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<br />2 <br /> <br />4. ENFORCEMENT OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ON JULY 4TH <br />Fire Chief Garcia introduced the Fire and Police Departments' public <br />awareness campaign for 4th of July 2006 and then turned the <br />presentation over to Sgt. Lorenzo Carrillo and Cmdr. Jeff Owens. <br />8gt. Carrillo reviewed the educational and public awareness Iportion <br />of the campaign and Cmdr. Owens reviewed the enforcement <br />objectives and strategies of the campaign. <br /> <br />John Kelly, TNT Fireworks, spoke about safe fireworks and limits <br />considered to be safe by state law that can be sold as safe and sane <br />in California. He mentioned that some Assembly Bills are being <br />considered that will address issues of punishment of individuals and <br />trafficking issues from out of state. <br /> <br />5. SOLOMON PROJECT <br />Cmdr. Tony Levatino spoke about the Solomon Project that is a <br />mentorship program for at-risk youth. Councilmember Christy <br />provided further background on the Solomon Project. The program <br />provides intervention and the Gang Detail is identifying youths to <br />become involved in the program. Two grants are being explored <br />. under Project Safe Neighborhoods to help fund the project and other <br />churches are being contacted to also become involved in <br />mentorship. <br /> <br />6. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />There were no further public comments. <br /> <br />.,. <br /> <br />7. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS <br />There were no Committee Member comments. <br /> <br />8. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING <br />A. Fireworks Program <br />B. Strike Force Update <br /> <br />9. NEXT MEETING DATE <br />Monday, May 8, 2006 at 6:00 PM, City Hall, 8th Floor, Room 831, 20 <br />Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. <br /> <br />13B-2 <br />