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Home My WebLink About2018-10-01 PUBLIC SAFETY, CODE ENFORCEMENT & NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENTCITY OF SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, CODE ENFORCEMENT ABs NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT MINUTES CALL TO ORDER: ATTENDANCE MEMBERS ABSENT: October 1, 2018 Ross Annex, Room 1600 City Hall, 20 Civic Center Drive Santa Ana, California 5:25 PM Council Committee members: Sal Tinajero Juan Villegas 01". STAFF PRESENT: Raul Godinez II, CMO Robert Cortez, CMO David Valentin, PD Tamara Bogosian, CAO Steven Mendoza, CDA Hafsa Kalca, CDA Jessica Valencia, PD Jeff Adams, OCFA Robert Carroll, PD Fuad Sweiss, PWA Elizabeth Plotnik, Recording Secretary PUBLIC SPEAKERS: Laura Perez, concerned constituent Esther Fonseca, concerned constituent Eric Mull, concerned constituent Charles Walter, concerned constituent Chris Schmidt, Windsor Village NA Janelle McLoughlin, concerned constituent Mark McLoughlin, concerned constituent 1 PUBLIC COMMENTS Laura Perez, concerned constituent, shared her concerns and frustration about prostitution activity taking place in her neighborhood. She stated that she is being harassed and wants the police department to increase enforcement. Esther Fonseca, concerned constituent, provided a brief summary of the loud and raucous noise ordinance and the current enforcement efforts taking place. Ms. Fonseca shared her frustration that police officers are not issuing citations. Eric Mull, concerned constituent, shared that another fire had occurred in his backyard and asked what was being done to address the fires in the Santiago Creek. Charles Walter, concerned constituent and neighbor to Mr. Mull, shared his concerns and frustrations regarding the fires in Santiago Creek, and noted that he is thinking of moving because of the lack of enforcement. Chris Schmidt, Windsor Village resident, feels as though his part of the City isnt getting the same amount of attention as other neighborhoods are. Janelle McLoughlin, concerned constituent, shared that another fire had occurred behind her home again and that it took OCFA 20 minutes to arrive, due to having trouble locating the fire. Ms. McLoughlin asked how to report fires in the future to avoid delay in response. Mark McLoughlin, concerned constituent, shared the same comments as his wife Janelle, and asked for a guideline of how to report fires and provide the accurate location. AGENDAITEMS 1. Approval of Minutes from the July 10,2018 Meeting 2. Discussion of OCFA Board Member Villegas' Proposed Amendment to OCFA Fire Services Contract to: a) Allow City Input in Selection of Santa Ana Division Chief and b) Discuss Procedure to Evaluate Existing Contract and Service Alternatives — Co -Chair Villegas Co -Chair Villegas discussed the selection, and perceived bias of selecting new OCFA Division Chief Jeff Adams and the newly implemented fire services contract. Co -Chair Villegas shared his frustration about the selection made while stating the City should have a say in who is selected and noted that the Santa Ana Fire Department should be brought 2 back. While noting the City has had seven fire Chiefs within the past six years, Co -Chair Villegas asked that OCFA provide the City some stability and consistency with regard to Chief. Deputy City Manager Robert Cortez provided reasons and financial explanations as to why the Santa Ana Fire Department was taken away. ACTION Chairman Tinajero and Co -Chair Villegas both asked that staff provide a report on other contract options, as well as look into implementing the Santa Ana Fire Department. (Item Number 9 taken out of order) 9. Update on Police Officer Recruitment and Hiring — Manager Robert Carroll {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, li} Manager Carroll presented the Council Committee with an update on Police Officer hiring, by reviewing the number of vacancies compared to filled positions year-to-date, as well as the number of additional officers projected to be hired the remainder of 2018. Additionally, Manager Carroll discussed upcoming recruitment events and shared that the effectiveness of each event would be tracked, moving forward. Additionally, Manager Carroll introduced the Committee and Staff to Corporal Pedro Duran, and shared his dedication to recruitment. The Council Committee shared dialogue with Staff about recruitment/retaimnent efforts, asked questions and offered support of recruitment efforts. (Item Number 4 taken out of order) 4. Revisions to SAMC 10-153 (Loud and Raucous Noise) — Assistant City Attorney Tamara Bogosian {Strategic Plan Goal No. 1, lc} RECOMMENDED ACTION — Recommend to the City Council staff's proposed revisions to SAMC 10-153 Deputy Chief Gominsky provided a brief summary of the proposed revisions, as discussed in previous Council Committee Meetings, and requested that they be taken to full Council. Chief Valentin added that he met with the constituents who requested the revisions and agreed with the recommendation to move it to full Council. MOTION: Villegas SECOND: Tinajero VOTE: AYES: Tinajero, Villegas NOES: None Motion carries. (Item Number 6 taken out of order) 6. Update on Prostitution -Related Enforcement — Deputy Chief Ken Gominsky Deputy Chief Gominsky provided the Council Committee with an update on recent prostitution -related enforcement efforts. He shared the total number of arrests made and citations issued within the past two months and noted that correspondence had been made with businesses located in the Harbor/Hazard neighborhood. (Item Number 8 taken out of order) 8. Homeless Update — Hafsa Kaka, Homeless Services Manager {Strategic Plan Goal No. 5,3d & No. 1, le) Homeless Services Manager Hafsa Kaka presented the Council Committee with an updated overview of recent projects that have taken place to address homelessness: Quality of Life Team (QOLT) and Santiago Creek Clean -Up. Additionally, Hafsa provided an update on the implementation of an Emergency Homeless Shelter and shared details about the recent Community Safety Forum held by Urban Peace Institute. Lastly, Hafsa shared the ongoing general homeless services efforts taking place. 3. Discussion Pertaining to Draft Ordinance Re: Narcotics and Gang -Related Crime Eviction Program — Deputy Chief Eric Paulson & Assistant City Attorney Tamara Bogosian Deputy Chief Paulson presented the Council Committee with information pertaining to a draft ordinance that would address Gang and Narcotics Crime Eviction. Deputy Chief Paulson explained that this ordinance would combat illegal activity, promote safety and eliminate nuisance in the community, while holding landlords responsible for activities that occur on their property. Tamara Bogosian added that this ordinance would be used as an additional approach in addressing crime and recommended that it be brought back for further discussion. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS Chairman Tinajero supported Co -Chair Villegas' position about the OCFA Fire Services Contract and stated that it appears as though other cities are treated differently by OCFA, due to Santa Ana being a minority city. Co -Chair Villegas added that there may have been bias in selecting the new OCFA Chief. In regards to the Homeless Update, Co -Chair Villegas noted that Judge Carter is impressed with the city's efforts in addressing homeless concerns. Co -Chair Villegas also inquired about OCFA's delayed response to the fires in Santiago Creek, to which Chief Adams provided clarification and shared his plan for addressing the concerns. Additionally, Co -Chair Villegas had open dialogue about the fires with members of the public who were present, and asked for additional police patrol in the Creek. The Committee members were engaged in the discussions, expressed interest in the presentations, and thanked staff for their hard work and the public for their attendance. FUTUREITEMS ADJOURNMENT — 6:47 P.M. DAVID VALENTIN Chief of Police ep