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ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING THE SANTA
ANA EARLY PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds,
determines and declares as follows:
A. Gang crime and gang-related violence prevention and intervention
are distinct from all other violence containment or suppression.
Gang crime and violence prevention efforts are proven effective
when focused on empowerment, educational and economic
progress, and improved life management skills while fostering
healthy communities in which people can grow in dignity and
safety.
B. There is a need for an innovative public/private partnership
dedicated to reducing gang and youth violence and its debilitating
effects on the City of Santa Ana.
C. The five cornerstones of a successful gang prevention and
intervention program are:
1. Prevention: Equipping at-risk youth to lead productive lives
with skills, through education efforts, training and proactive
outreach to provide alternatives to gang affiliation, violence
and drugs.
2. Intervention: Working directly with gang-affiliated youth,
encouraging them to reject violence, crime and gang
affiliation by redirecting their energies into proven positive
channels.
3. Suppression: Proactive law enforcement to directly address
crime and street gang violence.
4. Rehabilitation: Providing ex-offenders and ex-gang
members, both male and female, with social, educational,
vocational, interpersonal and parenting skills that support
successful reintegration into society and reduce the
likelihood of recidivism.
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5. Employment: Providing opportunities for gainful
employment, reducing the perceived need for ex-offenders
to return to gangs, crime and drugs in order to provide for
their basic needs.
D. The overarching goals of the Early Prevention and Intervention
Commission shall be to:
1, Reduce the number of gang-related crimes.
2. Reduce the level of gang membership and activity.
3. Mobilize the community into action to ensure that youth do
not join gangs.
4. Improve community capacity to address crime, violence, and
gang activity.
5. Identify resources, develop strategies, and design inter-
agency programs which will improve services to youth that
are gang involved or at risk of gang involvement.
E. The Commission's mission shall be to develop a more strategic,
coordinated, and collaborative effort between the City, law
enforcement agencies, social services, and the general public with
the objective of enhancing opportunities for youth in Santa Ana to
significantly reducing gang involvement, and it's negative impact, in
the community.
F. Through grassroots organizing and public/private partnerships, the
Commission will assist at-risk youth, former gang members, and ex-
offenders by developing stable collaborations among youth, parents,
service providers, educators, and businesses. These collaborations
will divert potentially dangerous gang involvement into more positive
and productive educational, employment, and developmental paths,
while simultaneously creating a new generation of leaders and role
models who enrich their communities and enhance their viability.
G. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated
herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of
section 418 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such
restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor
shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of
the City Council, but rather such provisions are repeated for
tracking purposes only in conformance with the Charter.
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Section 2. Sections 2-550 through 2-554 are added to Chapter 2 of the
Santa Ana Municipal Code to read in full as follows:
Sec. 2-550. Establishment
There is created and established the Santa Ana Early Prevention and
Intervention Commission ("Commission") pursuant to and in accordance with the
provisions of article IX of the City Charter. The primary objective of the
commission will be to provide recommendations to the city council for early gang
prevention and intervention services and programs based on a coordinated
approach with a focus on developing a continuum of services based upon sound
public policy.
Sec. 2-551. Members
(a) The Commission shall consist of seventeen (17) members. Seven
(7) members shall be subject to appointment and removal and shall serve terms in
accordance with section 901 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
(b) Two (2) additional at-large members shall be appointed by the City
Council. These members shall serve a maximum of two terms of four years each,
and shall be subject to the same qualifications, term limits and removal as set forth
in Section 901 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana; except that the City Council
may choose to appoint persons who are not qualified electors, in which case such
members shall be non-voting members in the same fashion as those appointed
pursuant to (c), below.
