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W.S.B. PROPOSITION 204 (SAFE CLEAN RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT) <br /> <br />Water Services Manager Lee Harry introduced Metropolitan Water District Operations Services <br />Manager Jos6 Sfinchez who briefed the Council regarding the November ballot measure proposal <br />to issue $995 million in bonds for water reclamation, water conservation, and Bay-Delta <br />ecological restoration purposes. <br /> <br />6:48 P.M. - Councilmember Moreno joined the meeting. <br /> <br />Sfinchez distributed information packets regarding Proposition 204 to the Council and audience, <br />urged everyone to read the material, and responded to questions. <br /> <br />Harry reported the League of California Cities Orange County Division had adopted a resolution <br />in support of Proposition 204. <br /> <br />W.S.C. CITYWIDE COMPUTER AUTOMATION PLAN <br /> <br />City Manager David Ream introduced Information Systems Manager Tom Gergen who briefed <br />the Council on the Citywide Information Systems Strategic Plan. Gergen explained the <br />methodology used and noted major milestones in the Plan's development, delineated key goals <br />and objectives, discussed strategic principles such as using package application software and <br />adhering to industry standards, and delineated 10 major conclusions and 15 technical <br />recommendations. Gergen briefly touched on priority projects and the Plan's 5-year <br />implementation schedule, and provided benchmarking data that demonstrated Santa Ana's <br />investment in computer equipment, training, and personnel was less than several other comparable <br />California cities. <br /> <br />Gergen discussed the "Year 2000" problem (the inability of most computers to calculate dates <br />beyond 1999), and responded to Councilmembers' questions concerning both the Plan and the <br />Year 2000 problem. <br /> <br />W.S.D. STREET TERRORIST OFFENDER PROGRAM (STOP) <br /> <br />Police Chief Paul Walters introduced Corporal Rick Reese, Sergeant Dan Beaumarchais, and <br />Deputy District Attorney Randy Pawloski who briefed the Council regarding the Street Terrorist <br />Offender Project (STOP). Beaumarchais indicated the purpose of the project was to target <br />violent crimes committed by gang members, described the teamwork between the Police <br />Department and District Attorney's Office in making arrests and prosecuting these crimes, and <br />provided statistics demonstrating the success of this innovative approach to gang-related crime. <br /> <br />8:07 P.M. - Councilmember Moreno left the meeting. <br /> <br />Powlaski explained the procedures and techniques used such as "multiple house" search warrants, <br />detailed gang member histories, and post-incarceration interviews that contribute to successful <br />prosecution. Beaumarchais, Powlaski, and Reese recounted in detail how the Gang Unit worked <br />and responded to Councilmembers' questions. <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES <br /> <br />319 <br /> <br />OCTOBER 21, 1996 <br /> <br /> <br />