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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY
Minutes of Meeting
November 25, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was convened at 5:40 p.m. at Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic
Center Plaza, 4th Floor, Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
Council members present: Claudia Alvarez, David Benavides, and Sal Tinajero.
Staff present: Police Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Marc Martin, Deputy Chief Tony
Harrelson, Police Commander Ruben Ibarra, Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman,
Sg!. John Folio, Forensic Services Supervisor Heather Heider, Janet Chop and Loretta
Tafoya, Recording Secretaries.
Public present: Pastor Kevin Brown
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved Minutes of the September 23, 2008 meeting.
2. RELEASE OF PRISONERS FROM OTHER COUNTY FACILITIES
Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman researched to see if we had any policies
or agreements with any cities on the releasing of prisoners. There are no
policies. Committee Member Alvarez wants to meet with the O.C. Sheriff to
develop a policy to stop releasing prisoners in our city.
3. STUDENTS LOITERING IN NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND FUNDAMENTAL
SCHOOLS
Deputy Chief Harrelson related there have been no complaints regarding loitering
in school areas. Officers made several patrol checks and did not see any
problems. Committee Member Sal Tinajero will contact schools and see if they
are having their staff patrolling the area.
4. STRIKE FORCE ENFORCEMENT UPDATE
Sg!. Folio stated since Strike Force was formed in November, 2005, they've had
2805 arrests, 1749 felonies, 1056 misdemeanors, 154 weapons seized, 98.75 Ibs
of narcotics seized, 22 murder suspects arrested, 29 armed robbery suspects
arrested, 536 parolees sent back to prison and 184 rolling stolen vehicle arrests.
Committee members commended their success.
5. CHANGES IN DNA COLLECTION LAWS
Commander Ibarra stated since CA Proposition 69 passed, any adult arrested or
charged with any felony offense are subjected to DNA collection. DNA is now
routinely collected from items simply touched by suspects. With the DNA
database (C.O.D.I.S.), SAPD makes approximately 6,000 felony arrests per year.
CA Dept of Justice anticipates the addition of 390,000 new offender samples
annually.
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6. FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY GANG PREVENTION/INTERVENTION EFFORTS
Pastor Kevin Brown developed a 32 hour course designed to equip the Faith
Community to impact gangs. They have been very successful with 129 parents
attending the parent workshop. They had in-home contact with the parent and
child to assess level of gang, tagging crew and/or drug involvement. Every
Saturday they canvass Willard School area. Their goal is to have more Gang
Intervention workers, better collaboration between churches. They would also
like to get more resources for high-density, low-income complexes, and to
continue working with law enforcement, schools and others in the faith
community.
7. UPDATE ON BISHOP MANOR TASK FORCE ENFORCEMENT
Deputy Chief Harrelson reviewed Phase 1 of the Bishop Manor Project which
culminated in October with multiple arrests. With the removal of the main criminal
element from the complex, the strategy for Phase II is a combination of
continuous visible policing, while developing relationships between the residents,
Bishop Manor HOA, TEAM Property Management, faith based and non-profit
entities.
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No public comments
9. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
Committee members commended all the hard work from Police and Fire
Department.
Committee Member Alvarez commented on the Governor wanting to release
40,000 prisoners and wants to get a petition started. She also wants to see how
many will be sex offenders.
Due to budget constraints, the Council Public Safety Committee will meet every
other month, beginning January 2009.
10. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING
A. Release of Prisoners from Other County Facilities
B. Update on Anti-Graffiti DVD
C. Update on EPIC Commission
D. Follow-up on DNA Collection
11. NEXT MEETING DATE - Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 5:30 pm, Santa Ana
Police Facility, 60 Civic Center Plaza, 4th Floor conference room, Santa Ana,
California.
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~WALTERS
Chief of Police
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