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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 21 , 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH CHAPMAN <br />UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY <br />ORIENTED POLICING SURVEY <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 1, 1A) <br />1-17211661 W -O4 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />:••;• <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a one-year agreement with <br />Chapman University, for the period of February 21, 2017 through February 20, 2018, for <br />Professional Services to provide a Community Oriented Policing Survey in an amount not to <br />exceed $30,600, subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />With the adoption of the City of Santa Ana's Strategic Plan, the identification of a new Community <br />Oriented Policing (COP) Plan was brought to the forefront. The Santa Ana Police Department <br />has been a leader in COP since the 1970's and has embraced changing concepts and ideas to <br />offer varying services to our residents. The City's outreach through the Strategic Planning <br />initiative highlighted the need for the Department to re-examine COP for our community. At its <br />core, COP must be based on a partnership with the community and understanding of community <br />needs. <br />The Police Department sought out research partners in 2015-2016 to perform an independent <br />survey with several components agreed upon as keys to success. In the fall of 2015, Chapman <br />University was identified as having the experience and capabilities to bring the survey process to <br />a successful finalization. Chapman University's Earl Babbie Social Research Center was <br />selected to perform the community survey. The Babbie Center has a history of utilizing qualitative <br />and quantitative research methods to conduct studies that address critical social, behavioral, <br />economic and environmental problems. <br />The survey process entails 5 community based forums (four adult resident and one young adult <br />focused engagements), focus group interviews, the design and dissemination of a COP survey, <br />all in multi-lingual formats. The Babbie Center will ultimately return to the Police Department a <br />25A-1 <br />