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Home My WebLink AboutVERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICEA -2017-288 DocuSlgn Envelope to 83A75EF6-8C6D474A-9f 355061083362 The SAFE (Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Cities Network is a diverse group of local jurisdictions from around the country, convened by Vera, committed to due process and providing legal representation to immigrants facing deportation and keeping communities strong and safe, As a member of the SAFE Cities Network, Santa Ana will: x. Fund, at the level of $65,000 the legal representation of immigrants in detained removal proceedings. 2. Support the goal of representation of all immigrants in removal proceedings through the "universal representation model." By "universal representation," we mean that the only eligibility criteria for representation are r) residency and 2) financial eligibility. 3. Commit a Santa Ana government leader to be involved in the SAFE Cities network public communication efforts. 4. Assign the Santa Ana government leader or another staff member to act as the primary liaison to the network to participate in Vera -organized conference calls and convenings. 5. Contractually require that the legal services provider selected to receive public funding collect and share case -level data with Vera through the Vera SAFE Cities database and participate in interviews with Vera staff to support the evaluation of the Project. The information gathered will be key for developing evidence regarding the impact of representation across the United States on a variety of measures and could be used to inform future efforts to secure funding for new and existing representation programs. 6. Work towards obtaining continued public funding for the program after the first year. Vera will - i. Support Santa Ana in establishing its publicly funded removal defense program, including providing technical assistance to the City in selecting a legal services provider to receive the $65,000 of the City's public funding. VeraINSTITUTE ,F JUSTICE r::Date: August 21, 2017. 8 � <D co To: Robert Cortez, Deputy City Manager, Santa Ana, California zZ- � � From: Annie Chen, Project Director, SAFE Cities Network LU c LU :�* Subject: Memorandum of Understanding for SAFE Cities Network, a "t _ This memorandum documents the understanding between the Vera Institute of Justice ("Vera") and the City of Santa Ana ("Santa Ana," "the City"), regarding Santa Ana's "the (z� participation in Vera's project, the SAFE Cities Network ("Safe Cities," Project."), and memorializes the agreed upon principles for the Project and contributions of both 4m L Vera and Santa Ana, The SAFE (Safety & Fairness for Everyone) Cities Network is a diverse group of local jurisdictions from around the country, convened by Vera, committed to due process and providing legal representation to immigrants facing deportation and keeping communities strong and safe, As a member of the SAFE Cities Network, Santa Ana will: x. Fund, at the level of $65,000 the legal representation of immigrants in detained removal proceedings. 2. Support the goal of representation of all immigrants in removal proceedings through the "universal representation model." By "universal representation," we mean that the only eligibility criteria for representation are r) residency and 2) financial eligibility. 3. Commit a Santa Ana government leader to be involved in the SAFE Cities network public communication efforts. 4. Assign the Santa Ana government leader or another staff member to act as the primary liaison to the network to participate in Vera -organized conference calls and convenings. 5. Contractually require that the legal services provider selected to receive public funding collect and share case -level data with Vera through the Vera SAFE Cities database and participate in interviews with Vera staff to support the evaluation of the Project. The information gathered will be key for developing evidence regarding the impact of representation across the United States on a variety of measures and could be used to inform future efforts to secure funding for new and existing representation programs. 6. Work towards obtaining continued public funding for the program after the first year. Vera will - i. Support Santa Ana in establishing its publicly funded removal defense program, including providing technical assistance to the City in selecting a legal services provider to receive the $65,000 of the City's public funding. DocuSign Envelope ID: 83A75EF6-8C6D-474A-S 955061083362 2. Provide a catalyst grant of $roo,000 to conduct removal defense pursuant to a universal representation model to the selected legal services provider or providers in Santa Ana of Vera's choosing to augment the City's public funding for removal defense. Vera will establish a contract and Program Operations Plan with each legal sei vices provider setting forth the requirements of the Vera program, Vera's award of the catalyst grant is contingent on the City and provider's adoption of the universal representation model. 3. Provide a forum for government officials within the SAFE Cities Network to share information and challenges. 4. Provide support and technical assistance to Santa Ana legal services providers in the form of sharing of best practices and challenges with other SAFE Cities Network members, and periodic trainings. Vera will also provide support in creating and maintaining stakeholder relationships. 5. Provide strategic communications support related to the work of the SAFE Cities Network. 6. Provide program performance and outcome monitoring, with an eye toward evaluation. Vera will collect quantitative data from legal services providers through the SAFE Cities database and qualitative data from site visits and other engagements to monitor program performance, report progress and findings to funders and government partners, and identify important trends that may inform technical assistance and program management efforts. q. Support Santa Ana's effort to secure and expand public funding for removal defense after the first year of the program. Mutual understandings and cornuritments: t. This memorandum of understanding will be in effect from the date approved by City through October 31, 2018. The memorandum may be extended past that event to a date agreed upon by mutual, written agreement of both Vera and Santa Ana. 2, Vera shall at all times preserve the confidentiality and security of identifiable information learned during the course of the evaluation, Vera shall restrict the use and disclosure of such information to those persons or entities (including agents and subcontractors) that have been hired, designated, or assigned by Vera to conduct the evaluation. 3. All identifiable data collected by or provided to Vera for evaluation of the Project will be securely maintained by Vera staff, Electronic databases will be stored on a Vera computer and will only be accessible with a password. Data access will be restricted to designated study personnel who have received training to maintain the confidentiality of data. All research staff will receive a copy of Vera's confidentiality protocol and be required to sign it before handling research data. Docu&gn Envelope ID: 83A75EF6-8C6D-474A-9' 955061083362 4. Subject to the aboverrentioned confidentiality requirements, Vera has the right to publish any materials related to the work performed under this agreement. Any report published by Vera using City data pursuant to this agreement (1) shall acknowledge the support of the City, and (2) shall state that the opinions, results, findings and/or interpretations of data contained therein are the responsibility of Vera and not the City 5, This memorandum maybe amended only by mutual, written agreement of the parties. Either party may terminate the memorandum with sixty (60) days' written notice to the other. The foregoing is understood, accepted, and agreed to by Vera and the City: Vera Institute of Justice, Inc.: OocuSigned by: rgna'ure o .athorized Representative Adair Iacono Name of Authorized Representative City of Santa Ana: P Signature of Author ed Representative Raul Godinez II City Manager Name of Authorized Representative Approved as to Form (City): 134 Yft , J n M. Funk Assistant City Attorney Corporate Counsel & Secretary Title November 2, 2017 Date Title Date Maria D. Huizar Clerk of the Council