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