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1.1F01 County Executive Office
September 16, 2016
David Cavazos
City Manager
20 Civic Center Plaza,8th Floor r
Santa Ana,CA 92701 cf) r.)
Dear Mr.Cavazos, ;, f
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The County is committed to safety and security in the Civic Center area and our meting last
week provided a good forum to discuss concepts the City is considering. In that meeting we
committed to exchanging additional information in order that the scope of the proposed actions
could be assessed and costs estimates developed. To date, the County has looked into your
request for 150 parking spaces for City employees paid at the City's cost, and we are happy to
accommodate your employees. Regarding the lighting assessment, we support the installation
of brighter lights in the existing lighting fixtures, and our staffs are working closely on a joint
assessment of additional lighting improvements. Also, the County is working to centralize
services for the time being at the former Santa Ana Transit Terminal (SATT). Once operational,
food providers will be encouraged to register to provide meals at that location.
The County is supportive of additional power-washing, trash maintenance and lighting
improvements,however, we have not received comprehensive information regarding the scope
of those improvements to ensure the effort will address the condition in the Civic Center. My
expectation is that the County would vote as a member of the Civic Center Authority, to support
higher levels of cleaning after review of a detailed scope of work that include specific levels of
service(i.e. method of cleaning, days per week,number of workers).
With regard to the City's proposal to increase security guards, enhance police presence and to
construct a public kiosk,we agreed in our meeting that the City would provide the County with
detailed information about the proposals(i.e detailed shift srherlule of the existing and_pr_oposed
police presence, justification for the level of staffing change, metric for tracking enforcement
effectiveness, location and staffing model of kiosk, etc.). This level of specificity is critical to
understand whether the additional efforts are concentrated clearly on the areas of highest
concern,and to ensure they result in the improvement needed in the Civic Center.
CCM 9/20/2016
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I am concerned that the draft September 20, 2016 council agenda item you shared with me asks
for your Council's support based on the statement that City staff is confident the County will
contribute $587,836 and partner on the relocation of the Needle Exchange Program. This
statement is not accurate. The County supports additional power washing, trash maintenance
and lighting improvements provided we are able to review the scopes of work in advance to
ensure they afford the level of improvement we discussed. Any funding related to security
guards,additional police presence or a public kiosk requires further consideration and discussion
once we have received the City's detailed information. Finally, the County does not have
authority in its legislative platform to act on the issue of the City's Needle Exchange Program.
As we work together it is important that we are clear in our communication, and that decisions
are made based on accurate information. I am glad that I had this opportunity to provide
clarification. I look forward working together on behalf of the homeless population in the Santa
Ana Civic Center.
Sincerely,
Fran im
County Executive Officer
cc: Mark Denny,Chief Operating Officer
Shane Silsby, Director OC Public Works
Cymantha Atkinson, Director Government&Community Relations