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<br />SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />January 9, 2006 <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was convened at 6:10 p.m. in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th <br />Floor, Room 831, Santa Ana, California. <br /> <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Council members present: Alberta Christy, Claudia Alvarez. Councilmember <br />Carlos Bustamante absent. <br /> <br />Staff present: Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters, <br />Fire Chief Phil Garcia, Lt. Dave Jones and Sgt. John Folio. <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br />1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> <br />Approved Minutes of the July 11, 2005 meeting. <br /> <br />2. TOWING COMPANIES UPDATE <br /> <br />Lt. Dave Jones reviewed the latest patrol or predatory towing practices <br />and the Ninth Circuit Court ruling regarding patrol towing. He said the <br />Police Department will continue to monitor all tow companies operating in <br />the City of Santa Ana to ensure that they are operating according to CVC <br />22658(L)(I). <br /> <br />3. RED LIGHT PROGRAM ENFORCEMENT AND REVENUE <br /> <br />Lt. Dave Jones reviewed the Automated Red Light Camera System <br />(ARLCS) and updated the Committee on the effects of the program <br />during 2005. There are presently 19 cameras fully operational. <br />Total revenue received from the ARLCS from January 2004 through <br />November 2005 was $3,407,066. During that same time frame, total <br />expenditures for vendor services were $1,931,036 for a net gain of <br />$1,476,030. During this time, the City experienced a 13% decrease <br />in injury related collisions resulting from red light violations, and a <br />23% decrease in all red light related collisions citywide. <br />