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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY
Minutes of Meeting
January 10, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was convened at 6:25 p.m. in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th
Floor, Room 831, Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
Councilmembers present: Councilmembers Alberta Christy, Claudia Alvarez.
Staff present: Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters,
Fire Chief Phil Garcia, Fire Marshal Lori Smith, Police Lieutenant Bill Tegeler and
Deputy City Attorney Mike Vigliotta
Public present: Ray and Evangeline Gawronski
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS
1.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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Approved Minutes of the November 8, 2004 meeting.
2.
FIREWORKS INFORMATION
Fire Chief Garcia and Fire Marshal Smith presented the draft
Ordinance regarding changes that would impose an 80 percent
residency requirement on fireworks booth applicants. After
discussion, the committee recommended that the proposed
Ordinance be presented to the City Council at a future meeting.
Question from Evangeline Gawronski: What is being done with
illegal fireworks? Staff commented on how Police and Fire
personnel are deployed on July 4 to investigate and physically
confiscate illegal fireworks.
3.
IMPACT OF PROPOSITION 69 (DNA)
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Chief Walters related to the Committee that the Orange County
Chiefs of Police and Sheriff's Association will be meeting on this
issue to develop a protocol that all Orange County cities will follow.
This item will be placed on the Public Safety Agenda again at a
future time.
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4.
TRUANCY UPDATE
Lt. Bill Tegeler reviewed the Orange County Truancy Program and
the efforts of the Santa Ana Unified School District to handle habitual
truants. He also reviewed how the Santa Ana Police Department is
partnering with them to help reduce this problem.
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ray Gawronski spoke about possibly getting markets to print public
safety announcements such as hazards of illegal fireworks on their
grocery bags.
6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
No Committee comments.
7. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Truancy Update - Follow-up on Possible Grant Funding
B. Crime-Free Multi-Housing Program
C. Police Department's Community Relations Team (CRT)
8. NEXT MEETING DATE - Monday, March 14,2005,6:00 PM, City
Hall 8th Floor Conference Room, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana,
California.
ADJOURNMENT - 7:20 PM
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PAUL M. WALTERS
Chief of Police
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