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/a SECOND AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
WITH THE VERA 1NSTITUTE OF JUSTICE FOR SAFE CITIES NETWORK
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT to the above -referenced agreement is entered into on
November 5, 2019, by and between the Vera Institute of Justice ("Vera"), and the City of Santa
Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the Constitution and
laws of the State of California ("City").
RECITALS
A. The parties entered into Memorandum of Understanding No. A-2017-286, effective October
17, 2017, by which Vera agreed to support the City of Santa Ana in establishing a program
of publicly funded legal services for removal defense ("MOU'0.
B. By the MOU, Santa Ana became a participant in Vera's Project entitled "The SAFE Cities
Network," a diverse group of local jurisdictions around the country committed to due process
and providing legal representation to irmnigrants facing deportation and keeping communities
strong and safe. The MOU memorializes the agreed -upon principles for the Project and the
contributions of both Vera and the City.
C. On October 16, 2018, the parties entered into a First Amendment of the MOU; No. A-2018-
249, whereby they agreed to extend the term of the MOU until October 31, 2019.
C. The parties now wish to amend the MOU by extending the term of the MOU for an additional
one year until October 31, 2020,
The Parties therefore agree:
1, Section 1, Mutual Understandings and Commitments, is amended to extend the term of the
MOU through October 31., 2020.
2. Except as modified by this Second Amendment, all terms and conditions of the MOU, as
amended, shall remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Second Amendment to the MOU
on the date and year first written above.
ATTEST
CITY OF SANTA ANA
DAISY GOMEZ, CMC CRIST[NE RID
7Clerk of the Council rce City Manager
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APPROVXD AS TO FORM
SONIA R. CARVALHO
City Attorney
By: �kJ, .
LAURA A. POSSINI
Senior Assistant City Attorney
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