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• Congratulated the Police Department on the drop in the City crime rate <br />and thanked the leadership of the agency for their effort; <br />• Reminded all of the current baseball registration taking place <br />throughout the City at local parks. <br />Councilmember Benavides <br />• Invite the community to three events taking place in the community. <br />His monthly community hours at Jerome Park in the Senior Center <br />Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Black History <br />month celebration takes place Saturday, February 6, 2010 from 9:00 <br />a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the parking lot located at Civic Center and Flower <br />Street; "Memories of the 16th President" takes place at 211 Civic <br />Center from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and there will be an Open House <br />for Kids Day; <br />• Commended the Police Department and other agencies for their efforts <br />to keep neighborhoods safe. <br />Mayor Pro Tern Alvarez <br />• Wished all a Happy Valentine's <br />celebrate in downtown Santa Ana. <br />Day and invited the community to <br />Councilmember Sarmiento <br />• Thanked the Executive Director of Community Development and staff <br />for their efforts to obtain $10 million in funds for the City's housing <br />programs; <br />• Asked staff to research the impact of the early -release of prisoners <br />program on the City of Santa Ana as well as level of offenders <br />released and drop-off points. <br />Councilmember Martinez <br />• Requested that we adjourned in memory of Jonathan Green, a Public <br />Works Agency employee, who passed away on January 27, 2010; <br />• Thanked the Executive Director of Community Development and staff <br />for their efforts in the economic redevelopment of the City and the <br />outreach done; <br />• Invited the community to the Black History Month celebration and <br />commented on a recent visit to the Brown Temple celebration of being <br />established in the City since 1974; <br />• Commented on the Public Safety Committee's efforts to combat graffiti. <br />Requested more GIS data to target areas impacted by graffiti; <br />• Invited the public to apply for the Redistricting Commission before the <br />February 12, 2010 deadline at www.wedrawthelines.ca.00v <br />Councilmember Bustamante <br />• Commented on the large amount of graffiti along the Bristol Street <br />Corridor and stated the area needs more attention especially for the <br />newly constructed block walls; <br />CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 13 FEBRUARY 1, 2010 <br />