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business hours may cause noise and related impacts on the surrounding community as customers enter and exit these businesses during the late night hours. (c) Crime statistics and calls for service in the City of Santa Ana and neighboring cities where cyber cafes and internet access businesses are located are significantly higher since these establishments opened for business. The Santa Ana Police Department identified 460 incidents occurring between January 1, 2018 and September 2018 at various locations in the city. These incidents have included criminal arrests to include the possession of firearms, possession of narcotics, possession of a stolen vehicle, and parole / probation violations. Since January of this year the Santa Ana Police Department has responded to noticeable increase of calls for service and officer generated activities. The Staff Report for this item, which is incorporated herein by reference, includes these statistics and calls for service. (d) Since the City Council's approval of the moratorium on October 16, 2018, there have been two additional serious incidents at and/or near cyber cafes and internet access businesses. One involved an altercation and the shooting of a female victim in an adjacent parking lot of a business allowing internet access and possible illegal gaming. The second incident involved the arrest of documented gang members by the Santa Ana Police Department for firearm violations and gang enhancements at an approved Cyber Cafe. (e) The Police Department reports its officers have spent a significant amount of time conducting surveillance operations around cyber cafes. This type of business appears to attract clientele involved in criminal activity. Several enforcement stops of customers entering or leaving such locations have yielded drug related arrests, evidence of drug trafficking, an influx of individuals on probation, parole, or wanted subjects. There is also the possibility of prostitution related activity gravitating to the parking lots and surrounding areas based on known subjects being contacted at such locations who either have prior arrests or contacts involving prostitution. Since the City Council's approval of the moratorium on October 16, 2018, there have been two additional serious incidents at and/or near cyber cafes and internet access businesses. One involved an altercation and the shooting of a female victim in an adjacent parking lot of a business allowing internet access and possible illegal gaming. The second incident involved the arrest of documented gang members by the Santa Ana Police Department for firearm violations and gang enhancements at an approved Cyber Cafe. (f) The City Council of the City of Santa Ana is concerned with increased calls for service, increasing reports of violent criminal behavior and related detrimental neighborhood effects associated with cyber cafes Ordinance No. NS - 2961 Page 4 of 7