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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />March 23, 2010 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was convened at 5:45 p.m. at Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic <br />Center Plaza, 4'h Floor, Santa Ana, California. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Councilmembers present: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, and Sal Tinajero. <br />Staff present: Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Marc Martin, Deputy City Attorney <br />Theresa Judd, Chief Assistant City Attorney Jose Sandoval, Mgr. Will Hayes, Cmdr. <br />Doug McGeachy, Cmdr. Ken Gominsky, Sgt. Lorenzo Carrillo, and Loretta Tafoya, <br />Recording Secretary. <br />Public sign-ins: Connie Hamilton, Dave Brandt, Roy and Julie Melcher, Don and Shirley <br />Harrelson, Raul Godinez II, Ray Burk, Barbara Lamere, Carl Benninger, Matt Maciha, <br />Thomas Gordon <br />SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS <br />1 • APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Approved Minutes of the January 26, 2010 meeting. <br />2• GRAFFITI UPDATE -Will Hayes <br />Will Hayes spoke on the Graffiti Task Force 2010 Action Plan. The Task Force <br />Activity will be posted on the City Website. Will Hayes reviewed the comparison <br />Analysis ordinance amendments. He also stated 80% to 90% arrests are <br />juveniles. Based on information received from staff, the Courts have recognized <br />the City of Santa Ana as a victim of vandalism and have awarded the City <br />restitution even before these recent amendments. The Probation Department <br />collects restitution on behalf of the City and there is a good working relationship <br />between the agencies. Therefore, there has been no significant change as a <br />result of these amendments to state law. <br />3. DIAMOND WATER WELL UPDATE <br />Chief Assistant City Attorney Jose Sandoval stated that the residents signed a <br />resolution to release full authority over the well. Councilmember Sal Tinajero <br />was happy with outcome. Councilmember David Benavides asked if State <br />officials were aware of this issue. Jose reported that the State does know about <br />the problem and discussed available options. The State Officials preferred to <br />seek funding from grant sources rather than the imposition of a receivership. An <br />income survey of residents was completed and the State Officials believe that the <br />Water Company has an excellent chance of getting a state grant for transitioning <br />to City service. <br />