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Maintenance Services Manager Pedro Guillen summarized the City's graffiti removal program <br />with a power point presentation. The Public Works Agency outsourced the graffiti removal <br />program in 2011, and. Manager Guillen gives a brief overview regarding the current vendor and <br />services offered. There is a graffiti hotline as well as a Smartphone APP available; both add to <br />increased efforts to remove graffiti rapidly. Manager Guillen provides statistics and marketing <br />efforts. Mgr. Guillen explained that they also partner with the Santa Ana Unified School <br />District. Graffiti evidence is stored in a software program that the Police Department utilizes <br />when making arrests. <br />COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS <br />Committee member Tinajero suggests that TNT Fireworks pay a fee to do business in the city of <br />Santa Ana and to bring this up to full City Council. He said the cost is significant for calls for <br />service regarding the fireworks issue. If a business is forcing the City to encroach on tax dollars, <br />there's a responsibility there to the person providing the items to be sold. Suggested doing a <br />study on how much overtime is paid during the 4`h of July weekend. Co -Chair Villegas liked the <br />idea of a second phone number to call in illegal fireworks. <br />Co -Chair Villegas and Committee member Tinajero agreed that key elements in the recruitment <br />of police officers are competitive pay, a good benefits package, and retaining officers. <br />The Committee members were engaged in the discussions, expressed interest in the <br />presentations, and asked for some items to be brought back for further dialogue. They thanked <br />Staff for their power points. <br />FUTURE ITEMS <br />Update and discuss parking permit program and enforcement. <br />ADJOURNMENT — 7:25 P.M. <br />DAVID VALENTIN <br />Acting Chief of Police <br />efg <br />13A-9 <br />