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CUP Nos. 2019-10 and 2019-11 October 14, 2019 Page 5 compares the number of such crimes in the reporting district as compared to the number of crimes in other reporting districts. In keeping with the standard used by State ABC and Business and Professions Code, should the Police Department determine that the reporting district has a 20 percent greater number of reported crimes than the average number found in all reporting districts, the Police Department will consider this information in making its recommendation. After reviewing the applicant's proposal, and reviewing the crime statistics for the area for the past year, the Police Department has no concerns and is supportive of the applicants CUP request for a Type 47 ABC license. Planning Commission Follow -Up from April 22, 2019 Meeting On April 22nd, 2019, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on this item. During the hearing, several speakers raised concerns with the existing operation of the restaurant. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Commission continued the item and asked staff to follow-up with the community in an effort to obtain solutions to the issues. On June 24th, 2019, a Community Meeting was held with the Madison Park Board, City staff and representatives from Mariscos Hector. During this meeting, several issues were raised, including concerns that tequila shots were being served in violation of Mariscos Hector's current ABC license, concerns with the operation of the existing restaurant at McFadden and Standard Avenues, loud noise coming from the restaurant, economic incentives for upgrading the ABC license, and a perceived overconcentration of ABC licenses in the area. The applicant responded that hard liquor (tequila) was not being served but an agave wine product, that the applicant for this project (Ms. Sebold) is in the process of obtaining control over the majority of the Mariscos Hector restaurants in an effort to resolve issues at each restaurant, and that the ABC upgrade would ensure the restaurant remains competitive with similar restaurants in the area. At the conclusion of the meeting, the participants agreed to meet again to continue their dialogue. On July 29th, 2019, a follow-up meeting was held that also included interested groups including Santa Ana Healthy Neighborhood Alliance, Wilshire Square and Memorial Park Neighborhood representatives. Further discussion ensued on identifying additional ways to outreach to the community, the creation of a Google Docs tool for residents to report incidents/impacts from the restaurant in -lieu of contacting the Police Department, and the need to transition the restaurant to one that caters to families. The applicant responded that changes such as revised hours of operation and incorporating breakfast items into the menu are being considered by the applicant. Following the July 29th community meeting, the Google Docs tool was intended to be used by interested community members to document restaurant related issues. Google Docs also allowed the applicant and City staff to provide updates to the issues that were noted in the document. In reviewing the document, members of the community raised several concerns directly to staff between July 30th to August 20th. Of these concerns, only three were related to Mariscos Hector, with the other four concerning an adjacent restaurant and possible brothel. The Mariscos Hector complaints included possible after-hours activities being conducted without approval, drug sales occurring on the premises, and an unpermitted expansion. Staff has 60A-7