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(Item Number 5 talcen out of order) <br />5. Update on Police Officer Recruitment and Hiring — Manager Robert Carroll and <br />Corporal Oscar Lizardi {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, 111 (Continuous Item) <br />Manager Cat -roll presented the Council Committee with an update on Police Officer <br />hiring, by reviewing the number of vacancies compared to filled positions year-to-date, as <br />well as the number of additional officers that are projected to be hired in 2018. <br />Corporal Oscar Lizardi introduced himself as the recruitment coordinator, During his <br />presentation, Corporal Lizardi shared his strategy for recruitment strategies, provided <br />statistics of officer referrals, and reviewed his plan for tracking recruitment performance. <br />Chief Valentin added that Corporal Lizardi's full-time assignment is the first of its kind <br />in 30 years, and stated the importance of trying non-traditional recruitment approaches <br />and obtaining local applicants from the Santa Ana community. <br />(Item Number S taken out of order;) <br />7. Orange County Needle Exchange Program/ Homeless Update — Chief Valentin <br />{Strategic Plan Goal No. 5, 3d & No. 1, 1c) <br />Chief Valentin presented a detailed chronological timeline summary of the Orange <br />County Needle Exchange Program (OCNEP) and provided an overview of his recent <br />meetings/conference calls with OCNEP. Chief Valentin explained that OCNEP <br />representatives were required to meet with him as part of the recertification process, <br />during which he shared his concerns and observations, while acknowledging the <br />Program's initial intent. <br />(Coamcilmember Tinajero enters the meeting— 6:23pni) <br />Assistant City Attorney Tamara Bogosian shared that there was an informed dispute in <br />determining whether OCNEP would still require City approval if/when the State <br />approves their recertification. Additionally, City Manager Raul Godinez II compared <br />OCNEP's certification process to that of liquor licenses, as they require both a State <br />license and City permit. <br />Deputy City Manager Robert Cortez provided the Committee with an update on <br />homelessness and the current efforts taking place. Due to the adoption of the ordinance in <br />October 2017, power washing of the Civic Center has begun to remove prohibited items. <br />Additionally, Deputy City Manager Cortez shared that an interdepartmental team of City <br />M <br />13A-13 <br />