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Discussion ensued on plan check contractors. <br />Motion by Vice Chair Martinez seconded by Committee Member Benavides to move <br />item forward to Council for approval of creating four Building Safety positions and <br />approved unanimously by a vote of 2:0 (Sarmiento absent). <br />6. IMAGINE SANTA ANA — COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN {Strategic Plan <br />Nos. 5, 1A; 5, 1H; 3, 2A; 3, 2131 <br />Karen Haluza noted staff received seven proposals for the Community Engagement <br />Plan from well qualified firms. The next step is to evaluate proposals and hold <br />interviews, make recommendations and bring back to the Committee to make a <br />determination. Proposals will be evaluated by both staff from various departments <br />and outside community members which include Eric Alderete, Planning Commission <br />Chair; Alfonso Clark, OC Human Relations; Ana Urzua, Building Healthy <br />Communities and Nancy Mejia of Latino Health Access. <br />7. VISION ZERO PLAN {Strategic Plan Nos. 1, 1E; 1, 2D; 5, 6B} <br />Jorge Garcia provided a broad overview of Vision Zero Plan, whose goal is to reduce <br />pedestrian and traffic fatalities to zero with the basic premise that there needs to be <br />a focus on safety and that all fatalities involving pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicular <br />traffic are preventable and not accidents but situations that occur as a result of a <br />failure to plan, enforce or design. The Vision Zero Plan has three specific <br />components: Enforcement, Education and Design. <br />Enforcement has to do with law enforcement and the way they enforce traffic laws <br />related to speeding, observing pedestrians, focused enforcement on vehicles as well <br />as implementing technology utilizing speed cameras, red light cameras, enhanced <br />and new lidar detector, rather than older radar detection for speed. <br />Education component is having a comprehensive education plan focused on <br />students, pedestrians and drivers through various public service announcements. <br />Also noted some jurisdictions looked at additional drivers license testing and <br />retesting at certain intervals once an individual has their license. <br />Third component is Design, which includes the field design elements, crosswalks, <br />signs, and various components that the Public Works Agency traffic division would <br />oversee. <br />Discussed the history of the Vision Zero Plans which saw a significant reduction in <br />fatalities, cities that have implemented the plan, and noted the city is doing a lot of <br />the various elements that are incorporated within the Vision Zero Plan and is in <br />direct alignment with the city's five year Strategic Plan, as well as current plans <br />underway, specifically the Circulation Element and the Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />Master Plan. <br />Vice Chair Martinez noted the reason she brought up this item, that it has been a <br />very important topic this year, adding the city has made attempts to reduce <br />pedestrian fatalities and incidents as well; noted a safety campaign first began with <br />former Public Works Executive Director Raul Godinez where they went around the <br />Development & Transp. Council Committee Minutes 2 November 6, 2014 <br />