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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY
Minutes of Meeting
May 9, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was convened at 6:05 p.m. in City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th
Floor, Room 831, Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
Councilmembers present: Alberta Christy, Claudia Alvarez and Carlos
Bustamante.
Staff present: City Manager David Ream, Assistant City Attorney Paula
Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Phil Garcia, Fire Marshal Lori
Smith, Lts. Alan Caddell and David Valentin, and Sgt. Lorenzo Carrillo.
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved Minutes of the March 28, 2005 meeting.
2. PROPOSED FIREWORKS ORDINANCE
Chief Garcia reported that the proposed ordinance would be reconsidered
after the 4th of July for the 2006 season. Fire Marshal Smith handed out
the results of the fireworks booth lottery and will keep the committee
updated on the status of the final booth counts. She also stated that the
educational campaign will be under way by mid May and that they are
scheduled to speak with schools, PTAs and neighborhood groups
concerning fireworks rules and regulations.
3. COMMUNITY RELATIONS TEAM UPDATE
Sgt. Carrillo stated that the Community Relations Team (CRT) has been
very successful in the projects they have participated in so far and
reviewed some of the more recent ones. Lt. Valentin will also be working
with Sgt. Carrillo and the CRT.
4. PROBLEM ORIENTED POLICING PROJECTS
Lt. Caddell distributed information and explained the Problem Oriented
Policing and Code Enforcement strategies. He reviewed how the Police
Department works with Code Enforcement to determine the underlying
cause of crime in a specific location and bring in the tools necessary to
address the issues of disorder.
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5. CRUISING ENFORCEMENT UPDATE
Lt. Caddell reviewed the Anti-Cruising Plan for 2005. The plan consists of
three phases: Education, Enforcement and Environmental Design. The
Police Department has developed an operational plan to incrementally
deal with cruising activity based on the amount of activity and associated
harms to the community.
6. CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR CHURCHES
Lt. Valentin explained his plan to establish a gang-free zone grant. The
grant has been applied for and the Police Department will be working with
Summit School to provide crime prevention awareness. Pastors are being
contacted to bring to the Department's attention when crimes are being
committed at the churches. A follow-up meeting with the Pastors has
been scheduled for June 2, 2005.
7. PUBLIC COMMENTS
There were no public comments.
a. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
There were no Committee comments.
9. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Fireworks Ordinance
B. Fire and Police Departments July 4th Update
10. NEXT MEETING DATE - Monday, July 11, 2005, 6:00 PM, City Hall ath
Floor Conference Room, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California.
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PAUL M. ALTERS
Chief of Police
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