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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13B - COUNCIL COMM RPTSCITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT Meeting Minutes August 30, 2007 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:15 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall. ATTENDANCE The following Committee members were present: Miguel Pulido and Vince Sarmiento. Staff present were: Dave Ream, City Manager; Steve Harding, Deputy City Manager for Development Services; Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Joe Fletcher, City Attorney; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; and Karen Haluza, Planning Manager. AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES -JULY 19, 2007 MEETING - Approved by a vote of 2:0. (Bustamante absent) 2. ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION OF 1002 NORTH FRENCH STREET Mr. Ream stated that the address should be corrected to 1004 North French Street. Mr. Ream distributed an aerial photo of the site, current crime statistics for the block, as well as real estate marketing materials advertising the property for sale. Mr. Harding reviewed the history of past acquisition efforts for the property and past City Council actions, which most recently included direction not to proceed with acquisition. Mr. Ream presented the neighborhood's concerns and stated that acquisition and rehabilitation of the property by the City would help to reduce crime in the neighborhood. Mayor Pulido discussed the potential for positive impact in the neighborhood with the acquisition of the property and requested an update on the Public Safety Committee's consideration of the proposed acquisition. Mr. Ream reported that the Public Safety Committee did not vote in favor of moving forward with the acquisition due to its cost, relatively low number of calls for service, and other priorities in the City. Councilmember Sarmiento commented that the acquisition of this property could serve as a model to address similar concerns in other areas of the City. The Committee members also discussed other rehabilitation scenarios that could include the retention of some of the units. French Park neighborhood representative Debbie McEwen expressed her desire to see the City acquire the property and suggested that the neighborhood would be ~ amenable to the removal of the four rear apartment units with the retention of the main house in its current tri-plex condition. 13B-1 Mayor Pulido recommended that further information regarding the legal status of all of the units on the property and requested that the item be brought back before the Committee. 3. SANTA ANA RENAISSANCE SPECIFIC PLAN Mrs. Haluza distributed a proposed release schedule for the Draft Specific Plan and discussed upcoming dates. Councilmember Sarmiento commented that extra care should be made to inform all affected parties about the plan. The Committee also discussed integration of any transit plans, such as the "Go Local" program, into the Specific Plan, as well as the redevelopment of the ground levels of the City's existing public parking structures. Mayor Pulido expressed a desire to have a City Council Study Session on the Specific Plan. 4. SADDLEBACK INN SITE Mr. Trevino discussed recent contact by Lowe Development who are interested in purchasing the site. Councilmember Sarmiento commented that any development proposals should plan for sensitive integration to complement the adjacent Zoo property. Mayor Pulido asked staff to investigate the current uses, if any, of the existing Elks Lodge and Saddleback Inn properties. 5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Julie Stroud commented that the County of Orange had removed approximately 36 diseased eucalyptus trees from property adjacent to Santiago Creek west of Bristol and that the trees have not been replaced. She stated that the area is now being ~~ used by homeless people and requested the City's assistance in working with the County to replace the trees. Glen Stroud commented that the loss of the trees is contributing to soil erosion and loss of bird habitat. Mr. Stroud commented on the importance of property outreach for the Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan and suggested hand delivery of notices. Mr. Ream stated that ETAC was aware of the tree removal and was drafting a letter to the County. 6. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS -None 7. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING A. Acquisition and Rehabilitation of 1004 North French Street B. Santa Ana Renaissance Specific Plan Status Update ADJOURNMENT - 1:04 P.M. ~--~~-~. Karen Haluza V Planning Manager Planning & Building Agency KH:rb Development Council Committee Minutes ~ ~ ~ ~ ^ August 30, 2007 SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE PUBLIC SAFETY Minutes of Meeting August 28, 2007 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 5:35 p.m. at the Police Department, 60 Civic Center Plaza, 4t" Floor Conference Room, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE Council members present: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, and Sal Tinajero. Staff present: Chief Assistant City Attorney Ben Kaufman, Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Marshal Lori Smith, Interim Fire Chief Steve Critchfield, Police Deputy Chief Pete Jensen, Police Deputy Director Mike Lewellen, Executive Director Planning and Building ,Jay Trevino, Police Deputy Chief Tony Levatino, Police Commander Ken Gominsky, Police Service Investigator Yolanda Pena, Officer Tom Serafin, and Recording Secretary Janet Chop. Public present: Doug Irvine, OC Register and Dan Gleason, CSP Inc. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approved Minutes of the July 31, 2007 meeting. 