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(Item Number 5 taken 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, 1i} (Continuous Item) <br /> Manager Carroll 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 5 taken out of order) <br /> 7. Orange County Needle Exchange Program/ Homeless Update — Chief Valentin <br /> {Strategic Plan Goal No. 5, 3d & No. 1, lc} <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 /> (Councilmember Tinajero enters the meeting—6:23pm) <br /> Assistant City Attorney Tamara Bogosian shared that there was an infoimal 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 /> 3 <br />