2019-04-23 PUBLIC SAFETY, CODE ENFORCEMENT & NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT

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well as the number of additional officers projected to be hired the remainder of 2019. Additionally, Deputy Chief Esparza shared list of over forty recruitment events Santa Ana Recruitment team has participated in and the effectiveness of each event making Santa Ana PD known throughout the state. Deputy Chief Esparza shared an additional list of resources implemented to increase and streamline hiring process. Additionally, he provided an organizational chart for PD Human Resources Division to identify the updated restructuring of the division. Per request made in last City Council Meeting, Deputy Chief Esparza provided the average number of officers per thousand resident with comparison to other cities. The Council Committee shared dialogue with Staff about recruitment/retainment efforts, asked questions and offered support of recruitment efforts. ACTION Vice Chair Penaloza asked staff to look into paid sponsorship/boosting of social media post in regards to recruitment to ensure continued interest to apply to Santa Ana PD. 4. Update on Park Ranger Recruitment — Deputy Chief Enrique Esparza and Director of Parks, Rec. & Community Services Lisa Rudloff Deputy Chief Esparza provided a verbal update on recruitment efforts for the Park Ranger position with one applicant currently in the backgrounds phase. He mentioned there is little to no interest in this position because the threshold is the same to be a police officer and time is then invested in pursuing that career path. Chief Valentin gave a background on recruitment for this position with previously hiring retired Santa Ana police officers but had to do away with it due to PERS regulation. In order to address immediate concern in safety especially in the evening, Chief Valentin had previously suggested hiring private security to secure bathrooms, observe and report any criminal activity. Vice Chair Penaloza expressed his hesitance in this option because of a disconnect it would cause with Santa Ana residents. Deputy Chief Gominsky shared he had previously looked into other agencies retirees and their interest in becoming a park ranger, such as LAPD, LASD and OCSD as an alternative to address PERS issue. He reported that commitment and interest for this job would not be the same in comparison to a Santa Ana PD retiree. Director of Parks and Rec. Lisa Rudloff expressed that the current immediate concern is locking the bathrooms in the evening. She shared that her staff has been injured on several occasions. In response to this, Director Rudloff stated there is an RFP in the works to bring in private unarmed security to lock bathrooms in various parks. Director Rudloff mention she will be looking into alternatives to address locking bathrooms and their redesign to meet these needs.