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~x arrc TONY RACKAUCKAS ORANGE COUNTY E)ISTRIC'T ATTORNEY 9o£CO` ~ ~~op ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 401 CIVIC CENTER ORIVE WEST SANTA ANA, CA 92701 (714) 834-3636 May 14, 2012 Miguel Pulido, Mayor City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza Post Office Box 1988, M31 Santa Ana, CA 92701 Re: Orange County Sex Offender Ordinance Dear Mayor Pulido: Thank you for taking a large step toward increasing public safety by considering enacting an ordinance in your city to prohibit registered sex offenders from entering parks where children regularly gather. Your Council had a Public Safety Committee study session recently, and 1 understand you may be meeting on May 21, 2012, to modify Santa Ana's child safety zone ordinance to incorporate the County Ordinance- As I wrote to you previously, the Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a County Ordinance on April 5, 2011, to create child safety zones to protect children from sexual predators in parks, playgrounds and beaches. Many other cities have either enacted or are in the process of enacting their own ordinance to protect children from sexual predators. On Nov_ 14, 2011, Hugo Godinez was convicted in a court trial for violating the Orange County Codified Child Safety Zone Ordinance 3-18-1. He is required to register as a sex offender for life because he was convicted of misdemeanor sexual battery on June 23, 2010_ On Aug_ 16, 2010, and May 2, 2011, Godinez signed two Department of Justice forms acknowledging he understood the terms and conditions of his registration. On the same date, Godinez met with a deputy probation officer to discuss Ordinance 3-18-1 pertaining to restricting registered sex offenders' access to locations where children regularly gather, such as Orange County parks. The defendant signed a copy of the Ordinance. On May 5, 2011, at around 10:53 a.m., Godinez entered Mile Square Regional Park in the City of Fountain Valley. This park is known to be a gathering place for families, especially on holidays. The 20-acre park includes two lakes, three 18-hole golf courses, archery range, baseball and softball fields, and picnic shelters. There is a 55-acre recreation center with tennis courts, basketball courts, racquetball courts, a gymnasium, the Kingston Boys & Girls Club, and a community center. On this particular date, there were many people, including children, celebrating Cinco de Mayo. The defendant did not leave the park until 2:00 p.m. There were VeriTracks Global Positioning Satellite System prints out showing the defendant's movements. He later admitted to an Orange County Sheriff's deputy on the Sex Offender Notification and Registration (SONAR) detail that he went to Mile Square Regional Park and stayed at the park for several hours knowing he was not supposed to be there and knowing it was wrong. He was sentenced on 5OA-17