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Motion: Approve the Minutes of 11 -26 -13 meeting. <br />MOTION: Martinez SECOND: Benavides <br />VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Martinez <br />NOES: None (0) <br />ABSENT: Reyna (1) <br />Motion carries. <br />2. Santiago Creek Hazard Reduction (Reduce Hazardous Fuels Along The Santiago Creek <br />Area) <br />Captain Paul Satras, OCFA, gives an update on the hazard reduction clean -up between the I -5 <br />freeway and Jack Fisher Park. In order to reduce any fire hazard, the OCFA is clearing out the <br />brush in this area to protect the residences along the creek. OCFA received final approval from <br />Fish & Game to go ahead with the program. The OCFA is involved in risk reduction programs, <br />and a community committee has been formed comprised of OCFA, the Police Department, <br />Public Works Agency, Code Enforcement and Neighborhood Associations to be involved. There <br />have been 3 -4 brushfires in the drainage along the Santiago Creek due to the dry temperatures, <br />winds, and overgrowth of vegetation and grass. It will take one week's worth of work to clear it <br />out and then maintenance once a year. <br />3. Smoke Detector Project (Fire Safety to Prevent Home Fires) <br />Captain Paul Satras, OCFA, explains how members of the OCFA have partnered with <br />neighborhood associations and the Red Cross for door -to -door outreach programs to install 150- <br />200 smoke alarms, free of charge, in residences that do not have a functioning smoke alarm to <br />prevent fires. Eventually the OCFA hopes to encompass 350 -400 residences. <br />4. Pedestrian Safety (Statistical Information Regarding Traffic Collisions /Fatalities During <br />2013) <br />Commander Ibarra, SAPD, has a Power Point presentation entitled Pedestrian Safety Update. <br />The statistics cover total traffic collisions from 2008 -2013, pedestrian collisions from 2008- <br />2013, and a breakdown of the total number of fatalities: pedestrian fatalities, pedestrians at fault, <br />and bicycle fatalities from 2008 -2013. Education has become a key element and is offered <br />through programs such as Officer Reggie and pamphlets distributed in both English and Spanish. <br />The Police Department puts on a traffic safety fair, conducts a media campaign, and is looking to <br />do a train - the - trainer program at the high schools. The Police Department has submitted an OTS <br />Grant to refurbish a van for traffic safety involving DUI, distracted driving, and pedestrian <br />13B -2 <br />