The Community Interpreter's Program
<br />with Cross Cultural Communications, the only international training agency in the United States for
<br />medical and community interpreting, and cultural competence. Click here to verify status with CCC.
<br />Furthermore, for the past 29 years, Cesar Vargas has been Santa Ana Unified School District's Official
<br />Translator/Interpreter, connecting their message with families and students, which places him right at
<br />the pulse of the Community, for the family is the heart, and the school is hub of the Community.
<br />For all these reasons, Consultant has been able to provide accurate, transparent and accessible government
<br />communications to the majority of the Santa Ana Community for almost three decades.
<br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION
<br />Consultant desires to continue providing accurate translation and interpretation services and support,
<br />as needed, for the City Council meetings, outreach efforts, election -related material and flyers. As a
<br />unique, boutique Translation & Interpretation Agency, Consultant specializes in the Spanish
<br />language to serve Santa Ana's large and varied Hispanic community, as requested by the City Clerk.
<br />This includes, but is not limited to, the simultaneous interpretation of City Council meetings, in
<br />addition to special or adj ourned meetings.
<br />Consultant will continue to deliver professional translations that include technical language, such as
<br />legal terminology, technical documents, administrative regulations, and policy notices. Due to
<br />Consultant's background (see Section II above), we are fully familiar and entirely capable of
<br />providing administrative government terminology efficiently at the School, Municipal, County, State
<br />and Federal levels.
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