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Home My WebLink About13B - COUNCIL COMMITTEE RPTS SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE PUBLIC SAFETY Minutes of Meeting March 13, 2006 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 6:15 p.m. in the Police Department, 60 Civic Center Plaza, 4th Floor Meeting Room, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE Councilmembers present: Alberta Christy, Claudia Alvarez and Carlos Bustamante. Staff present: Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Phil Garcia, Police Cmdrs. Jeff Owens, Tony Levatino, John Gabelman, Sgt. Lorenzo Carrillo, Arson Inv. Moorhouse, Fire Dept. personnel Ben Gonzales and Mary Melendrez. Public present: Paul Cacia, Ray and Evangeline Gawronski, Jim Halsted, and John Kelly. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approved Minutes of the January 9, 2006 meeting. 2. TASER INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION Jim Halsted, Westcoast Regional Manager of Taser International, gave a presentation of the Taser X26 System. He reviewed the advantages of the Taser device and how it improves officer safety. Officers armed with Taser devices are less likely to be injured, injure suspects and be involved in citizen complaints. The Police Department has been utilizing the Taser X26 on a trial basis. 3. POLICE MUSEUM Mr. Paul Cacia and Mrs. Evangeline of the Santa Ana Police Museum and Heritage Society presented the newly established Police Museum that has been displayed on the 4th floor of the Police Administration Building. Many of the items are from Mr. Cacia's family history who were previous employees of the Santa Ana Police Department. Mr. Cacia stated he would like to introduce the Museum to dignitaries in the City to gain support for the Museum and allow for expansion. Council member Christy offered to host a luncheon and presentation to introduce the new Police Museum to the community. 13B-1 2 4. ENFORCEMENT OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS ON JULY 4TH Fire Chief Garcia introduced the Fire and Police Departments' public awareness campaign for 4th of July 2006 and then turned the presentation over to Sgt. Lorenzo Carrillo and Cmdr. Jeff Owens. 8gt. Carrillo reviewed the educational and public awareness Iportion of the campaign and Cmdr. Owens reviewed the enforcement objectives and strategies of the campaign. John Kelly, TNT Fireworks, spoke about safe fireworks and limits considered to be safe by state law that can be sold as safe and sane in California. He mentioned that some Assembly Bills are being considered that will address issues of punishment of individuals and trafficking issues from out of state. 5. SOLOMON PROJECT Cmdr. Tony Levatino spoke about the Solomon Project that is a mentorship program for at-risk youth. Councilmember Christy provided further background on the Solomon Project. The program provides intervention and the Gang Detail is identifying youths to become involved in the program. Two grants are being explored . under Project Safe Neighborhoods to help fund the project and other churches are being contacted to also become involved in mentorship. 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no further public comments. .,. 7. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS There were no Committee Member comments. 8. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING A. Fireworks Program B. Strike Force Update 9. NEXT MEETING DATE Monday, May 8, 2006 at 6:00 PM, City Hall, 8th Floor, Room 831, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California. 13B-2 ADJOURNMENT - 8:40 PM ~ PAUL M. WALTERS Chief of Police jc 3 13B-3 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT Special Meeting Minutes August 16, 2006 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana. ATTENDANCE The following Council members were present: Lisa Bist, Alberta Christy and Carlos Bustamante Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Kenneth Adams, Assistant Director Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Bruce DU!lams, Community. Preservation Manager; and, Will Hayes, Project < _,_ ," i . - .' . _, . , ; Manager, PUblic WRrksAgency. AGENDA ITEMS 1. SHOPPING CART ORDINANCE Bruce Dunams provided an overview of the previous abandoned shopping cart discussion that has occurred at previous NIICE Council Committee meetings. He summarized the staff proposal to the committee which includes both a containment and retrieval element. He summarized the meeting with Santa Ana merchants in a separate meeting. He stated the markets were generally concerned about imposing both containment and retrieval system. He indicated that markets preferred to work with a retrieval system as base system from which to operate. , 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEM The following neighborhood residents spoke in favor of shopping cart legislation: Joh'n Bowery, Julie Stroud, Lolita Inez, Barbara Muirhead, Debbie McEwen, T.C. Bradford, Judy Edge, George Collins, Vicki Yammamoto, Desi Reyes, Evangeline Gawronski, Steve McGuigan, Manny Pinion, Tish Leon, Bernadette Urman, Michael Macres, Glen Stroud and Mary Guzman The following market and cart use vendors provided input from a merchant perspective: Jennifer Forkish. Shawn Thompson, Steve Garcia, Joe Cabrera and Joe Greene 13B-4 3. