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Police Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/pd <br />Item # 41 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />August 17, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Police Department Metropolitan Division Funding Reallocation and Report on <br />Traffic Stop Data <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve Appropriation Adjustment Transferring Funds from the Police Department <br />Metropolitan Division to other Police Department Accounts, and Receive and File Report <br />on Traffic Stop Data (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Approve an appropriation adjustment reducing the Metropolitan Division expenditure <br />accounts (01114441 – various) by $1,103,360 and appropriate same to the Field <br />Operations, Criminal Investigations, Training, Crimes Against Persons, and Vice <br />expenditure accounts (nos. 01114420 – various, 01114435 – various, 01114410 – <br />various, 01114440 – various, and 01114470 - various). <br />2. Receive and File Report on Traffic Stop Data <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Santa Ana Police Department Metropolitan Division consists of the Gang Unit and <br />Major Enforcement Team (MET) Unit, and utilizes both traditional and community oriented <br />policing strategies to prevent crime, enhance community trust, and improve community <br />safety. The FY 2021-22 proposed budget for the Metropolitan Division was $6,697,510, <br />which was $1,103,360 more than the FY 2020-21 amount of $5,594,150. <br /> <br />At the June 15, 2021 City Council meeting, the Council directed staff to return at a future <br />Council meeting with a plan to transfer $1,103,360 in proposed increased costs to other <br />accounting units in order to keep the Metropolitan Division budget flat at the FY 2020-21 <br />appropriated amount of $5,594,150. Councilmembers expressed their support for <br />providing additional capacity to units that support youth community engagement, youth <br />services investment, and investigative units that support vulnerable members of our <br />community, including LGBTQ+ victims. In addition, the Councilmembers expressed <br />support for additional de-escalation training, sensitivity training, and the development of <br />a Trauma Informed Care training platform.