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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br /> PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> Minutes of Meeting <br /> September 27, 2011 <br /> <br /> <br /> CALL TO ORDER <br /> The meeting was convened at 6:15 P.M. at Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic Center <br /> Plaza, Police Community Room, Santa Ana, California. <br /> <br /> ATTENDANCE <br /> Council members present: Claudia Alvarez and David Benavides. <br /> <br /> Staff present: Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Dave Thomas, Assistant City Attorney <br /> Teresa Judd, Deputy Chief Carlos Rojas, Commander Ken Gominsky, and Loretta Tafoya, <br /> Recording Secretary. <br /> Public sign-ins: Sharon Portman, Mark Lopez, Irma Macias, Miguel Hernandez, Paty Madueno, <br /> Jose Tinajero, Andrew Galvin, Teresa Dang, Hermalindo Saldana, Elsa Munoz, Juan Goday. <br /> SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS <br /> <br /> 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> Minutes approved of the August 10, 2011 meeting. <br /> 2. IMPOUND POLICY UPDATE <br /> Deputy Chief Rojas reviewed the Impound Policy with the recommendations. <br /> Recommendation #1 - Officer allow the driver 25 minutes to contact and summons <br /> another licensed driver to the scene, the Police Department used the verbiage similar to <br /> that in the San Francisco Police Department policy was used, requiring an officer to wait <br /> a minimum of 20 minutes from the time the driver is notified that he/she may summons <br /> someone to the scene to take custody of their vehicle. Deputy Chief Rojas stated in <br /> reality, it would take approximately 30 minutes. Committee member Benavides asked, <br /> when does the time begin? DC Rojas stated that time begins once the driver is notified <br /> and the tow truck is called. The time is documented through Communications and the <br /> tow company. Committee member Benavides asked about discrepancies with the time <br /> and how does it get documented. Police Chief Walters reiterated that everything is <br /> documented through Communications. Committee member Benavides wanted to make <br /> sure the driver is protected. DC Rojas stated the call is not only stamped through <br /> communications, the report and ultimately, the tow company also records the time. <br /> Recommendation #2 - Officer will allow a licensed driver at the scene to take custody of <br /> the vehicle. The current policy already allows for a licensed driver to take custody of the <br /> vehicle under certain conditions. Committee member Benavides asked if only the <br /> registered owner can pick up the vehicle and how does the officer know who owns the <br /> vehicle? Deputy Chief Rojas stated the officer has to make sure the driver is valid and <br /> stated Records can check ownership. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 13B-1 <br />