Minutes approved at the Adjoured Regular Meeting of the Community Safety and Welfare Commite on Decemb20 25.
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELFARE COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 28, 2025
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
The Special Meeting of the City of San Clemente Community Safety and Welfare Committee was called to order on October 28, 2025, at 4:15 p.m. The meeting was held at San Clemente City Hall, Community Conference Room, located at 910 Calle Negocio, Committee
Members Present: Stuart Anderson, Michael Greenwald, James Allen Royer, Rosemary Salas, Tom Hazelton, Gary Walsh
Absent: None
Staff Present: Andy Hall, City Manager
Rod Mellott, Marine Safety Chief
Trevor Milosch, Park Ranger Supervisor
Adam Atamian, Community Development Director
Rachel Perez, Emergency Management Specialist
Maile Stivers, Public Information Coordinator
Courtney Farrell, Executive Analyst
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE
Marine Safety Chief Rod Mellott led the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PRESENTATIONS
A. Orange County Sheriff's Department presentation by Sgt. Streeter regarding OCSD quarterly statistics, a proposed E-Bike education program, and responded to committee member inquiries.
B. Orange County Fire Authority presentation by Fire Captain Jeremy Vallone regarding OCFA quarterly statistics and responded to committee member inquiries.
C. San Clemente Marine Safety presentation by Chief Rod Mellott regarding quarterly statistics and responded to committee member inquiries.
D. San Clemente Park Ranger Supervisor Trevor Milosch presented quarterly statistics and responded to committee member inquiries.
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2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. August 25, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
MOTION BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ANDERSON, SECOND BY COMMITTEE MEMBER ROYER TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Donna Vidrine, San Clemente, spoke on behalf of the San Clemente Homeless Collaborative; offered assistance to the Committee; and expressed an interest in Committee recommendations regarding inclement weather and safe parking
4. NEW BUSINESS
A. Update from Tri-Cities RACES
Bill Kreutinger, Chief Radio Officer & Technical Director for Tri-Cities RACES, gave a presentation including an introduction and interactive demonstration, and responded to committee member inquiries.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Draft Committee Work Plan for 2026
Development Director, responded to committee member inquiries.
Committee Members were appointed by consensus to the following subcommittee assignments:
• Homelessness - Members Anderson and Walsh
• Fire Mitigation - Members Hazelton, Salas, and Walsh
• Improvement of Park Ranger Program - Members Greenwald and Royer • Humanitarian Award - Members Anderson and Salas
• Vehicle and E-Bike Safety Programs - Members Royer and Salas • Communication and Disaster Preparedness - Members Greenwald and Hazelton
VICE CHAIR SALAS MOVED AND COMMITTEE MEMBER HAZELTON
SECONDED A MOTION TO RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE WORK PLAN. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.
6. COMMUNICATIONS
Minutes of the Special Meeting of Community Safety and Welfare Committee of October 28, 2025 Page 3 A. Communications & Disaster Preparedness - Rachel Perez, Emergency Management Specialist, presented AlertO mass notification system information and statistics from alert testing; and responded to committee member inquiries.
Adam Atamian, Community Development Director, and Maile Stivers, Public Information Coordinator responded to committee member inquiries.
B. Potential E-Bike Licensing - None.
C. 4th of July Fireworks Enforcement - City Manager Hall communicated information regarding other cities' efforts to enforce no fireworks regulations using drone technology, and the potential for regulations related to water balloons.
D. Potential Modifications to Parking Regulations - None.
7. ITEMS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
CHAIR GREENWALD MOVED AND MEMBER SALAS SECONDED A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 5:58 P.M. TO AN ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELFARE COMMITTEE SCHEDULED TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2025 AT 3:00PM IN THE CITY HALL COMMUNITY ROOM LOCATED AT 910 CALLE NEGOCIO, SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673. THE MOTION CARRIED 6-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Greenwald, Chair
Attest:
Andy Hall City Manager