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS Committee member Bustamante offered his comments supporting a containment only system focusing upon the problem as private property issue. He requested staff investigate the legal circumstances under which the code enforcement staff could be granted citation authority for people whom are in illegal possession of shopping carts. He asked that staff investigate the "smart cart" concept now used at the airports. Committee member Christy asked several legal questions regarding shopping carts frc;>m outer cities, carts with items not purchased from local markets, shopping carts as transportation for children and infants and shopping carts used as utility vehicles for alternative transportation and storage. She stated that abandoned shopping carts are a primary issue for the merchants. /. Committee member Sist thanked the group for its participation and asked a number of questions about administrative guidelines and procedures. She asked that the council study session focus upon the greater policy issues rather than the specific details of the ordinarice:ShEl asked that it include an educational pro9ram as a part of the overall implementation program. She asked that staff irivestigate enforcement alternatives and additional containment alternatives. ADJOURNMENT -7:35 P.M. ',.1 ~A~ Kenneth Adams Assistant Director Planning & Building Agency KAlrb 5: Council CommINICE CC/N1CE.Mlnutes 08-16-06 Special ) Neighborhood Improvement/Code Enforcement Council Committee Minutes 2 13B-5 August 16.2006 ( CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT/CODE ENFORCEMENT Meeting Minutes August 22, 2006 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 5:55 p.m. in Training Room 1602, City Hall Ross Annex. ATTENDANCE The following Committee members were present: Absent: Lisa Sist and Carlos Bustamante Alberta Christy Staff present were: Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Jim Ross, Executive Director Public Works Agency; Kenneth Adams, Assistant Director Planning and Building Agency; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; and Bruce Dunams, Community Preservation Manager. AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - JULY 31,2006 MEETING (u_ Approved by a vote of 2:0 (Christy absent) 2. SHOPPING CART ORDINANCE Bruce Dunams provided an overview of the comments from the previous City Council study session and highlighted the primary issues from that meeting. He asked that the committee respond to a series of policy questions and provide detailed policy direction to staff for the purpose of developing an ordinance. The committee discussion focused upon complete containment of shopping carts on the site as City Council policy. There was considerable discussion on the penalty component which will complement the containment system. Further discussion focused upon the timing of the proposed ordinance and the effective implementation date. The committee emphasized that they expect a strong educational element which includes multi-language marketing program. The committee stressed the need to have multi-dimensioned educational program using a variety of tools to convince the public to not remove the shopping carts from the merchant's site. c The committee then focused upon a detailed discussion on the enforcement components of the program. The committee provided policy feedback on enforcement against both the merchants and the alleged perpetrators. 13B-6 The following spoke in support of stronger shopping carts legislation: Julie Stroud, Marie Hernandez, and Glen Stroud 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS The public inquired: . on the status of hiring community preservation staff . if more enforcement staff may be allocated to Westside push cart vending violators / 4. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS Committee member Bustamante asked if the city could place a ,ban on graffiti making material. 5. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING A. Human Sandwich Signs B. Elevator Parking 6. NEXT MEETING DATE: Tuesday, September 26,2006 ADJOURNMENT 7:19 P.M. ffP-,~ ''=-- Kenneth Adams Assistant Director Planning & Building Agency KAlrb s: Council CommINlCE CClNICE Minutes 08-22-06 ., Neighborhood Improvement/Code Enforcement Council Committee Minutes 2 August 22. 2006 13B-7 13B-8