2. TOP 10 PROBLEM LOCATIONS PER POLICING DISTRICT (INCLUDING 1002 N. FRENCH) Commander Gominsky explained how data was gathered for the top 10 locations in each district, which was based on calls for service. Regarding the location of 1002 N. French, a motion was moved, seconded and carried that the City not purchase 1002 N. French, because it is not a high priority location in regard to calls for service. The report completed by Commander Gominsky will be studied and brought back to the Public Safety Committee at a future date. 3. GRAFFITI ENFORCEMENT UPDATE Chief Walters reviewed data on graffiti enforcement for January to July 2007. There have been a total of 302 arrests made, 31,001 hours of restitution, and 9,022 hours of community service served. .Suggestions were made to make public the arrests made, restitution and community service and the consequences of the offenders' actions. Staff will explore these suggestions. 13B-3 2 4. PROPOSED MASSAGE PARLOR ORDINANCE PIS Pena gave an update on the Massage Establishment moratorium enacted by the City Council that will be in effect until May 21, 2007. Upon staff review of other cities' ordinances, it was found that there was no differentiation between massage establishments and day spas. PIS Pena will be doing further research before the ordinance is updated to protect the City from unscrupulous operators. It will then be presented to the Public Safety Committee. Chief ACA Kaufman talked about the Massage Establishment Permit. 5. UPDATE ON 800 BLOCK S. TOWNSEND AND 1000 BLOCK E. BISHOP Deputy Chief Jensen updated the Committee on these locations. He said a 21-member task force from City Departments were following a Problem Oriented Policing model to improve the area. The task force visually inspected the Bishop Manor area and will bring all data to a meeting in the near future, documenting strategies and track actions taken. Townsend Street will be studied next using the same plan. A progress report will be provided each month on Bishop Street. It was suggested that the Public Safety Committee walk through the areas with the task force at a future time. 6. FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT COMPARISON WITH GARDEN GROVE Fire Marshal Smith compared how Garden Grove handled enforcement of illegal fireworks compared to Santa Ana. According to their after-action report, they took primarily the approach of giving citations and did not confiscate many illegal fireworks. Conversely, Santa Ana removed a significant amount of illegal fireworks from the street and issued fewer citations. The education programs for each city are similar and send the same messages. The costs of the seasonal efforts were markedly different, Garden Grove spending approximately $100,000 and Santa Ana approximately $36,000. Both jurisdictions, having been in the education mode for just three years, concur that only time will tell which enforcement and education program methodologies best deter the use of illegal fireworks. 7. PROFILE OF HOMICIDE AND SHOOTING VICTIMS FOR 2007 Chief Walters reviewed City-wide gang and non-gang-related homicides and shootings for 2007. The data showed that homicide and gang shooting victims were gang members or associates in 45 of the 74 incidents (61 %); homicide and gang shooting suspects were gang members in 56 of the 74 incidents (76%). In addition to the 63 gang- related shootings, there were 42 non-gang related shootings from January 1 through July 31, 2007. 13B-4 3 8. EXPAND SAPAAL TO OTHER COMMUNITY CENTERS Deputy Chief Levatino and Officer Serafin both related the accomplishments of the SAPAAL program so far. It is operating to capacity at the McFadden Learning center. Officer Serafin will be identifying funds, looking for volunteers, and attracting recreation leaders to expand to other centers. In six months, they will be able to provide a long-range plan. Committee Member Alvarez requested that they investigate using Delhi Center for expansion of the program. 9. UNDERAGE DRINKING TASK FORCE Mr. Dan Gleason of Community Service Programs (CPS), Inc. presented a resolution he was recommending that the City Council adopt to support reduction of underage alcohol use by limiting the social availability of alcohol to youth. The Committee expressed concerns regarding endorsing a resolution for a specific group and requested that some of the wording be changed. The City Attorney's office will be drafting a resolution on the subject and will bring back to the Public Safety Committee at a future date. 10. MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES PRESENTATION Executive Director Jay Trevino and Chief ACA Kaufman reviewed the Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Ordinance. He related that the Police Department and Planning and Building Agency were recommending that the Planning Commission and City Council enact the Ordinance to permanently ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the City. The Ordinance is slated for the Planning Commission agenda of September 10 and the City Council agenda on September 17, 2007. 11. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSESSMENT NEEDS Nothing new to report at this time. Committee Member Benavides requested that the Fire Department identify fire stations that need improvement. Interim Fire Chief Critchfield will provide a cost estimate to upgrade fire stations and the fire training facility. 12. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. 13. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS There were no further committee member comments. 13B-5 CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON DEVELOPMENT Meeting Minutes September 20, 2007 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 12:12 p.m. in Room 831 of City Hall. ATTENDANCE The following Committee members were present: Miguel Pulido, Carlos Bustamante and Vince Sarmiento. Staff present were: Dave Ream, City Manager; Steve Harding, Deputy City Manager for Development Services; Jay Trevino, Executive Director Planning and Building Agency; Joe Fletcher, City Attorney; Ben Kaufman, Chief Assistant City Attorney; Shelly Landry-Bayle Housing Division Manager; and Itzia Heredia, Senior Office Assistant. AGENDA ITEMS 1. APPROVAL 'OF MINUTES -AUGUST 30, 2007 MEETING Approved by a vote of 3:0 2. ACQUISITION AND REHABILITATION OF 1004 NORTH FRENCH STREET Shelly Landry-Bayle distributed a handout, for the property at 1004. North French Street, which included four rehabilitation proposals, including the cost for each proposed scenario. The property currently asingle-family residence, which is subdivided into three units, and a separate four-plex on the rear. of the property. Neighborhood representative Debbie McEwen discussed two preferred options for the property: the first being the demolition of the four-plex and converting the tri-plex back to its original configuration as asingle-family residence, and the second being the demolition of the four-plex and rehabilitation of the tri-plex without conversion back to asingle-family residence. Mr. Ream addressed that the main goal of rehabilitating the house would benefit the property. Mayor Pulido suggested further discussion. 