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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE <br />PUBLIC SAFETY <br />Minutes of Meeting <br />July 24, 2012 <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was convened at 6:00 P.M. at Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic Center Plaza, Police <br />Community Room, Santa Ana, California. <br />ATTENDANCE <br />Council members present: Claudia Alvarez, Sal Tinajero, and David Benavides <br />Staff present: Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Dave Thomas, Assistant City Attorneys Teresa Judd <br />and Ex. Dir. Jay Trevino, Deputy Chief Carlos Rojas, PIS Eileen Greene, Karen, Commander James <br />Schnabl, and Loretta Tafoya, Recording Secretary. <br />Public sign-ins: Phil Bacerra, Vicky Baxter, Dave Hoem and Dennis Descaurio <br />SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS <br />1. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />• Vicky Baxter from Downtown Inc. handed out proposing changes to Downtown Zoning in <br />the Zoning Chapter of the SAMC for the committee's review. <br />• Phil Bacerra supported the proposal. It is more business friendly, updates CUP and <br />regulates the distance between schools, etc. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />Minutes of the April 24, 2012 meeting approved. <br />ALCOHOL AND ENTERTAINMENT PERMIT PROCESSING UPDATE <br />Jay Trevino, Executive director, Planning & Building, spoke about the permits relating to ABC- <br />licensed establishments. He introduced Planning Manager Karen Haluza who gave an update on <br />the alcohol and entertainment permit process. She stated the City's regulations for alcohol CUPs <br />were confusing and outdated. New standards are needed to create a level playing field citywide. <br />The existing permit process had many gray areas and no standard set of conditions. Businesses <br />wanted to stay competitive. Standards affecting mid-size stores apply too broadly and are <br />unworkable. Councilmember Benavides asked how it would change the ordinance. Karen stated <br />that it would reduce the overconcentration standard from 20,000 sq. Ft. in store size to 10,000 sq. <br />ft. The Planning Department, working with the Police Department, is working on creating <br />separate regulations and standardized conditions of approval for businesses, either with or <br />without an ABC license, to offer live entertainment and dancing. Councilmember Benavides <br />asked if "entertainment" means dancing. Karen explained that this new entertainment permit <br />would have four categories and each category would determine the conditions. Category 1 would <br />offer only non-amplified music, such as acoustic guitar. Category 1 would be the only category <br />which would not require an entertainment permit. Category 2 would offer amplified sound. <br />Councilmember Alvarez asked Karen to define "Amplified". She stated that anything which used <br />a microphone or speakers. Category 3 would allow amplified sound, dancing, and patrons would <br />have to be 21 and over after 10 PM. Council member Benavides asked about the 21 and over <br />age restriction of citing the concert venues here in Santa Ana. Karen replied that they were <br />looking at that. <br />13B-1 <br />i