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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />September 27, 201 1 <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 />ATTENDANCE <br />Council members present: Claudia Alvarez and David Benavides. <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 />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.