(c) There shall be eight (8) additional non-voting members appointed
as follows: one appointed by the governing board of the Santa Ana Unified School
District; one appointed by the governing board of the Garden Grove Unified School
District; one appointed by the governing board of the Rancho Santiago Community
College District; one appointed by the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce; one
appointed by another chamber of commerce in Orange County selected by the City
Council; one appointed by the director of Orange County Probation Department;
one appointed by the director of the Orange County Social Services Department;
and one appointed by a faith-based organization in the community selected by the
City Council. These members shall serve four-year terms, and a maximum of two
terms of four years each. Said members shall be entitled to attend all meetings of
the Commission and to participate in the discussions to the same extent as the
Council-appointed members, but they shall not make, second, or vote on motions,
or be counted for purposes of determining whether a quorum exists for voting
purposes.
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Sec. 2-552. Police Chief duties.
It shall be the duty of the Police Chief, and/or his/her designee, to report to the
Commission all information and data available to him/her which can be of
assistance to the deliberations of the Commission and shall advise the Commission
on any issues on which they require assistance and/or guidance.
Sec. 2-553. Organization, meetings.
(a) The Commission shall elect from its voting members a chairperson
and vice chairperson, each of whom shall serve in such position for the term of one
(1) year. No member shall serve in the position of chairperson for more than one
term.
(b) The Commission shall establish rules and procedures for its
meetings. It shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, with a
minimum of four meetings per year held within the various wards of the city.
(c) The Commission may form committees and sub-committees as it
may deem valuable for the work of the Commission. It may also organize task
forces of community members to analyze critical issues, evaluate emerging trends
and facilitate collaboration among local law enforcement, education, social services
and community organizations within the Commission's areas of responsibilities.
Sec. 2-554. Responsibilities and Duties of Commission
The Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) Promote a strong sense of community through advocacy and
recommendation of proactive policies, ordinances, and guidelines for early
prevention and intervention of youth exposure to the influence of gangs.
(b) Identify gang prevention solutions that are part of a comprehensive
plan and do not require funding.
(c) Make policy recommendations to City Council on gang prevention,
intervention, diversion and suppression methods.
(d) Identify local, state, and federal funding sources for front line law
enforcement intervention and prevention. They shall also collaborate with boards,
agencies, and residents on gang issues.
(e) Consider all matters that may be referred to it by the City Councilor
the city manager and shall render its recommendations, counsel and advice in
regards thereto;
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(f) Provide an annual written report to the Mayor and City Council on the
status of the Commission and its activities.
Section 3. Section 2-235 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended
to add provisions for compensation for the Early Prevention and Intervention Commission,
such that it reads as follows:
Sec. 2-325. Compensation for members of boards, commissions.
The members of the following boards and commissions of the city shall
receive the compensation as set forth herein:
(a) Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission, fifty
dollars ($50.00) per meeting, three (3) meetings maximum per month, plus
twenty dollars ($20.00) per month automobile allowance.
(b) Personnel Board, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting.
(c) Planning Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting,
three (3) meetings maximum per month, plus fifty dollars ($50.00) per
month automobile allowance.
(d) Historic Resources Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per
meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
(e) Board of Recreation and Parks, fifty dollars ($50.00) per
meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
(f) Cable Television Advisory Board, fifty dollars ($50.00) per
meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
(g) Human Relations Commission, fifty dollars ($50.00) per
meeting, twenty-four (24) meetings maximum, annually.
(h) Library Board, fifty dollars ($50.00) per meeting, two (2)
meetings maximum per month.
(i) Environmental and Transportation Advisory Committee, fifty
dollars ($50.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
U) Youth Commission, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per meeting
for each regular member; ten dollars ($10.00) per meeting for each
alternate; one (1) meeting per month, three (3) special meetings maximum
per year. An alternate serving in place of a regular member due to regular
member's absence shall be compensated at the rate of twenty-five dollars
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($25.00) per meeting. Associate members shall not receive monetary
compensation for meeting attendance.
(k) Early Prevention and Intervention Commission, fifty dollars
($50.00) per meeting, two (2) meetings maximum per month.
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision
of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana
hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that
anyone or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
ADOPTED this
day of
,2007
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney
AYES: Council members
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NOT PRESENT: Council members
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that
the attached Ordinance No. NS- to be the original ordinance adopted
by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on , and that said
ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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