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Home My WebLink About13A - VARIOUS COUNCIL CMTJOINT POLICY MEETING OF THE SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT & SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL CANCELLATION NOTICE THE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2016 AT 5:30 P.M. HAS BEEN CANCELLED. No future meeting is scheduled at this time. 13A-1 13A-2 CITY OF SANTA ANA CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELLATION NOTICE The regularly scheduled Code of Conduct and Ethics Council Committee meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 17, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. has been cancelled. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, L at (714) 647-5624. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City enough time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] Santa Ana City Council Miguel A. Pulido, I Vincent F. Sarmiento, 1 Michele Martinez, 1 Angelica Amezcua, I P. David Benavides, 1 Roman Reyna, ! Sal Tinajero, Mayor ; Mayor Pro Tem, 1 Ward 2 i Ward 3 Ward 4 I Ward 5 I Ward 6 MPUIIJo(tl5anla-ane.orc 1 Ward RReynera7sante-enexm I ST'neero&anta-anecra I VSarmlaplofmsanta-ana.o o I I I 1 City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza a P.O. Box 1988 a Santa Ana, California 92702 Mayor 8 Council Telephone: 714-647-6900 + AgeldZei t IaQQiries: 714.647-6520 • Website: www.santa-ana.org 13A-4 CITY OF SANTA ANA COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT November 22, 2016 5:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER City Hall Ross Annex, Conference Room 1600 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, California Committee Members: Councllmembers Benavides, Tinajero Staff: Police Chief, OCFA Division Chief, Sr. Assistant City Attorney Recording Secretary: Eileen Greene PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public are allowed three minutes to speak on agenda items or matters within the jurisdiction of the Committee. AGENDA ITEMS Approval of Minutes of the 9-27-16 Meeting 2. F/Y 16/17 Budgeted Surplus Allocation (Discussion regarding the distribution of surplus funds) — Chief Rojas/FMSA Executive Director Francisco Gutierrez {Strategic Plan Goal No. 4, 3b and 3c), 3. Patrol Scheduling/Staffing (Alternative schedules to maximize patrol staffing) — Chief Carlos Rojas {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1,1f}. 4. Police Officer Hiring (Update on recruitment and hiring of police officers) — Police Admin. Manager Robert Carroll {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, 1i) ®If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5624. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City enough time to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] Santa Ana City Council Miguel A. Pulido, Vicente Sarmiento, Michele Martinez, Angelica Amezcua, P. David Benavides, Roman Reyna, Sal Tinajero, Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 MPalltlo(deeMe-ene.om Ward I MMatllnez(dsanta-ana.om AAmeicua(olsanta-ana.onr BBenavltleaMaan RRovnansanta-ana.om STI naiem(daen[a-ana.onr VSamrlentofrosan a -an City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 • Santa Ana, California 92702 Mayor & Council Telephone: 714-647-6900 • AgeilidZe/y I��ries: 714.647.6520 • Website: www.santa-ana.ora 21 Customer Service Survey Options (Innovation and efficiency to improve customer service.) — Commander Jose Gonzalez {Strategic Plan Goal No.1, 1 and Goal 7, 11 Police Officer Body Cameras (Project Update regarding the implementation timeline) — Sergeant Michael Gonzalez (Strategic Plan Goal No.1, 1f and 3b) COMMITTEE_ MEMBER COMMENTS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Animal Services ADJOURNMENT — The next Public Safety and Neighborhood Improvement meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January, 24, 2017, at 5:30 PM at the City Hall Ross Annex, Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA. The complete Strategic Plan document is available at http://www.santa-ana.org/strategic-planning/. (� If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Michael Ortiz, City ADA Program Coordinator, at (714) 647-5624. Please call prior to the meeting date, to allow the City enough time to make reasonable arrangements for �✓ accessibility to this meeting. [Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II, 28 CFR 35.102] Santa Ana City Council Miguel A. Pulido, Vicente Sarmiento, Michele Martinez, Angelica Amezma, P. David Benavides, Roman Reyna, Sal Tlnajero, Mayor Mayor Pro Tem, Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 MPulltlo0santa-ana.om Ward MMarinezOsantaana.o,o AAmezcuanAa a DBenavld,A,Mn -ane om RRevne(olaanta-anao STlneiem(a]senta-ane om VSemi en o(Asen a-ana om City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 • Santa Ana, California 92702 Mayor & Council Telephone: 714.647.6900 • Agenda Item Inquiries: 714-647-6520 • Website: www.santa-ana.ora 13A-6 CITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT MINUTES September 27, 2016 CALL TO ORDER: Ross Annex, Room 1600 City Hall, 20 Civic Center Drive Santa Ana, California 4:30 PM ATTENDANCE: Council Committee members: David Benavides Sal Tinajero STAFF PRESENT: Mark Lawrence, CMO Carlos Rojas, PD Dave Anderson, OCFA Laura Rossini, CAO Francisco Gutierrez, FMSA Sergio Vidal, FMSA Waldo Barela, FMSA Jason Viramontes, PD Ken Gominsky, PD Jose Gonzalez, PD Robert Carroll, PD Julie Castro -Cardenas, CMO Eileen F. Greene, Recording Secretary PUBLIC SPEAKERS: Smitty Ed Murashie Chris Schmidt Connie Hamilton PUBLIC COMMENTS Smitty, represents Civic Center Roundtable, had three questions for the PD: 1) do police officers in the civic center have to carry business cards; 2) when can someone request a supervisor; and 3) is there going to be a written procedure for the Courtyard opening for the homeless? 