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SANTA ANA CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE
PUBLIC SAFETY
Minutes of Meeting
February 26, 2008
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was convened at 5:15 p.m. at the Santa Ana Police Department, 60 Civic
Center Plaza, 4th Floor Conference Room, Santa Ana, California.
ATTENDANCE
Council members present: Claudia Alvarez and Sal Tinajero;
Council member absent: David Benavides
Staff present: City Manager Dave Ream, Assistant City Attorney Paula Coleman, Police
Chief Paul Walters, Fire Chief Marc Martin, Police Deputy Chiefs Tony Levatino and
Tony Harrelson, Fire Captain Steve Snyder, Asst to the City Manager Mark Lawrence,
Police Corporal Leo Rodriguez, Police Investigative Specialist Yolanda Pena, and
Recording Secretary Janet Chop.
Public present: Justin Reuter and Doug Irving.
SUMMARY OF DISCUSSIONS
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Approved Minutes of the January 29, 2008 meeting.
2. FIREWORKS JULY 4, 2008
Moved and seconded, continued until the next Public Safety Committee meeting.
3. STUDY OF SAMC CHAPTER 11, DANCE ORDINANCE
PIS Pena presented a review of Santa Ana's Ordinance as compared to similar
cities in Orange County. She said the Police Department recommended no
changes be made to the Ordinance at this time. The Committee had questions
regarding specific locations.
Justin Reuter of Proofs spoke regarding certain modifications that he felt needed
to be made to the Ordinance regarding dancing.
An email from David Hastie was received and filed.
4. CSUF COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT PROJECT
Moved and seconded, continued until the next Public Safety Committee meeting.
5. 2007 CRIME RATE STATISTICS
Moved and seconded, continued until the next Public Safety Committee meeting.
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6. DOWNTOWN ISSUES
Corporal Rodriguez of the Civic Center Patrol reviewed what the Civic Center
Patrol is doing in the downtown area and civic center regarding how they are
enforcing illegal behavior from transients in the area.
7. GRAFFITI ARREST UPDATES
Dep. Chief Harrelson provided a review on the disposition of graffiti arrests on
specific cases for the months of January, February and March 2007, which had
been requested by the Committee.
8. FIRE DEPARTMENT ITEMS OF INTEREST
Moved and seconded, continued to a future meeting.
9. STATE IMPACT ON POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES
Moved and seconded, continued to a future meeting.
10. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ASSESSMENT NEEDS
Moved and seconded, continued to a future meeting.
11. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No further comments.
12. COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
No Committee Member comments.
13. ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING:
A. Fireworks July 4, 2008
B. CSUF Community Assessment Project
C. 2007 Crime Rate Statistics
14. NEXT MEETING DATE: Monday, March 24, 2008, 5:30 PM, Santa Ana
Police Facility, 60 Civic Center Plaza, 4th floor conference room, Santa Ana,
California.
5:45 PM
PAUL M. WALTERS
Chief of Police
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