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POLICE PROGRAMS Police Chief Raymond Davis reported that arrests and crime clearances were up; that the Community Oriented Policing program has been well publicized by bench ads, billboards, radio and TV spots, speeches to major groups and organizations. Chief Davis also reported that the Department has the highest percentage of minority sworn officers and the highest percentage of Mexican-American officers in Orange County; and that the Department is conducting many programs including paralegal, narcotics index, burglary index, traffic drunk driving enforce- ment. In response to Councilman Evans, the Chief stated that Home Inspection Program was conducted with CETA personnel. CA 47 CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Councilman Bricken FUNCTIONS stated that the Depart- ment of the Clerk of the Council should provide more outreach in communicating to Board and Commission members to involve them in more community activity and func- tions in which Council participates; that Council needs maximum support from the Clerk's staff to facilitate its own commit- ments. Councilmen Bricken and Evans suggested that daily delivery of mail to their business offices and regularly assigned secretarial assistance would help them in their role as Councilmen. CA 75 MANAGER'S COMMUNICATIONS The City Manager sug- gested that visual graph workload indicators might replace the lengthy time-consuming monthly reports now provided to Council; and that these would be developed and displayed in the Mana- ger's office or Council Conference Room (Sth Floor and Council Chamber) to keep Council informed on the status of programs and projects. He also stated that he wants to continue to meet individually with the Councilmen as often as their schedule will allow, perhaps over breakfast or lunch. DEPARTURE Councilman Ortiz left the meeting at 2:50 P.M. FIRE DEPARTMENT PROGRAM The Fire Chief, B. J. Thompson, stated that one of his goals is to offer more services for less or gqual cost; and he enumerated the goals of the Department. He pointed out that instead of purchasing new fire engines, old ones were being re-powered; that the Master Plan for the Fire service will include an evaluation of the paramedic program; that a Citizens Committee has been proposed to consider and make recommendations to tke Council for the Master Plan of fire protection for the City. The Chief stated that bilingual recruitment has been good, and is continuing. He further stated that he want~ to develop a program to contact families because loss of life is the greatest in homes; that the program would include home fire alarm installation and citizen education, using non-.sworn personnel for the latter. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 391 OCTOBER 16, 1976