13A-7 Ed Murashie, resident, expressed thanks for meeting with the PD regarding the illegal Medical Marijuana Dispensaries. Noted that not all 20 applicants have opened as of yet, and questioned setting a deadline for those who haven't. Suggested working with Sheriff's Dept. regarding police body worn cameras. He questioned if the Police Department could implement some type of warning to alert the community, perhaps on NextDoor app, about foreseeable problems in their areas. Chris Schmidt, resident Windsor Neighborhood Association, voiced displeasure with Dispatch, particularly reference people parking illegally on the street. He said Traffic Engineering/Public Works require citations to see the problem. For Community Oriented Policing, aid that he has worked on the community forums and that PD's partner, Chapman University, did not do their part to move forward with the community survey. On Police Officer hiring, he inquired as to whether full time park rangers would be hired due to illicit behavior in the parks. Connie Hamilton, resident Southcoast Neighborhood Association, suggested a customer survey done with people who have interactions with police, whether it involved a call for service or the customer came into the police station. Volunteers in Policing could head up the survey. AGENDAITEMS 1. Approval of Minutes of 2-22-16 Meeting Motion: Approve the Minutes of 2-22-16 meeting. MOTION: Benavides SECOND: Tinajero VOTE: AYES: Benavides, Tinajero NOES: None (0) Motion carries. AGENDA 2. City Surplus Budget Review (Surplus Budget Presentation) — Francisco Gutierrez, Executive Director, Finance and Management Services Agency {Strategic Plan Goal No. 4, 3b and 3e) Francisco Gutierrez, Executive Director, FMSA, reported on the City's current surplus projections budget review and accrual of all expenditures for F/Y 15-16. The allocation schedule in reference to revenues received and services rendered was discussed. Director Gutierrez 13A-8 explained the recommended amounts the City Manager will be presenting to City Council reference public safety needs and the assessment appropriation funds. 3. Police Officer Body Cameras (Project Update) — Commander Jason Viramontes {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, if and bl Commander Viramontes updated the Committee on the Body Worn Camera Program. He summarized the RFP process and identified two vendors who will provide cameras for the pilot program — Taser Axon and Discover IT Solutions. The pilot program is effective September 19`"October 12`h. There are several items being considered for these cameras including officers' assessment of the camera, sound quality and technical presentation. Full implementation for use of the police body worn cameras is anticipated for February 2017. 4. Customer Service Improvements Related to Police Operations (Innovation and efficiency to improve customer service throughout the Police Department) — Commander Jose Gonzalez {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, 1 and Goal 7, 11 Commander Jose Gonzalez described several different strategies as the four police Bureaus: Field Operations, Investigations, Communications (part of the Admin Bureau) and the Jail Bureau respond to ways to improve customer service to the public. Each Bureau has taken an approach to train employees, offer classes to the public, improve services technically, and create efficiency when responding to requests for service. 5. Community Oriented Policing (Update on Community Survey) — Commander Ken Gominsky {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, 1 a Commander Gominsky reported on the four phases of the community survey project: 1) community fonuns which were held in the spring of 2016, 2) focus groups comprised of individuals who attended the forums to fill out information forms; 3) researchers develop a community survey, and 4) researchers review the agency and scholarly literature to produce a "best practices" report for the Department. The Department has partnered with Chapman University to establish and report on this survey; however, Chapman University took a sabbatical during the summer and a contract amendment is being worked on at this time. 6. Police Officer Hiring (Update on Recruitment and Hiring of Police Officers) — Police Admin. Manager Robert Carroll {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, Ill This item was continued to the next Public Safety meeting. 13A-9 COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS Committee members continue to be cognizant of the ongoing discussion related to public safety as it relates to police officer staffing and the use of police body cameras. They were excited about the implementation of the body worn cameras coming up in the beginning of the new year. Committee members want to continue to strategize and look at all options pertaining to customer service needs. Hand-in-hand with customer service needs is the Community Oriented Policing survey. Committee Chainnan Benavides requested that this item be brought up again when the new timeline is established with the research partner, Chapman University. The last item on Police Officer Hiring was moved to the next Public Safety meeting as a future item. ACTION ITEMS 1) On Item #2 (City Surplus Budget Review): Chief Rojas will do research on patrol staffing. Committee members want the report to include the best way to patrol the streets of Santa Ana. Chainnan Benavides said to analyze and look at all options, other opportunities that will benefit the community. Chief says he will take a look at all schedules, including the present 3-12 schedule for patrol officers. 2) On Item #4 (Customer Service): Chairman Benavides directed Chief Rojas to do research on best practices on this item and bring back to this Committee. FUTUREITEMS Police Officer Hiring Community Oriented Policing ADJOURNMENT — 6:45 P.M. / ag CARLOSROJAS Chief of Police 13A-10