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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE PUBLIC SAFETY Minutes of Meeting March 24, 2008 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 5:40 p.m. at the Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic Center Plaza, 4'h Floor Conference Room, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE Council members present: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides and Sal Tinajero; Staff present: City Manager Dave Ream, Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Marc Martin, Police Deputy Chief Tony Harrelson, Fire Marshal Lori Smith, and Recording Secretary Janet Chop. Public present: Ret. Captain George Saadeh, Drs. William Wood and Eileen Walsh, Laura Morfin, Iliana Welty-Soto, Kim McPeck, Julie Stroud, and Glen Stroud. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approved Minutes of the February 26, 2008 meeting. 2. FIREWORKS ORDINANCE REVIEW, PLANS FOR JULY 2008 Chief Martin stated that the Fire Department had reviewed the existing Ordinance and were comfortable that no changes need to be made at this time. The education and enforcement components of the plan will continue the same as in 2007. Committee Member Alvarez requested that representatives from Public Works and Parks, Recreation and Community Services attend the next Public Safety meeting to discuss the impact of fireworks on park maintenance and street maintenance. 3. CSUF COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT Chief Walters introduced Retired Captain George Saadeh and Deputy Chief Tony Harrelson who presented a power point presentation regarding the CSUF Community Assessment Project. They introduced Drs. William Wood and Eileen Walsh of Cal State Fullerton University who provided the proposed comprehensive research assessment of the gang problem in the City and the areas that would be included in the assessment. Two members of the EPIC Commission, Laura Morfin and Iliana Welty-Soto, also spoke regarding the benefits of conducting the assessment. 13B-6