3. SANTA ANA RENAISSANCE SPECIFIC PLAN STATUS UPDATE Mr. Trevino confirmed that the Renaissance Specific Plan was on schedule and would be released at the beginning of October as previously discussed. The release includes a schedule for the upcoming fall workshops, briefing sessions and study sessions. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS -None 5. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS -None 6. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING -None ADJOURNMENT -1:05 P.M. Jay evino Executive Director Planning & Building Agency JMT:IH:rb ro:cou,ai comm~De+el C(.wevel CC Minutes oa2aw Development Council Committee Minutes 2 September 20, 2007 SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE PUBLIC SAFETY Minutes of Meeting September 25, 2007 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 5:40 p.m. at the Santa Ana City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza, 8th Floor Conference Room, Santa Ana, California. ATTENDANCE Council members present: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, and Sal Tinajero. Staff present: City Manager Dave Ream, City Attorney Joe Fletcher, Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police Chief Paul Walters, Interim Fire Chief Steve Critchfield, Police Deputy Chief Pete Jensen, Police Deputy Chief Tony Harrelson, Public Works Maintenance Services Manager Will Hayes, Asst. to City Manager Mark Lawrence, Police Corporal Jose Gonzalez, and Recording Secretary Janet Chop. Public present: Sean Mill, Santa Ana. SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approved Minutes of the August 28, 2007 meeting. 2. TOP 10 PROBLEM LOCATIONS PER POLICING DISTRICT STUDY After discussion, the report was received and filed for reference information. 3. WORKING WITH SAUSD REGARDING GRAFFITI AND RESTITUTION Tony Harrelson and Will Hayes gave an update on the graffiti problem in the City and the process for removal. They related that the Graffiti Task Force is interfacing with the Santa Ana Unified School District with interaction through PTAs, intermediate and elementary schools and school police. Will Hayes stated that money has been acquired to pay for give-away items with logos and advertising to send message on graffiti issue and also to put together a video. Committee member Benavides suggested that reformed taggers and/or their parents could speak at schools to help create pride in keeping the city and schools clean. Chief Walters said the Police Department would be adding extra detectives to the Graffiti Task Force in the near future. 2 4. UPDATE ON TOWNSEND AND BISHOP PROJECTS Pete Jensen updated the Committee on the progress the task force is making in the Townsend area with the analysis almost completed. The data will be studied by the task force and then the process will be replicated in the Bishop area. It was suggested that the Public. Safety Committee walk through the areas as part of the Public Safety meeting at a future time. 5. UNDERAGE DRINKING DRAFT RESOLUTION Paula Coleman presented a draft resolution for the Committee to review in support of reducing underage drinking. The resolution was a less restrictive version than originally submitted by Dan Gleason of CSP. She will email the revised resolution to Mr. Gleason for his comments and advise the Committee at the next meeting of any revisions. 6. POLICE DEPARTMENT WEB CAST Public Information Officer Jose Gonzalez reviewed the Web Cast the Police Department is proposing entitled "For the Record." The purpose of the program is to present positive programs for the Police Department and City on the Internet that would include police stories, public service announcements, etc. The Committee felt it was a positive outreach to the community and supported the program. 7. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSESSMENT NEEDS As requested, Steve Critchfield presented an evaluation of all Fire Department facilities that determines their overall condition and adequacy. He presented recommendations for each facility to bring them to Class "A" level. It was requested that all Police and Fire Department Assessment needs be compiled for presentation to the City Council. 8. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no public comments. 9. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS Committee Member Tinajero asked about the procedure between Santa Ana Police and school police when Santa Ana police are called to come out to the schools. 3 10. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING A. Townsend and Bishop Projects Update B. Resolution for Reduction of Underage Alcohol Use C. Status of Police Department Web Cast D. Interaction with SAUSD Police and SAPD E. Status of Gang Injunction F. Police and Fire Departments Assessment Needs 11 NEXT MEETING DATE: October 23, 2007, 5:30 PM, Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic Center Plaza, 4th Floor Conference room. ADJ . URNMENT: 6:50 P.M. PAUL M. WALTERS Chief of Police ~c 4 14. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING A, Review of Top 10 Problem Locations Study B. Working with Santa Ana Unified School District and Restitution C. Update on Townsend and Bishop D. Underage Drinking Draft Resolution E. Police and Fire Departments Assessment Needs 15. NEXT MEETING DATE: September 25, 2007, 5:30 PM ADJOURNMENT: 8:00 P.M. ~ti~ PAUL M. WALTERS Chief of Police jc 13B-6 regarding Graffiti